prove it - j.g

chapter thirty one: "the long text message"

vanessa thomas

i was ready to send the long text message to brandon that i knew was going to change his mind. there was no way he could deny any of this.

vanessa
you told me to prove jack to you. so get ready to read, brandon. he hasn't cheated on me unlike tyler, he hasn't made me feel worthless like tyler, he hasn't made me feel like a girlfriend like tyler. he has made me feel happy, worth it, and like his best friend who gets to love him in ways nobody else has the ability to. he listens to me, he understands me and comforts me, while ensures that i am always happy. he welcomes me with open arms no matter what mood i am in. if i tell him im sad, mad, or just not feeling good, he comes over and listens to whatever i have to say. he has his life together, he knows what he wants to do, where he wants to be, and is currently working towards that by doing what he loves with his best friends. he makes me laugh, he treats me well, and everyone else likes him, except for you for god knows why. he's smart, funny, and loyal, he's special and means a lot to me. if this isn't enough to prove to you he's the one for me, and if you don't like him, im sorry brandon but i don't know what else you want. i won't come to your wedding and i sure as hell won't support you and bethany if you can't see that im happier than ever. when mom and dad first doubted bethany, who saw the good in her and assured you that you and her would work out? me. when dylan, too, didn't like bethany because mom and dad didn't, who changed his mind? me. when you wanted to propose to her and needed help, who encouraged it and helped you? me. why you can't do the same for me, i don't know.

and i sent it. i sent the long text message that was thought out for about an hour to my brother who currently is being a jerk to me, while also doesn't approve of my boyfriend. though, im done fighting for brandon to see that jack is good enough. im defending jack, and that's that.

as i awaited a response, one that i knew i was going to receive, i instead got a message from bethany.

bethany
hey vanessa. i know this is weird that im texting you, but i know what jack is going through with brandon's dumbness right now. first off, if you haven't told jack yet, don't tell him. your brother is going to change his mind, im sure of it (he's currently reading your long text message as we speak). jack will just get hurt if you tell him and he may take it out on you by wanting to break up or have space. he may feel like brandon's right or may feel like you will agree. trust me, after brandon told me your parents' feelings towards me, i wanted to break up with him. he didn't let me though. you don't deserve this, especially since i can tell that jack's so good for you. second, don't listen or take brandon seriously. if jack were to ask your dad for a blessing and he said yes, brandon would be happy for you. guaranteed. don't worry, and trust me, im trying to convince him to give jack another try by explaining how i feel by being one who deals with this from your guys' parents. don't stress, vanessa :)

bethany was right, which reassured me that everything would end up okay. thankfully, she was able to relate to jack's situation and understand more than i could. although, brandon and i are now in the same boat with family members who don't approve of the significant others we care about which is what i don't get.

i type back a nice thank you message to bethany, in hopes that she would be able to knock some sense into brandon's hard head. i don't know how thankful i was, but brandon didn't reply to my long text message that proved jack. i don't know how to take his silence, whether or not he feels bad or not.