Wish - Cambria Hebert

For me, choice might as well be a wish.\n My parents died in a fiery car crash when I was barely sixteen.\n I’m gay.\n I’m also totally in love with my brother.\n I didn’t choose any of that. In fact, I’ve tried like hell to deny it. But here I am in all my gay, brother-loving, no-parentals glory.\n Technically, Max isn’t my brother. Not by blood anyway. That should make it less ick, right?\n Considering he calls my parents mom and dad, probably not.\n Also, did I mention he’s straight?\n So that’s me: the freestyle swimmer doing my best to keep my sexuality on the down-low while simultaneously wishing my feelings for Max will evaporate into thin air.\n Too bad he acts like he’s my keeper and my heart shakes every time his eyebrow ring glints in the sun or he levels his opaque stare on me