His Love
It was a day just like any other. Just like the day before, her alarm annoying blasted static-filled music at precisely 7:04 am. Just like the day before, she climbed down the stairs of her house to be invited into the morning by the smell of fresh pancakes. And just like the day before, she climbed into her car and made her way to school. …But that was were the endless cycle of identical days ended. This was not going to be just another day…it was going to be the beginning of many more…
Rose was an everyday girl who loved school. Being a senior in high school, her dream was to grow up and become a teacher. However, this year everything was going to change for her and she didn't even know it.
Ace was one of the most popular guys in school. He loved to play basketball and was always seen around school with the hottest chicks. No one knew that in his heart he had another love. One that he dared not to tell to the world.
It was just another day in school for Rose heading towards English class she dreamed of doing great things in her life. She knew this was her last year to prove to the world that she could be something. She needed to impress the colleges. As she walked down the halls she noticed something out of the corner of her eye. It was Ace, one guy she knew to stay away from because of his "bad boy" reputation, walking towards her. As she walked calmly down the hall she felt something against her hand. A pink piece of paper was slipped into her hand. She walked into class and opened the piece of paper. It read: "Dear Rose, I have been watching you over the last two years and have come to find that you are a wonderful and caring girl. I was wondering if you would like to go out to dinner with my family and I tonight?" Your friend, Ace.
Rose didn't know what to think of this she knew Ace's reputation was a terrible one but maybe she could go hang out with him. Soon it would all become clear to Rose what Ace truly was about.
Rose: "Ace…psss…Ace"
Ace: "What? Did you get my note?"
Rose: "Yea I did."
Ace: "And…"
Rose: (excitedly) "I would love to go have dinner with you and your family!"
Ace: "Cool, well I guess I'll pick you up at 6 then okay?"
Rose: "Okay that sounds great? What should I wear?"
Ace: "Well its not anyplace too fancy, so you should be fine wearing jeans and aT-shirt."
Rose: "Alright, see you later, bye Ace."
Though Rose didn't know it at the time but her whole life was about to change.
Rose: "Britney, you will never believe what just happened?"
Britney: "What? Did you win a medal or something?"
Rose: "No, of course not."
Britney: "I know, I was just joking with you."
Rose: "I know you were, anyway Ace Portugas just asked me out to dinner with his family. Can you believe it?"
Britney: "What? Are you kidding? Theres no way in the world that would happen, you're not tricking me are you?"
Rose: "Of course not, I'm serious he gave me this note. Look read it, it's all right here." (hands the note to Britney)
Britney: "Okay, whatever you say… (reads note) Are you sure you didn't write this?"
Rose: "Hello? You've gotten notes from me before does this look like my handwriting? I don't think so."
Britney: "Yea I guess your right, wow, wonder why he asked you out?"
Rose: "I really don't know but I figured I should give him a chance to at least hang out with me, I mean what's the worst that could happen?"
In the restaurant the two sit next to each other while the parents sit across from them. They sit there asking Rose questions about her life and what she does.
Mom: "So… (pause) Rose I hear you like Dolphins? Is that right Dolphins?"
Rose: "Yea, I do, I love anything with Dolphins. I have dolphin posters in my room and I study them in a dolphin book I own."
Ace: "That's cool. (Finishes eating, rubs stomach) So are you full cause I sure am!"
Rose: "Yea I am really full. That was some good food, thank you so much for dinner Mr. and Mrs. Portugas."
Ace: (looks at Rose) "ready to go home?"
Rose: "Yea I'm really tired and we have school tomorrow, so I should get my rest."
Driving in the car Rose and Ace look at each other in awkwardness. Silence in the car except the quiet music on the radio in the background.
Ace: "I hope you had fun tonight. Sorry about my parents they can be embarrassing sometimes."
Rose: ( shyly) "It's ok, I really enjoyed the evening. It was fun. Don't worry about your parents everyone's parents embarrass them once in a while."
Car pulls up to the driveway, slowly comes to a stop.
Rose thinking: "Wow, this guy is so sweet, I cannot believe he has such a bad reputation. Wonder why that is? And why people keep telling me to stay away from him? I really want to get to know him better."
Ace looks at Rose; they stare at each other deeply, as if something had brought them to this place. Seconds that seem like minutes go by as the night comes to an end.
Ace: "Rose I really had a good time tonight and I want to tell you that I really like you… ( turns his head away for a few seconds) ….And I was wondering if you would like to go out again sometime?"
Rose Thinking: "Oh my goodness! Did he just ask me that? Is this really happening? I want to say yes but should I?"
Ace: "I have tickets to a concert on Sunday do you think you would want to go? I mean if you don't want to you don't have to…"
Rose: (Rose puts her finger on his mouth to silence him) "I would love to go. What kind of concert is it?"
