John Paul Bramer

My phone's dead because I'm myself.

So he pulls his out, but then he hesitates.

Can't do that, man.

And I'm like, why not?

And he goes, bro.

If we call the Rangers, they're gonna send a helicopter.

And if they send a helicopter, it's gonna be on the news.

And I'm sitting there like, okay, and?

I just couldn't believe that this guy that I knew so well, this guy that I was in love with was acting like this right now.

But it was because I knew him so well that actually I kind of knew exactly what he was thinking.

There were rumors in town about me and Corey.

People wondered why we spent so much time together.

And so as crazy as it might sound to you and me here today, I'm gonna walk you through life according to Corey in that moment.

We would call the rangers.

The rangers would send a helicopter.

And the rangers sending a helicopter would inevitably lead to a local news headline like, two gays rescued from Brokeback Mountain.

With our pictures right underneath.

It's exactly what he was thinking, but just because I could read his mind does not mean I liked what I saw.

To be honest with you, my heart was broken.

I didn't know that his shame of us and of me went that deep, but maybe he'd literally rather die than be caught seeing with me.