Broken Jewel

True Incident

So guys.... as I promised, I will narrate a short story of how broken jewel was inspired.

This is my own experience. So strictly no sharing!

A few years ago, I had a friend who actually suggested that she would help me sponsor my education fees in London since I couldn't afford it. I wasn't from a poor background, but my family wasn't so rich to afford that course fee there at that point of time.

I did not come from an abusive family or whatsoever. My family were very supportive. But I happened to be a extreme introvert and insecure person. I don't usually talk to others much those days. But I had a fire inside me to study and reach my dreams. I was willing to go to any extent to achieve that, despite my weaknesses.

When we landed in London, things were different. My friend and I rented a luxurious apartment and ofc my friend paid for everything. But she took advantage of the fact that she was sponsoring me and asked me to do most of the housework. Me being the more compromising one, always thought that I had to repay her favour in some way.

So I didn't mind acting like a slave inside the house. I considered it a part of my job....Till it became a hindrance to my studies. I believed that certain things had to be sacrificed for the sake of studies. So I really lost sleep and ended up cooking till late nights. I even missed my classes some days.🙄

However things went smooth until my third semester started, where there was this famous boy band which performed lots of concerts in the colleges there. They were so famous and of course, good looking that my friend went head in heels over him. The main guy from that band was called Jay and he was a very friendly person.

Many students made friends with them while the others saw them like celebrities. (Trust me, they were super famous)

So on the third semester, to make our course period worthwhile, our professors recommended us to take another extra curriculum activity... like learning Japanese, videography, social services, joining blood donation camps, football or even martial arts classes. We were strongly recommended to complete a course so that it would make our testimonial look good.

Without any choice, me and my friend decided to join the photography classes as we thought it was cool. Things went smooth until we were given some project work. Our project is to create a model and have a full photography session with them. The award winning models and photos will be selected for a popular magazine page (Don't want to reveal the names)

So me and my friend paired up and tried finding a good model. That was when my bad time started. My friend suggested that we ask the boy band to join our group... I was so stupid that I failed to realise that my friend actually had eyes set upon the guy back then. I was very reluctant since I was a super shy introvert.

I was reluctant and kept telling my friend to choose others. But then, she slowly started emotionally blackmailing me and telling that we ask them to participate in our photography session. Without any option, I agreed.

Finally we reached the studio that the guys were practicing at. When we reached there, my friend again blackmailed me. She asked me to go and invite them, instead of her asking. I was gobsmacked. I told her that she's the one who wanted so she should go. But she started saying how much help she did for me and I can't even do some small things.

So, without any option I again went to ask the guy Jay. (My deepest regret till date and I can't believe I was so dumb)

So I walked up and successfully caught the attention of the guy called Jay. I told him that I was doing this project and I needed their help.

What I didn't know...was that guy actually thought that I was interested in him. (Facepalm)🙄

I spoke to him and he quickly agreed to help us. So days went and we started meeting in a coffee shop to explain our concept. Soon our meetings became regular and my friend fell deeply obsessed with Jay. She would always spend her time blabbering about Jay back in my apartment till I went insane.

But to my horror, Jay started developing a liking towards me😷. He started appearing at out doorsteps with gifts for me and sometimes he would just get something more for my friend, to not make her feel awkward. At first, I thought it was normal. He would throw hints here and there, but trust me....I am dumb!

Me being the dumb nerd, I was totally clueless with his cues. I had no idea of how dating looked like as I was always into books and exam. I had almost no guys as friends so I didn't really have anyone to knock senses inside me.

It took me a whole two months to start realising that a guy was actually showing me lots of interest. By the time I realised, it was already too late.

My friend found out at a very unfortunate event and she threw me out of the house at night 12pm. Can you imagine guys? 12pm.....!!! Literally I was homeless and devastated that night!

She didn't give me time to explain and I had only a few dollars in my wallet. I was so heartbroken and lost in the city which I barely knew. Although it sounds bollywoodish, yes it rained heavily that night.

She called Jay that night and told him that "Shana thinks you're a gay."

Can you believe how stupid this sounds? Yes, she told him all the bad things, but guess what? He didn't trust her. He came looking for me at that late night! He's literally the guy I look up to till today. He's a gem and his personality is what draws him towards girls. He's still an awesome human being till today.

So back to the story, yes I had no choice but to seek help from someone whom I never wanted to turn towards to.

Yes, Jay... he offered to help me and came there at that time. He also offered me a place to stay in his parent's apartment (Apparently no one stayed that at that time) and told me that he could help me fund my studies. (Yes he's rich!)

But I rejected his offer and said that I needed flight tickets to come back to Singapore. I also explained to him that he should forget me and move on since I was not into dating and all... and he definitely deserved a better person than me.

I had promised my parents that I was only going to study and I didn't want to break that promise. Studies had always been my first priority and I am glad that I pursued it.

So long story short.... Broken jewel was inspired from parts of my own story. And also some parts are from my friends who are very self-conscious and scared types.

And yes, my friend's father who's a rich dude, tried to threaten me and all that. But I am over it. I came out as a strong person as my life has so many ups and downs.

All in all, it took me almost a year to realise how bitchy my friend was. I was too naïve and I failed to realise how some people easily took advantage of my helps. Some people blindly used me while some tried to cheat me. At one point of time, I started losing trust in many people until I met a friend like 'Arjun'.

Okay, so I hope you all know how everything flows now.

The rest of the story is purely fictional and all the other characters are imaginary.

Feel free to ask any questions apart from the real person's names or places.

I may delete this part after a few days. Don't want it to display there for everyone to see in future😂😂