Ok so I am in a small city called Volta Redonda, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is about 1 and 1/2 hrs from the big city. This is called “The City of Iron” because that is what we produce. I grew up here, 14 years of my life. Obviously everyone has pretty much stayed in this neighborhood, including the boys I used to “Play” with. My years of experimenting with boys started very early, maybe at the age of 10. I was always the bottom, and even though the boys fucked me, I was still called a Fag.
As I returned home, things have been very difficult for me. Adjusting to living a different life has really been a challenge, yet I was ready for it when I decided to take the plunge. I did feel I was strong enough to withstand the pressure.
A few weeks ago, I was at a local neighborhood bar, which is walking distance from my house and I exchanged looks with a very good looking young man, 22 to be exact. 13 years younger then me, there’s the first problem. That night we just looked and smiled and basked in the moment. We never did talk to each other as I am extremely shy and simply do not want to be bothered with all the bullshit that comes with meeting someone for the first time. You know… the typical … Hi my name is Erika and I was born a boy. Turns out he just moved here not so long ago, so he really didn’t know about my past. Me and my friend from childhood Cintia ended the evening and as I walked by I said goodbye to him, and he replied.
A week passed and I was at the bar/bakery in front of my house with my aunt and mom and who walks in? I was wondering where I seen him before, as he sat down I figured it out. We again exchanged looks but this time I was not going to let him off that easy. I decided to strike up a convo. He is very quiet so I was very nervous around him and felt as I was imposing. I got up and left with mom and auntie. In the house they asked where I knew him from and they insisted I go back outside to talk to the guy. When I refused they both walked out and sat at his table LOL I had no other choice.
That evening we broke the ice and as mom and auntie left we decided to go back to my place, which is across the street. We kissed, one thing led to another and we ended up being intimate without me discussing with him my past. I had the feeling he somehow knew and the next day when we went to share a soda at the same bar we first exchanged looks, I told him. He seemed very accepting until a week later, which was last night.
He came around as he usually does 8ish or 9ish. I noticed he was acting a bit strange. He proceeded to tell me that he was at a local bar where he met up with a few of his friends and two guys who knew me from childhood. They cornered him and asked is he knew about my past. He was hesitant to tell them the truth with all reason. They proceeded to ask if he knew I was a man and he denied it.
I feel bad… as if I am imposing on his happiness and his “normality”. That somehow my colorful life will interrupt his life. I am not in any position to take on any additional drama right now and veer off my current path to better suit anyone’s choice in life, and so I feel I should not impose the same on him. Up to now he loved women, maybe he never questioned his sexuality, but finding out the woman you are attracted to was once a man is a bit difficult and I understand it completely.
I asked him to leave as he asked for sometime to think. Think? Think about what? I think the decision is pretty simple… Do you like the “person” or not? Is the person worth going through hell and back for? I think I have many qualities to share with someone, but maybe this aspect of my life does cloud the way a man sees me. The way a lot of people see me. Either they see me as a transsexual or someone with a “condition”. I just want someone to see me as a human ~ as me ~ Erika! The girl with many gifts and talents. The funny witty girl that can make them laugh and love them unconditionally… Is that so much to ask?