"When it's real, feelings hard to conceal
Can't imagine all the pain I feel
Give anything to hear half your breath
I know you still living your life, after death"

This is Part 1 of 2. I promise in part two, things will be more positive.
I honestly don't even know where to start. This will be my last post in 2014 and it sucks that I have to end it on such a sour note. What's even worse is that the first event of 2015 will be my father's funeral.
Yeah. Many people who know the kid, did not know that my dad has been battling meso-pharyngeal cancer for the last 9 months. It is pretty much a shock to many of my friends because most people know me to be very (at times,too) open. But it is very rare that I actually open up about my family and many of the deeper issues that lie within myself. And that, readers, is because I am truly afraid of my own emotions.
I've been trying to live life as normal and keep myself busy because the moment when I stop and think about all that's going on will be the moment I lapse into insanity. Its somewhat comical to see how people have been approaching me about it. I can tell that many of you don't really know what to say or how to say it. Love ,for me, is an action word. I really have appreciated those of my friends whom have taken time to spend time with me. That is really the best thing you can do for me right now. I don't want to be alone.
I have had some great moments with my close friends over the break thus far but I really have to speak about this particular person. You know, One of my biggest fears it to be vulnerable both physically but mostly emotionally. People have been texting me, asking me how I'm doing, and there have been times where I say, "I'm fine." with tears and snot running down my face. I think that people are so used to me being the "protector", the "overseer", that me breaking down is such a taboo thought to them. In general words mean so little to me, so when it comes to being there for me, actions speak louder than words. Because really, we all remember moments rather than conversations. And really one of the only people in my life that understands that is Sami. She told me would pick me up and told me she was treating me to rib city and a movie. This is where that whole vulnerability things kicks in because I usually hate people paying for me and I usually drive people everywhere (when I'm home and not in Tampa). Because she was willing to really do that for me, said alot to me. It says that she cares. It says that she knows me well enough to know that if she asked, I would not have agreed to that. For me to be able to feel vulnerable around her, and be okay with that, is refreshing to say the least.
Also have to say that people like Rachel the Jew and Brittani, who have actually been texting my ass every damn day, make me smile. It's almost annoying, but not in a annoying way. More like, "Damn you really won't leave my ass alone but I know it's because you truly care about me and actually appreciate that."
For me to sit here and explain all that has transpired between my dad and I in the last couple years it would take multiple posts and a whole heck of alot of explaining. Basically, my father cheated on my mother and married his mistress. She was very phony to my sister and I , and I always felt that she did not truly like us. Of course, my dad was oblivious. I first approached my dad about it in the 6th grade. My step-sister came to visit and was treated much better than my sister and I. But of course, my dad dismissed my claims and accused me of seeking attention. In my sophomore year of high school, my dad had a conversation with myself, my mother, and my sister, in which he told us that his wife told him that she didn't like us in an argument and that he was going to divorce her. Fast forward, he didn't end up divorcing her. They moved back with each other and my dad just seemed to forget what she had said about us. In an argument, my dad told me never to ask him for anything ever again, which left me crying in the fetal position at my grandmother's house at the age of 16. And so, ever since that day, to this point, I have NEVER asked him for anything.
Things kind of became a bit better in my senior year, however I grew accustomed to not really having him in my life for those two years that it was hard and annoying to try to put the pieces back. Then I came out. And that didn't really help. He wasn't nearly as supportive as my mother and actually tried to tell me that I didn't know what I was talking about. The summer before I moved to Tampa, we all went into counseling in which my dad refused to really be a good sport about it and excluded his wife which made the situation worse. He also denied saying that she said she didn't like us which left all of three of our mouths on the floor.
A few other things happened, but ever since then, I really have not made extreme effort to talk to my dad. He has tried to reach out to me time and time again, but I just could not forgive him, for choosing her over us, over and over again. As for her, I still will never forgive her for what she has done and the rift caused in our family. Never.
So you can imagine how conflicted I felt when I found out that he had cancer. Was I supposed to just let go of everything and be there for my dad? I never once questioned my father's love for his son. And I have always loved my dad, but hated some of the things he has done, things which will impact every relationship I ever have forever. It were these thoughts which kept me from seeing my dad regularly over the last year, in addition to my extreme fear of death and dying. I felt that to many of my family members, this translated into me not caring about him, especially because I almost never posted anything on social media about my dad compared to their 30 posts a day.
Speaking of which, I feel that my dad's death has really driven me farther away from his side of the family. Anything I ever knew that was going on with my father, I found out from social media besides ONE call from my aunt about 2 months ago. I also found out my dad had passed away via facebook before my mom was able to tell me, which is actually terrible.Besides that, I can see that some of my family has been acting funny around me. I've heard things were said about me. I don't care. But I do care that no one has actually taken the time to ask me and get my side of things. Half of them don't even know that I don't like my dad's wife. So, I feel like a black sheep.
My family has also excluded me from funeral arrangements. Why? I have no clue. Even after death, my father's wife has managed to be completely evil. And my family is enabling her.

I won't be petty. Thank you, Lisa.
At time where I am supposed to feel loved, I have never felt more alone. I am deeply hurting. People keep sending me words...what are they? Words don't change anything. Please just don't let me be alone. I've always felt so alone.
But all that truly matters to me is that I have made peace with my dad. In a conversation we had on wednesday, he told me "Be Trey". Now, no one knows this because I have NEVER EVER verbalized this to anyone but I have always felt like a disappointment to my parents. This is mostly because of my sexuality and my refusal to pursue basketball dreams that everybody BUT me had for myself. Somehow, my dad read these deepest thoughts because he then said, "I am not ashamed of you. I love you." And in that moment, I forgave him. I forgave him for everything. Though he didn't always show it in the way I would have wanted, I know that my dad always loved me. I last saw him the day before he passed. He was unresponsive. I had an entire conversation with him and he did not say one word or even open his eyes until I said "I love you". He then snapped back into consciousness and said, " I love you, too." and snapped right back into unresponsiveness.
Those were the last words I heard my father say.
