Chapter-22
What the hell are you doing with my boyfriend? She shouts and comes close to us. Before I could say anything, she slaps Logan tight. Elena, I stop her. Are you out of your mind? He is seducing you in front of me and you don’t want me to object. Why? She questions. Logan feels offended because he never expected this kind of a reaction from my girlfriend. He holds his suitcase and moves out of house. I stop him. No, don’t go. It’s time to speak, not to escape and I hold his hand. Elena shocked and her staring eyes seemed to look right through me. Look Elena and listen I like Logan in fact it is right to say that I love him. I stop a bit to see her reaction but she still in shock, didn’t react. I don’t know when and how it happened. I continue I know I hurt you but trust me I don’t want to give you pain. I didn’t betray you. I want everyone to be happy in their life. You mean you choose to be a gay Mr. Evan Rayson. Oh my god! if you felt something like this before then why didn’t you tell me? She shouts again. I realised few weeks back when I met Logan. I say while looking in her eyes. Be quiet and say nothing. I loved you from the bottom of my heart and you just swapped me away just like that after using me. Evan, remember, I will never forgive you my whole life. She goes upstairs and comes back with her belongings and leaves. Elena, I call her name but she refuses to listen. I am sorry! Please understand but she leaves without looking at me.
I sit and feel sorry for her Logan. He sits
beside me. I get some herbal tea for you. Maybe you feel relax. I say nothing and he comes with a cup of tea. Evan, you knew this is going to happen, give yourself some time. We will recover from this. He holds my hand and I smile to him. Deep inside I feel burden free after telling Elena about us. Hope, she understands me. Hope so! I ask Logan to stay with me. I tell him that I will handle everything here means my parents because Elena must have told them about us and they will come to me after hearing her. But the whole night passed but they didn’t call.
In the morning I drop Logan and reach office. Everyone stares me, some were gossiping, some were smiling, but soon I make them realise that I am the boss and they went back to their seats. Weston rushes to my office. Have you read today’s newspaper? He shows me the headlines on front page. “Evan Rayson choose to be a Gay. Guess, famous architect falls in love with a painter who paints his genes.” I read the lines and take my eyes away. I am sure Elena did this. I Close my eyes. Tell me what’s going on Evan? Weston questions. Even she posted on her YouTube with caption “My tragic love story” Weston tells me. But I was not angry and surprised.
She is wounded I can understand. Evan, are you listening me? What’s going on? I look at him. I Love Logan and have decided to stay with him forever. that’s it! what? are you serious? So, these newspapers are not lying. They all are speaking truth. I reply him, so did you have feelings for Mason too? As you know I was very shy in building relationships and Mason liked me and whenever he came close to me, I felt good. But that time I took it as a change in teenagers’ hormones. When we left school, he didn’t contact me and one day I got to know that he died. In fact, my attraction for him was over after school finished. Girls also fascinated me for long time I choose Elena for the sake. When I met Logan, my heart and body decide that I actually need him more than Elena. I tell Weston everything. But he doesn’t react.
I see at the door of my cabin and find my parents and sister Clare standing. I stand and they come inside and Weston greets them and leaves me with my forks. I try to be brave and strong to face the reality of my life. Son what’s going on? I and your mother, sister we all are shocked. My father says and my mother sits on the chair and looks at me as I am guilty. Mom, Clare, I can explain. Evan, if you don’t want to marry it’s ok but don’t do like this. Clare voice is soft as she cried. I really like Logan and I cannot live without him; you need to understand and accept me the way I am. Evan, what rubbish! you are our only son and we have so much hope from you and you are destroying all. We don’t accept this choice I think you need to meet someone. Someone means what? I get impulsive.
Someone means you have to meet a psychiatrist tomorrow. He is a great counsellor and the confusions you have or depression you are suffering from he will help you my sister stops speaking. What depression? Are you people nuts? I boil in anger. Mom, please listen to me come home and meet Logan once. Is he a kind of a magician or a male vamp? I don’t want to see his face. That’s why we have come to office. See, the whole world is laughing at us. so, we have decided that you must meet a psychiatrist she orders and I feel hurt because they don’t understand me. Okay! if this makes you happy then I will go. Are you people HAPPY now. I shout. Happy…
