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Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda AUTHOR: BECKY ALBERTALLI Extract 1 ITS A WEIRDLY SUBTLE CONVERSATION. I almost dont notice Im being blackmailed. Were sitting in metal folding chairs backstage, and Martin Addison says, I read your email. What? I look up. Earlier. In the library. Not on purpose, obviously. You read my email? Well, I used the computer right after you, he says, and when I typed in Gmail, it pulled up your account. You probably should have lo ed out. I stare at him, dumbfounded. He taps his foot against the leg of his chair. So, whats the point of the fake name? he asks. Well. Id say the point of the fake name was to keep people like Martin Addison from knowing my secret identity. So I guess that worked out brilliantly. I guess he must have seen me sitting at the computer. And I guess Im a monumental idiot. He actually smiles. Anyway, I thought it might interest you that my brother is gay. Um. Not really. He looks at me. What are you trying to say? I ask. Nothing. Look, Spier, I dont have a problem with it. Its just not that big of a deal. Except its a little bit of a disaster, actually. Or possibly an epic fuckstorm of a disaster, depending on whether Martin can keep his mouth shut. This is really awkward, Martin says. I dont even know how to reply. Anyway, he says, its pretty obvious that you dont want people to know. I mean. I guess I dont. Except the whole coming out thing doesnt really scare me. I dont think it scares me. Its a giant holy box of awkwardness, and I wont pretend Im looking forward to it. But it probably wouldnt be the end of the world. Not for me. The problem is, I dont know what it would mean for Blue. If Martin were to tell anyone. The thing about Blue is that hes kind of a private person. The kind of person who wouldnt for- get to log out of his email. The kind of person who might never forgive me for being so totally careless. So I gu