PROVE YOURSELF,,,,Best Moral English Story
"Prove Yourself"
I am Jane Ray, 18 years old who unfortunately fell in love with a guy who can't love me back because he likes other man. Yeah, you read it right. He isn't straight. He's gay and his name is Roden.
He was once my classmate when we were still in elementary days. I admire him for how many years and I just have the guts to confess and chase him this year. I'm always chasing him, thinking that he might fall in love with me like what I always watch on television. Haha funny.
Sometimes, I'm asking myself. Why am I doing this? Come on, think of it. People would probably say that I'm being desperate because I'm the one who's chasing though I'm the girl but for me, I have to make an action because I know, Roden probably won't.
I'm always dialing his number. At first, he's answering my calls though it's really obvious that he isn't interested of me. But weeks, and months has passed, he definitely ignores my calls, even my texts. It seems like, I'm just nothing for him so I decided to stop disturbing him because I know, he'll never fall in love with me.
I turned all of my attentions on my school tasks. Sometimes working when I have some available time to earn some money.
"J!" I looked at the one who called me and there, I saw my best friend, Quierra. She's my best friend for how many years and was my classmate before but she was transferred into different school so we rarely see each other.
Quierra walked towards me and hugged me so I hugged her back.
"Long time no see! Why are you here?" She asked.
"As what as I know, this is store so obviously, I'm buying." She slapped me jokingly.
"Stop being sarcasm! Tsk. Anyway, what are you buying?" I looked at her as I answer.
" Just some materials for my project, and some instant foods as well to stock in my condo so I won't make an extra effort in cooking. You know, I'm not into cooking."
"Yeah, I know right. Tsk."
"Quierra!" We both looked at the man who's gasping for oxygen.
"Babe?" I turned my gaze at Quierra and turned it back to this man that she's calling 'babe'. So, it's her boyfriend? Tss. Quierra has a taste but compared this man to Roden, Roden's much more handsome. Tsk tsk tsk.
"I'm searching for you for a half of an hour!" The man scolded her.
"I just saw my best friend so I went here. I'm sorry, babe. I didn't told you, hehe. Anyway..." Quierra looked at me and smiled. "This is Jane Ray. Jane Ray Feliciano for long, J for short. J, this is Denson, Denson Redd Wellano for long, Dredd for short." Dredd looked at me.
"Hi. Nice to meet you." He said. I smile as I answer.
"Nice to meet you, too." He smiled, too. That's all. End of our conversation.
Spell A-W-K-W-A-R-D.
"Come on, babe. We're running of time." Dredd said as he looked at his wrist watch.
"Oh yeah. J! We have to go, let's just visit each other if we have time! Bye!" Quierra bid her goodbye as she walks with her boyfriend. I just nodded and smile.
I continued what I am doing earlier before Quierra and her boyfriend disturbed the hell out of me. I searched for cardstock paper and there, I saw it. I like using cardstock paper because it's more sturdy and thicker than any regular paper, but thinner and more flexible than cardboard.
I chose the silver, ivory, gold, brown, and blue ones. I was about to put the cardstocks on the basket I was holding so that I could pay it in the cashier counter and go home when someone suddenly covered my eyes with handkerchief and my mouth with hand for me not to make any sound. There are only few people where I am so they succedeed on forcefully dragging me to hop in on their car... or van. I ain't sure 'cause I can't see. I tried fighting back but I can't escape from their hands because they're definitely stronger than me. After a few minutes, I was dragged again. I just let them because I can't see any purpose on fighting back now. I can't go back or better to say, I don't know how because I was blindfolded so I didn't see the way from where I am earlier towards here. "Pick off her blindfold." I heard someone said and so they did. I saw men wearing all black with black mask as well so I can't see their face, and a man on his late 40s lookin' at me.
"Who are you? What do you need from me?" I asked but instead of answering, he just faced the other man who's holding me so I can't go away. "Bring her at the room on second floor. You can do whatever you wanna do to her. I don't mind. Just make sure that Roden will come here in instant." He said. "Yes, boss." The other man answered back.
Three of them brought me in a room but I don't care. I'm thinking about what the elder man said earlier. He knows Roden. Roden, the man—I mean, gay that I love. What do they need from him? I stopped from meditating when I felt someone touch my neck through his lips. It was just a peck but I felt so disgusted. Because of too much annoyance, I pushed him really hard. "What the hell are you doing?!" I asked him, clearly annoyed and disgusted at the same time. "Didn't you hear what boss said? We can do whatever we wanna do to you so..." He just suddenly pushed me hard to lye on a bed and settle on my top. He was about to kiss me when the door suddenly opened and it spitted out a man. When I saw who it is, my heart stopped from beating for a second. His eyes were burning in so much anger when he dragged the man on my top and pushed it really hard in a wall, creating a loud noise. It's Roden! He came here! Is he here to save me? I don't think so. He don't care about me. Maybe he's just mad with these three.
