Written by: Aaradhya Prasai - 28001, Grade VII
Posted on: 01 December, 2022
I was raised by my single dad. He named me Stary. He adored me very much and gave me everything I wanted. I adored him very much as well. When I was a kid, everyone used to bully me in school because I had no mom. In 7th grade, a girl named Sahasa joined our school. She had no dad. Everyone used to bully her for having no dad. We were both the same. Sahasa and I became best friends from that day on. She helped me when I got bullied, and I helped her when she got bullied. We did the same thing until middle school was over. At grade 8, we both did the same thing, and whenever Sahasa helped me, I always felt butterflies in my stomach. I would be blushing when she got near me. Finally, in grade 9, I found out that I had feelings for Sahasa. Since that day, I have always tried to make time for Sahasa. After middle school was over, we had a prom. I wanted Sahasa to be my partner. She didn't find any boys either. At the start of prom, I asked her if she had any partners, and she said no. So I asked her to be my partner, and she said sure. She was very excited. At the prom, we danced together, and I could feel butterflies all over me. I was really happy, and I could see happiness on her face too. The music went slow, and she pulled me close and started dancing with me. The same time I confessed my feelings to her, she said that she liked me in 8th grade. I was excited, and she was too. We considered marrying after high school but never told our parents. I was afraid to tell my dad about this. And she was afraid to tell her mom about this. Finally, after a lot of effort, we could tell our parents about this, which, as expected, they denied. They didn’t want us to be together. It was my birthday, and my dad asked me what I wanted, and I said that I wanted to live a happy life with Sahasa. My dad got really angry and slapped me hard. He scolded me. He never hurt me like this in my whole life. I was very upset, so I went to my room and slammed the door. I called Sahasa and told her everything that happened. Sahasa and I made plans to run away from home and stay together. The next day I went out of my window, and she also went out of her window. We both fled our homes, but we had to plan where to live. We both had some money to stay in the apartment for 2 months. In those 2 months, we worked really hard and were successful in staying in that apartment for 4 more months. I won a million-dollar lottery ticket during all of those times, so I told Sahasa. We purchased a home. We wanted a complete family, so we thought of adopting a child. We adopted a girl and named her Stasha. After that day, we started living like a complete family.
