Ramon A Narrative Fiction

Today was dragging on more than usual. I just wanted to leave school and go pick up Ramona. As of today we’ve been dating for a year and I knew I’d never been happier. I just hated the fact that I can’t tell my mom. I love my mom to death but she is so homophobic I knew if I told her that I’m dating a girl she might never talk to me again.

I let out an exasperated sigh, making the teacher glare at me, then the final bell finally rings. I waste no time sprinting to my car and going to get Ramona. As I see her my face lights up and I open the car door for her.

We get to my house and I’m immediately on edge. Walking in the door, I don’t hear my mother and a wave of relief passes over me. I giggle and pull Ramona over to the couch and turn on the television to find something to watch. As I pick up the remote she …show more content…
Then I finally find it, it’s my mother, her head in her hands as she sits, sobbing on our couch. She looks up having heard me and I prepare for the look of disgust on her face. Instead I’m surprised to find regret, she weakly smiles at me with tears in her eyes. She motions for me to go upstairs, so I do. I grab Ramona and drag her downstairs and stand in front of my mom. I hold Ramona’s hand and look my mother in the eyes silently challenging her to shun me. My mom looks at me and nods, smiling. She walks over and pulls both of us into a hug. I look at her in astonishment knowing that this is her way of apologizing for getting so mad. Honestly I attributed to that anger by not telling her, she was probably hurt. Knowing that we both made mistakes I let go of Ramona’s hand and hug my mother. I feel her kiss the top of my head and hold me like her life depends on it. Now I know that I can have both Ramona and my mother. That she isn’t homophobic and accepts me for who I am. I let out a breath I didn’t know I was holding and look up at my mom, she smiles and I know everything is going to be