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I looked at Roden who's now standing in front of me. He defeated the three men within just a few minutes. He don't even looked tired. When I watched his actions a while ago while beating up those three, he doesn't seems like gay. He looks like a real man, a straight man.
"Are you okay?" He said...with a worry tone?
"Ahm, yes. I'm okay." He smiled and my heart stopped on beating again for a second. That's his impact to me. My heart always reacts on him even just a little thing about him.
My face reddened when he took and hold my hand. We went on ground floor and there, I saw again the man on his late 40s who's lookin' at me and Roden.
"Dad, what wickedness is it again?" I was shocked. So this is Roden's father? His dad smiled on us.
"I was just testing your love towards this woman you're talking about." His dad answered back.
Huh?
Testing your love towards this woman.
Your love towards this woman.
Your love towards this woman.
What does he mean by that?
"Dad, you almost put her in danger!" Roden snapped at his father. "Ens almost took advantage of her! What if I didn't get here right away and Ens went ahead with what he was planning?!" He added.
"Well, I told them to do what they wanna do to her. I told them I don't mind." His dad answered nonchalantly and smirked afterwards.
I looked at them. They're the only ones who understand each other. I'm clueless on what they're talkin' about.
His father turned his gaze on me. "Jane Ray, right?" I was taken aback. So, he knows my name?
"Ahm, yeah." I don't know what to say. I'm in front of Roden's father!
"Can we talk? I just wanna—" Roden cut him off.
"Dad! What is it again? You're planning something again! Tsk." His father chuckled.
"Don't worry, I'm not going to harm her. I just wanna talk to her. You're being obvious now, son." Roden sighed before he finally let go of my hand. I looked at him. He brought his mouth close to my ear and whispered.
"Go, talk to him. I'll guard you. I'll make sure, he's not going to harm you this time, okay?" I nodded and slowly walked towards his father. He brought me on a sofa and guided me to sit. He faked a cough before he spoke.
"I wanna talk to you about Roden, my one and only son." I just looked at him and wait for him to continue speaking.
"You know, I'm thankful to you." I looked at him questioningly, clearly perplexed. He chuckled.
"You look confused, hija. Well, what would I expect. You know nothing about it so let me tell you this." He paused for a while and spoke again.
"I don't wanna waste time, I want it straight to the point. My son is not straight. He even had a boyfriend, tsk. I really hate that idea but you came. You made him straight." I looked at him in disbelief and chuckled.
"What do you mean, sir? I mean, what are you talking about? If he became straight, I'm sure, I'm not the reason. I'm just nothing for him. He can't even take a glance at me whenever we're only a little distance from each other. He doesn't care about me. That's why I s—" He cut me off. Tss. What a churlish.
"Then what do you think is the reason why he's here? Tsk. You're just being oblivious at his another side. You don't know the other side of him. He's always talking about—"
"I'm always talking about you, Jane." We looked at Roden who just suddenly showed and spoke up. He sat beside me.
"I even told him of me being scared when you stopped calling and texting me. You just suddenly went gone. I'm scared that maybe you already found someone. Someone who's straight, unlike me." I looked at him flatly.
"I stopped chasing you because I thought, you don't care about me. You never made me feel important. I'm always telling myself that MAYBE I SHOULD STOP BECAUSE YOU'LL NEVER LOVE ME BACK. I LOVE YOU BUT I'M TIRED. Maybe it will be better if I just search for someone who'll love me, too. Maybe—" He cut me off.
"Maybe you'll find someone else that you will love and will love you back. Maybe you will be happy with him and'll forget me when the day comes." He stopped for a while and smiled at me.
"But I'm sorry, Jane. MAYBEs AREN'T MEANT TO ALWAYS HAPPEN." He added.
My forehead furrowed.
"I'm sorry. I just can't accept the truth at first that I'm starting to fall in love with you, a woman. You know I'm gay, right? And I have a boyfriend that time so I decided not to answer your dials and messages because I'm starting to feel something. But I swear, I'm reading all of those. I'm sorry I became coward in accepting the truth." He held my hand. "Jane, please. Just please, don't find someone else. Starting from now, I'll always make you feel special because for me, you're really are. Let me prove myself to you this time, please?" He added, and because I love him and cannot see him beg like this, I nodded and smiled.
"Okay. I'm giving you a chance to prove me yourself." He smiled, too and hugged me tightly so I hugged him back with the same strenght.
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*After 11 years
"Happy 7th birthday, baby Jeynro!" Roden and I shouted happily to our son who's happy as well, blowing the candle on his cake. We now have a happy family. Finally, after getting wed with Roden 8 years ago, I found my happiness. I hope, the one who's reading this already found/will find his/her happiness!
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