R I S K

[heterocide]

When I was 19 I started going to BAGLY (Boston Alliance of Gay/Lesbian Youth). Both then, and now, I am pretty shy around gay people I don't know. One day I saw some other punk kid there. His name was Taylor. Of course, I was too shy to say anything to him. Then something came over me. I knew he was friends with someone else I knew at BAGLY. I got his phone number. I cold called him. I was terrified of the rejection and making a fool of myself, etc. I had never done anything like that before, or since.

I will be 35 in April. For the last 16 Taylor has been my best friend.
Sometimes risk pays off. Big.

EDIT: He is also the same person in #8 in my previous post.