“Has anyone ever said anything to you? About being gay?” Troy asked out of nowhere. Harris had no idea why he was asking, or even what he was asking, but he said, “You mean given me shit about it?” “Yeah.” “Of course. But no one I care about. Why?” Troy didn’t reply, seemingly as interested in a soggy McDonald’s straw wrapper as Chiron was. Then he said, to the straw wrapper, “Anyone on the team? Or in the organization?”