Ace: "It's a classical concert, I have a passion for classical music, I just never had the guts to tell anyone, and you know how it is. The basketball players just wouldn't understand. It's hard to impress people sometimes with stuff like that.
Rose: I guess I wouldn't know I don't have problems being myself I always have been. If people don't like me for me I don't care. That has never bothered me." Ace: "Really? I am the complete opposite. If I follow the crowd I feel more liked. Seems to get me more friends too."
Rose: "I'm sure you have a lot more problems though too."
Ace: "Well we won't get into that. We just started to get to know each other. Don't want to share all my secrets yet." (Winks at Rose)
Rose: (Rose gives a little giggle after seeing the wink) "Guess not, well I better go inside mom might start to worry soon."
Ace: "Alright, goodnight Rose, I'll see you at school tomorrow." (Rose gets out of the car.)
Rose: "Goodnight Ace, see you later."
Rose exits the car and walks towards the door. She looks back at Ace and smiles. He drives away.
Sunday
Rose is lying on her bed just thinking about her day.
Rose Thinking: "I don't know understand this at all. How can I go from being a complete nobody at school to having one of the most popular guys in school asking me out? That doesn't happen to girls like me. Only in movies as they say right? And this feeling inside, something I have never felt before. Just being around him gives me chills."
The next day at school, Ace walks up to Rose and talks to her, Aces friends glare in utter disgust. Whispers start going around the school and soon the truth is out, Ace and Rose are together.
Rose: "Ace what's going on? I keep hearing all these rumors that you're playing a mean trick on me please tell me that's not true."
Ace: "Of course it's not true, (Ace walks over to his Basketball buddies).
This was the moment of truth in Ace's life, would Ace tell his friends the truth and let them know that nothing was going to change his mind about Rose, or would he give in the peer pressure of his friends and betray Rose?"
Ace: "Listen, you guys, I really don't appreciate the fact that you're treating Rose like this. She's a great girl; maybe you would know that if got to know her but you haven't you don't even care about her personality. You only care about how she looks, and that's just plain shallow."
Ace's Friends: Silent for a second, then start laughing, saying things like hey man, come on, yea right man, etc…
Ace walks away in despair holding Rose's hand; his friends are confused and dazed at the sight.
Rose: (looks at Ace and smiles.) "Thank you Ace, no one has ever done that for me before."
Ace: "Your welcome, just want you to know I'm here for you always and forever."
After a year of dating Ace finally decides that Rose is the one for him. That he wants her to be his wife and that he wants her to know soon.
Ace: (On the phone.) "Hello, is Rose there? (Waits a few seconds)
Rose: Hello?"
Ace: "Hey Rose how are you? (Waits while she answers.) So are you doing anything tomorrow? (Waits again while she talks.) Well that sounds fun. Well I wanted to hang out around 6 is that all right?"
Rose: "Of course it is honey, I will see you at 6 tomorrow all right?"
Ace: "Alright, see you then." (Ace hangs up the phone and smiles.)
Ace starts to get ready for the most special night of his life. He knew this was the moment he had thought about a lot. He was so nervous he had butterflies in his stomach.
Ace: "Well this is it." (Walks out the door of his house and to the car.)
He drives up to Rose's house, checks himself in the mirror. Gets out of the car and walks to the door. Rose opens the door dressed in her best. Ace takes her by the arm and leads her to the car. They get in and drive away.
They arrive at a place each of them had both known very well. Where they had shared their first kiss, that mountaintop overlooking the valley below. (Sitting in the car Ace looks at Rose.) "Come on, let's go sit on that picnic table over there." Ace said.
(Both open the car doors and walk over to the table.) "Wait!" Ace said suddenly. Rose turned to Ace and looked deeply into his eyes. " You know that over the last year we have been through a lot together right?" "Yes," Rose replied. "And though I don't always tell you how much I care about you that I really do care and want you to know that." "Yea," said Rose in a confusing way. "Well I stand here a man in love and a man who wants that love to go on forever." "Rose (Rose freezes as the seconds go by in time, Ace bends down onto on knee.) Will you marry me?"
Girl speaking: "Rose, Rose wake up Rose wake up!"
Rose: "Huh? What happened?"
Britney: "Rose you fell asleep and Mrs. Roberts just asked you what the problem in the sentence on the board is."
Rose: "Oh, so it was all a dream?"
Britney: "What was a dream? Rose are you all right?"
Rose: "I think so…….."
Bell rings and everyone rushes out of the classroom. Ace is standing in the hallway when Rose decides to see whether this was all a dream or not.
Ace: "Yea man, I had an awesome time at the party Friday night."
Rose: "Hey Ace what's going on?"
Ace: "Who are you?"