Beyond Boundaries

5

As soon as they are about to kiss, Mercedes slowly pulls back.

Masaki: what's wrong?

Mercedes: this is wrong, as much as I want to kiss you, as much as I want to be with you we can't *sniffs* because your family will never approve of me. I didn't come from some rich ass family, I come from a middle class family where my mom worked hard to take care of me, she went from a cna, to a nurse but that doesn't compare to Charlotte's family. Plus I'm not white, I mean I'm half white because my mom is white but that doesn't count.

Masaki: *stares at her with sadness in his eyes* Mercedes...*hears his phone and looks at it*

Mercedes: that's her isn't it?

Masaki: *sighs*

Mercedes: you don't have to say it, I know it's her. Well I'll let you go now, thank you for being completely honest with me.

And with that she quickly run back into Bayley's home with bayley and Becky with their arms out to hug her.

Becky: 'we're so proud of you, you stood your ground and let him have it.

Mercedes: *sniffs* thanks.

Bayley: did you tell him you thought you was pregnant?

Mercedes: no, I didn't wanna tell him about that since the test came back negative. He finally told me the whole truth about him and Charlotte. And it turns out their not even in love with each other, their getting married because that's what their parents want.

Becky: well that's crazy.

Bayley: yeah how their gonna make their kids marry each other if they don't want each other?

Mercedes: because their parents are best friends, they go way back and masaki and Charlotte were little when they first met so they would always play together and they lived in the same neighborhood. he said they like each other as friends but their parents forced them to date all through high school and college. He said he's in love with me and he wants me, but I don't know if that's true or not.

Becky: how did you feel when he told you that?

Mercedes: it felt kinda good, my heart was jumping for joy but my mind was sad because even if that's true I know it wouldn't work out because first I'm not white, and two I'm not rich so I know it would never work because his parents would do their best to keep us apart. They'll do anything to start trouble between us.

Becky: *nods* well we'e still very proud of you.

Bayley: *smiles* yeah and even though we know you're still hurt right, we know it will get better over time. So don't rush it.

Mercedes: *smiles* thanks, I love you guys.

Becky&Bayley: *smiles and hug her again* we love you to.