A Girl Nobody Wanted

However, when it comes to the next day morning, I was so excited about Jake's visit to my house. So, I have totally disregarded Mr. Patterson's warning by then. We have been waiting so long for this day. 1 am not going to let anything, no even my fear to ruin my happiness today. We have gone through so much, and we totally deserve happiness.

Though I barely slept the last night, I woke up early and started cleaning the house. I want everything to be perfect when he comes here today. It is not like he comes here for the first time, but ths is the first time he comes here officially to me my parents and ask for my hand.

God! Even when I turn that to words, it feels like a dream. Who thought a girl nobody wanted would have a happy day lik this. A handsome, bright young man with gentleman qualities is coming today to ask for my hand. Morethan anything tha man loves me so much. I never thought my life would be beautiful like this.

I wrote down a menu, what I need to prepare for tonight. I want to make it grand, more than that day when Mr. Patterson visited us. I want to cook Jake's favorite food items. So after preparing the menu, I wrote down another list, a grocery list. became a pretty long one at the end. I don't even know I have enough money to buy all those.

When 1 was thinking nervously while looking at the grocery list, Shane came to my help. He volunteered to buy all those f me. He has become such a good brother!

But that was not the most important thing he did for me. I wanted to ask my parents to stay home for dinner because Jak is coming. But according to the current situation with them, I was sure that they are not going to listen to me. So Shane took that job as well. He said mom and dad, someone is coming to discuss his football carrier. So he asked mom and dad to stay for dinner to meet him. Thank God! I have him with me for everything.

Likewise, I was getting ready for his visit with the best I could. My phone rang when I was preparing my apple pie.

it was from Jake...

“Hello... I answered the call happily.

“sarah... his voice sounded anxious.

“Why? Is everything all right?" I asked worriedly.

“Yes, everything is alright. But dad has organized a celebration tonight for the closest people who supported him, he sai after a small hesitation.

My heart started to ache... My eyes filled with tears in no time.

“Is that mean you are not coming today?” I asked, trying my best not to cry.

“I didn't even know he iis going to have this type of celebration tonight. However, since all our closest family members are coming tonight, my presence is mandatory here. Actually, both me and Marina have to be at the celebration, else it would cause many problems,” he said. His voice sounded miserable.

“That means you can’t come today?" I asked.

“Listen, Princess.." then he began to talk worriedly.

“There is nothing I want to listen to, Jake... I thought all those dramas and everything is now over. But it seems like nothin is going to change even after the election. I have to just wait and see every day without getting anything.” I am not someone who always complains about things. No matter what he asks me to do, all the time, I do them without hesitatior always try to understand his situation and sacrifice my happiness just to cater for that situation. So I never thought I wou talk like this to him. I didn’t know what got into me at that moment. But I was totally disappointed, and I got furious with my self because I always have to be the person who sacrifices everything for everyone.

“It is not like that, princess... Jake again tried to explain, but I was not ready to listen. I have always paid attention and understood people and their situations. Why the hell no one is ever trying to understanding me and my goddamn feeling “I woke up at 4 today to clean up the house. It is not that our house looks like a garbage bin and needs a thorough cleaning, but I want everything to be perfect when you come here. After cleaning, I prepared a special menu, including yo favorite food items. I have already made your favorite apple pie. You know, Jake, now it is 11 in the morning. I haven't take any rest since I woke up. I didn’t even have breakfast yet. Not just me, my brother is also wasting his time for us. Even noy he is out there buying groceries for me to prepare a grand dinner for you. But here you are... Calling now and telling me that you won't come today. Just because you have to attend to another foolish celebration, and pretend like you are goin to marry another girl. Maybe tonight also, I have to just stay in my room, crying and imagining you spend your time with her.” I was sobbing like crazy, yet, I kept on talking angrily.

“You are so selfish, Jake, do you even realize that. You always made me the one who has to wait, who has to sacrifice. Whe these things are going to change, Jake... Like all the other girls, I also love to take your hand and walk with you, I also love to tell the whole world that you are mine. But have I ever complain about those things? You asked me to wait till this election is over, you said you will make everything correct after that. Earlier I thought you would tell your parents about after the election, but then you said you have to wait for the perfect time to reveal it to your parents. I agreed to even the because at least you are coming here and talk with my parents. But now... I don't know when your stupid excuses will be finished. When will you accept me as your girlfriend in front of other people...

The more you wait patiently, hoping everything would turn alright, the more you get frustrated when it doesn’t happen as you expected. Deep inside me, I knew Jake is not trying to postpone meeting my parents, he is helpless. It is his father's victory celebration, he has to be there. But that logical understanding was not enough to calm down my aggressive self. He didn’t say anything for a few seconds...

“Please, stop crying, Princess..” then he said wistfully. God! His voice was filled with helplessness more than anything. “Why? Do you even care if I am crying or not?” I was not ready to surrender in front of his helplessness.

“You know exactly, that I do care if you are crying, princess.” he replied with the same helplessness.

I didn't say anything, but I didn't stop sobbing as well. As Jake said, I knew, my crying makes him sadder than anything. At that moment, making him miserable felt like a relief to me... I know that is cruel, but what to do, 1 am a human too... “Please stop crying, princess... Go and continue making your delicious pie.” after a small pause, Jake said.

“I will just throw it to the garbage bin," I said, angrily.

“Then what are you going to serve me when I come to your home, tonight?” he then asked.

