It was a sunny morning, as any other day, but the fact was not at all sunny. Gabriel was in trouble. "How can you? Did I not love you enough? Did me and daddy love you any less?", said Angela, Gabriel's mother to him. "Nothing like that mom, it was my fault." said Gabriel.
"Now that you understand? It's too late to catch the situation now. Well don't worry my child, we are family and we're here for you to stay by your side."
* Gabriel and Angela began weeping expressing care for each other *
7 MONTHS AGO
The mathematics class. Gabriel and Sophie had not become good friends until that, and were moving to the class together after introduction, casually. But Gabriel craved to talk to her, since he first saw Sophie. And that day was the day, he could ultimately do it. He was happy, and was hoping if she'd show interest in talking to him. Sophie often asked Gabriel for help in mathematics as the former and latter were weak and good at it respectively. Gabriel had a huge infatuation for Sophie and he had said it to his friend David. David was flirtatious and fun. His heart would begin racing seeing voluptuous women. David introduced Gabriel to Anne, the best friend of Sophie, in hope to make relation between their best friends, for which eventually Anne agreed for. Sophie was attractive and was very pretty and could not keep the eyes of people from not watching her. Anne threw her birthday party and decided to put a dress code of wearing black or white only, and she intentionally did not tell about the dress code to Gabriel and Sophie. They arrived the party in casuals. Everyone ignored them because of their unregulated outfit. Eventually Anne turned up and greeted them with regards and applauded them, teased them for breaking the rules together and apologized too. Ignored them, had none to talk to, so they walked and talked among themselves, where they finally develop huge interest for each other. Gabriel proposed her for a relationship and Sophie accepts and the whole scene is applauded by the party guests present there, with tears of hard work in Anne's and David's eyes.
4 MONTHS FROM THEN
"Get ready darling, you'd be a bride soon." said Ashley, Sophie's mother to her.
"Yes mom, but I need some time."
"Time is all yours, honey."
"Good night."
"Yeah, good night."
The next day, Sophie runs to Gabriel and gives him a tight hug, "I love you so much, but we cannot be together anymore, my mother found a groom for me, and I cannot deny her choice because she's my mother." said she. Gabriel was astonished and wished he'd never heard this. "I understand, try telling her once, I'll never be able to be without you."
"Surely."
The suspense continues for another month.
" Pardon me, do I know you?", said Sophie. "Obviously you do, we've been dating for a long time and you're not recognising me?" said Gabriel, bursting out.
"Security! Get this man outta here!"
"You shouldn't have done that."
"Security!", she screamed.
Gabriel opened his mouth to say something, thought a moment and then kept numb. He left.
David and Anne shameful and astonished of what they did see in Sophie.
"Her rich fiance made her forget about the guy who loved her deeply." said David.
"Perhaps it never was love." said Anne.
He didn't show for long time, abandoned his job, and stayed home for long.
"She left me!" forever the words on his lips.
A MONTH LATER FROM THEN
"Come over here, my love" said Angela to Gabriel.
"I'm coming mom, I'll be there." said Gabriel with wet eyes.
THE PRESENT TIME
Knock is heard on the door of a small house. The door is opened and the lady that opened the door was hugged tightly.
"I love you mom!"
"Your mom will never stop loving you."
Gabriel elaborates the complete happening to his mother.
"Now that I have realized, I loved that girl for a few months so deeply, so wholeheartedly, and what she did was to choose her family's for her choice over that of herself. Well maybe, she was right, because now I realize, that family never leaves us, they may do a tad wrong to us, but never think our bad. Family stays with you forever and loves you until the eternity. I see you. I love you mom." Gabriel hardly speaking that with his voice hitching.
"We love you forever son. Maybe Sophie didn't want to do it, but she did it for some reason and yes son, we will never leave you. We are always here for you, even now and will be by your side, no matter what happens.
The 27 year old Gabriel closes his eyes and falls asleep on her mother's lap, happy about having a loving family.
— Shantanu Shubham
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