My Over Protective Brothers (Monroe's Story)

Twenty Seven

Monroe's POV:

"Thanks." I smiled at Gwen as she handed me a small flower. "You're welcome." She smiled and hugged me. We walked up to her door and she opened it up. "Mama, watashi wa ie ni iru." I heard Gwen yell. I looked at her and furrowed my eyebrows. "Yeah, my mom's Japanese." She smiled. "Oh." I nodded as she walked down the stairs. She was around the same height as Gwen, had long black hair and brown eyes. "Hello." She looked at me. "Hey, I'm Monroe." I said and Gwen translated for us. "This your friend?" She asked us and Gwen nodded before looking at me. I met her eyes and nodded. "Yes, she's my friend." Her mom nodded before walking to the kitchen.

"Did you even tell your parents about us?" I asked her and she sighed. "It's really hard when your dad works all the time and your mom can barely speak english. She'd kill me if she found out we were dating." She said to me. I frowned and looked down. "You're ashamed huh?" I asked softly. "No babe, I would never be ashamed." She said and grabbed my hand. "Then I don't think that you should keep this a secret." I met her eyes. She bit her lip. "Please Gwen, for us?" I asked her. She sighed and I got up. "Monroe." She said as I walked into her doorway. "I can't be with someone who keeps this a secret. What if I don't get adopted by Johnie and Ciara, then what? You need to think about us." I said to her before walking away.
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I cried into Ciara's shoulder as we sat in the movie room. "It's ok sweetie, things like this happen." She said to me. "But why? Why can't she just tell her family?" I looked at her. "Some families are conservative and don't like people like us." She said to me and I sighed. "You just need to give her a little time before she finally tells her family." I nodded. "Thanks Ciara." I smiled and hugged her. She hugged me back and kissed my forehead as I walked to my room.