A Gentle Disease (Joel Hokka)

(31) A Little Piece of Heaven

Sonja

Today was graduation day after working so hard on the master thesis, it was a huge step. It was a lot of blood, sweat and tears but I had the most perfect boyfriend by my side.

"God, we are so proud of you!" Joel said, while Aleksi, Niko, Minna, Olli, Tommi and Joonas were around.
"Thank you guys very much!" I said to the seven people in front of me, they were seriously my rock and Wolfpack. Without them I couldn't have done it, but this was like a family to me. No matter what they stood by my side.

"Graduates, it's about time!" We heard the announcer and I put on my cap and gown, making sure I was prepared. I gave Joel a kiss and rushed over to the graduation class of 2022. It was bittersweet that we had made, the pandemic and everything else was a struggle but we did it.

The valedictorian gave a speech, being here together was amazing. As the graduates were given their diplomas and cases.

"Knight,Sonja!" I heard my name being called and I walked to the stage as the crowd applauded and I saw the Blind Channel boys cheering.

"That's our girl! SONJA!" I heard Joonas yelling and it was hilarious at how excited he was, everyone got their degrees and things. The Blind Channel boys had a killer after party planned for us.

I rushed over to the boys and Minna after the ceremony was over.

(Graduation Afterparty)

"To our recent graduates, it makes us proud!" Niko said as we all gathered around and I sat on Joel's lap and he had a massive smile on his face. I loved this feeling that I had finally found a place that I belonged to, finally somewhere to fit in and call my own family.

"So what are the plans after this now?" Aleksi asks me, I shrugged.
"Maybe a job soon." I said with a smile, we were all sat around and glancing at each other. I had enough saved from working in the record store, but I was planning to find a job as a profiler or something like that.

Everything was fitting in place, slowly but surely. What would the future really hold? Joel and I would we still be going strong? The boys were so wasted, that everyone had left. Niko and Minna were the first ones to leave followed by the rest of them.

Joel and I were cleaning up his flat, and we both collapsed on the couch just cuddled together. Joel and I didn't have sex because I felt kind of uncomfortable. But he was really understanding, his head laid on my lap as I ran my fingers through his blonde hair.

Joel sat up and we kissed, I was straddling his lap as my fingers entangled in his long blonde hair, his touch sent chills down my spine and he picks me up and carries me toward his room. As our clothes started to come off, he made me feel loved. His body moving with me, dominate yet passionate moments like this.

He made me feel safe, it wasn't rough or aggressive he took his time. After a while we laid next to each other breathless.

"So why did we wait this long?"
Joel questions and I bit my lip and laughed at his reaction. I cuddled up to him and laid my head on his shoulder.
"I don't know I guess, I wasn't ready." I said with a sigh and he nods.

"Well I'm happy that we got to share this together. I'm really proud of you Sonja." Joel said while his blue eyes glistened in the dark room, as the moon peered into the room. Was this how love felt like? Because it was a good feeling, I felt like I was flying.

Each moment with Joel was amazing, each day spent with him was always my favourite past time.

"Goodnight!" Joel whispers while we cuddled up to each other, and slept.

Joel

Sonja had graduated and life was looking amazing, I watched my black haired girlfriend sleeping. How lucky was I to have someone like her? I cuddled up to her and slept.

I woke up bright and early and decided to make some breakfast, while I waited for her to wake up. I saw Sonja walk in wearing my Anxiety shirt and she had her black hair done up in a messy bun.

"What do I have something on my face?" She asks me and I shook my head no.
"No but waking up and seeing you in my clothes is a dream come true. I feel so lucky." I said with a smile and she scrunched up her nose.

It was the little things that she did, that made me love her. Her humanity and her soul, the fighter spirit she had possessed. No matter how hard things were, she kept me grounded and positive. Her light and her soul were clear, her kindness and her courage was the beckon that kept me going.

I never thought that it would lead to this, she understood my struggles and my rambling. My ADHD and my insomnia, she stayed up with me but she guided me through those. She showed me my worth.

Being with her was my little piece of heaven, a little piece of heaven that belonged to us and no one would take it away from us.

It was her and I against the world, the way she would listen to me complain.
"Joel I've been trying to get your attention for the last ten minutes. What are you thinking about?" She asks and I sighed.

"Just about how much I love you." I said to her, while she helped me plate the breakfast and we were chatting and talking. Her green eyes glanced at me.

"You know I love you too, and thank you for being here with me and showing what love is and what I deserved." She whispers to me.

"You deserve the world my dear, but most importantly I'm grateful to seeing you in the record store because life is better with you in it." I said and she smiles at me.

"Life is better with you as well Joel Hokka, thank you for loving me and showing me love. Most importantly acceptance and I wouldn't change it for the world." She whispers and holds my hand.

"God I love you, I can't wait until we spend our days together forever and ever." I said to her and she laughs.

"I look forward to that day as well! I love Joel Hokka always and forever." She said and kissed me and I pulled while we leaned our foreheads together.

"I love you too Sonja." I whisper.

Sonja

After breakfast Joel and I spent the day on the couch watching movies, the boys popped in and out sometimes. But I was lucky to meet someone like Joel.

No matter how hard things, we encouraged each other and kept it going. But this concludes our adventure and story together.

I considered myself as the girl with cerebral palsy aka a gentle disease, but this was my journey of self acceptance and accepting love. I'm glad for the boys of Channel: Niko, Joonas, Aleksi, Olli and Tommi. Mostly Joel, our journey was hard but we overcame all the struggles.

This is my little piece of heaven, the one with Joel and the boys. We were a Wolfpack, a family and no matter what no one would destroy that.

The End.

A/N: This concludes the story of Sonja and Joel. Thank you for the votes and comments, you all have kept me going. Did you like this story? Check out my stories, well only if you want! - MyVictim

P.S: If I wrote a story is not based on Blind Channel, would you read it?