When I first saw her, I knew she was the one for me. I know I'm just in high school but I can still tell who is right for me and she was. When she and that annoying short girl from glee club asked me to prom, I had to accept. So what if I could not afford it? I would make it work. We make sacrifices for the ones we love.
When the short girl (Rafael I think…) from glee asked me to prom, I was almost glad I was not going… Seriously who would want to go anywhere with her? I can't believe Finn put up with her for as long as he did. I would have gone INSANE! But when Rafael and Mercedes asked me, I couldn't say no especially because they had the 'prom on a budget' idea. They knew I could not refuse.
At the prom Rafeal got another date, which I was perfectly fine with, because it gave me and Mercedes time to talk. I finally got the courage to tell her how I really felt. I was so nervous that she would not like me, that I almost did not say anything.
But then I thought of what my father would have said to me if he knew I chickened out of telling a girl I liked her. It would have been the whole 'you've had to deal with harder, raising your siblings almost by yourself and you can't tell a girl you like her? What kind of man are you?' speech. That is not something I want to deal with.
When I finally did muster up the courage to tell her, I was super nervous. I figured if I did not, I would always wonder 'what if'. So I took a deep breath and went for it.
"Mercedes, I like you. A lot. Would you go out with me?" and to my surprise she said yes. We went dancing and when they played a slow song, I kissed her. I was on cloud nine. I could not have wished for a better prom.