“What?” did I really heard he said tonight, or am I just imagining things out of pure frustration?

“Stop crying and continue preparing your menu items, princess... I am coming tonight to meet your parents and asking them to give their daughter to me,” he said calmly.

“You don't have to skip your father's celebration for me,” 1 replied still angrily,

“But I want to do it. Please forgive me, princess... I should not even tell you about this celebration in the first place, 1 am just stupid. I promised you I am going to make everything correct for you, and I am doing it as I promised. I don’t want yo to lose your faith in me. ” he said in a charming yet firm voice.

I didn't know what to say. I felt like a naive high school girl who got into a stupid fight with her boyfriend.

“I will be leaving soon from here, princess... Wear that dress I bought you last month. Remember, the one you said you wa to wear on an important day. Today is going to be a special day for us, my love... *

With his words, all my anger and frustration just vanished, and my heart filled again with hopes and happiness... After the call, I ran back to continue on my work... As he said today is going to be a special day for us, and I will make it extra special...

Jake's POV

Today I am going to meet her parents and ask them to let me have their daughter. My princess has waited so long with a of patience for this day. I will tell her parents today, but I have to wait a bit more before letting my parents know about tf My birthday is just next week, it will be the perfect day to let them know. Dad always makes my birthday an ask for anything day. So this year I am going to ask for my love... I had already packed my bag to leave home when my mom came to my room.

“What you are doing?” she asked with wide eyes looking at the bag I have packed.

“ am going. I have a lot of things to do there. I have missed so much because of the campaign.” I said.

“What about the celebration tonight?” she asked confusedly.

“What celebration?” I asked because no one said anything about a celebration.

“Why didn't dad tell you, we are going to have a celebration for our closest people who support dad,” she said.

“He didn't tell me about that. Anyway, mom, I don't have to be here, right? I have already planned some work tonight” I said nervously. I have promised Sarah that I would come today. I can't break my promise.

“No, darling, you should be here... Marina is coming too, and you both need to be here, else it will cause a lot of unnecessary rumors and all. We can't afford to have them right now.” mom said.

“But mom, I agreed to this fake relationship thing until the election only. Now it is over. I can't do this anymore” I said wi a bit of anger. Pretending like loving someone else other than my Sarah is extremely painful. I don't even want to stay ne any other girl...

“Please, darling... Just this time... Please do it for dad... After today, we are not going to trouble you.” then my mom starts to plead. I love my mom so much. It is so hard to reject when she asks for something. She usually doesn't ask me to do anything. So I had to accept what she said.

“Okay, mom, for this once only..” I finally said.

However, when I took a call to Sarah to inform her about what has happened, she reacted in a way I never expected. My always calm and cool little princess became pretty aggressive, and she started to blame me so hard. Her words felt like sharp knives, but what she said was true. She has the right to blame me. Listening to everything she was doing to welcom me made my eyes filled with tears.

I shouldn't even tell her about this goddamn celebration in the first place. I have to solve this issue from my side and go her house today. I have to keep my promise for the girl who never forces me to do anything for her satisfaction. Who alwe sacrifices her happiness, her needs for myself and my family.

Loving two women so much at the same time is so damn hard. Even when those two women are your mother and your fiance... I don't even know how some of the people manage to have affairs with two women.

Now I have to convince my mother in a way that won't hurt her feelings... Making her sad is the last thing I want to do rigt now.

As usual, it was Luke who came to my help. He made a perfect plan for that.

I went to my mom's room and started a casual conversation with mom. Right at that time, Luke gave me a call. I put the phone to the loudspeaker.

“Hey, Luke... Say hi to mom.” I said.

“Hello, Aunty... How are you, I am really sorry I have no time to talk much, 1 am in a hurry. Jake, coach Rafel said he wants have the training session this evening because he has got some other special duty tomorrow” Coach Rafel is one of the t football coaches in the world. He is in our country these days, and he came to our university for a visit. Also, he has planned for a training session for us. Which is truly an amazing opportunity for all of us. I have already said about this wi my mom. She knew exactly, that I am never going to use my contacts to get anything in my life. Everything I have achieve and I am going to achieve in football totally depends on my pure talents. So my mom knew this is an opportunity I canno miss because there is a chance he allows some of us to get more training sessions with him. Actually, that training sessio is on tomorrow, but we made this story to find an excuse for me to leave.

“God! Really... I am not able to come today, what can I do now? Won't he do any other training sessions with us?” I asked. “I don't think he would do. He is a pretty busy guy, right?” Luke said.

“Then I may miss that.” I said sadly.

“Are you crazy, Jake? This is a golden opportunity for you.” Luke said.

“I will take care of things here, darling... You may go for the training session..” then mom said. With just one call from dac this type of issue can be solved. Both mom and I knew that. But she also knew that I don't like dad making calls to peopl for me. 1 don’t want him to use his powers for me.

“But mom..." I tried to say.

“Don’t worry, darling... 1 will look after everything. You shouldn't miss this when mom said, caressing my head, my heart started to feel like shattering to pieces. Why the hell I have to lie to such an amazing mom? Please, mom, forgive me... Bu will make it up to you soon... I have no doubts that you will be glad to have a wonderful daughter in law like my princess. You two are a lot alike, and she will fulfill your desire to have a daughter.

I really want to tell you the truth, I know you will understand me, but the problem is you are extremely loyal to dad. You won't be able to keep this from dad. I don't think this is the correct time to let dad know about this. Forgive me for this once, mom...