Sandy and Rob were the perfect couple. They were the typical high school sweethearts who had been dating for years. Sandy was the captain of the cheerleading squad and Rob was the quarterback of the football team. Many boys had eyes for Sandy, but Sandy only saw Rob. She was the most faithful and good-hearted girlfriend. However, there was one boy who had fallen especially hard for Sandy. His name was Ravi and he had always dreamed of being with Sandy. He looked for any slip up by Rob to make his move. Unfortunately for Ravi, Rob was just as faithful as Sandy.
But on one fateful day, Ravi approached Sandy with news that he thought would change both of their lives forever.
It was halftime of a Friday night football game when Ravi approached her. “Hey Sandy, can I talk to you?” Ravi asked.
“Of course!” Sandy exclaimed with a smile, “What’s up?”
Ravi pulled Sandy aside, as not to make a scene. “Unfortunately, it’s not the best news…”
Ravi proceeded to tell Sandy how he had seen Rob with another girl. He told her about how he wanted to give Rob the benefit of the doubt, but then he saw him kiss the girl. Knowing that Sandy wouldn’t believe it, he pulled out photo evidence.
“I’m sorry Sandy. I know this is kind of creepy and maybe not my place, but I just wanted to protect you. You are a beautiful and amazing girl. Nobody wants to see you get hurt or taken advantage of.”
Sandy couldn’t believe her ears. How could Rob betray her? She didn’t want to believe what she was hearing, but it was hard to dismiss the evidence that was sitting right in front of her. Her face burned red and her eyes welled up with tears. She looked to the ground to try to hide the emotions that were overwhelming her body. She would give anything to be anywhere but here in this moment.
“I’m so sorry, Sandy,” Ravi said with a sympathetic look on his face. He moved closer and placed a hand on her shoulder as he softly whispered, “you deserve a lot better”.
Sandy felt disgusted. Regardless of what she deserved, she didn’t want anyone else. Just as she was about to thank Ravi for his kindness, he moved even closer. He put his arm around her. While Sandy knew that he was only trying to comfort her, she felt uneasy.
“I’m sorry Ravi, I just don’t feel comfortable with this. Rob may have hurt me, but I am still his girlfriend. I will be faithful to him until the end. No amount of information could change my mind about this.”
Annoyed, Ravi stood abruptly and threw the photos to the ground. Without another word, he stormed away.
Sandy was confused by his ridiculous behavior, but was happy to be left alone.
She looked to the ground and picked up the photos. How could it be true? This was not the Rob she knew.
Then she noticed something.
The pictures looked odd. When she looked closer, she realized some major distortion on the photos. These pictures have been edited! Instantly, she felt like a fool for believing Ravi. How disgusting that he would use these phony photos to try to steal her away from Rob. Sandy felt relieved that it wasn’t true, but furious that Ravi could be so devious.
But on one fateful day, Ravi approached Sandy with news that he thought would change both of their lives forever.
It was halftime of a Friday night football game when Ravi approached her. “Hey Sandy, can I talk to you?” Ravi asked.
“Of course!” Sandy exclaimed with a smile, “What’s up?”
Ravi pulled Sandy aside, as not to make a scene. “Unfortunately, it’s not the best news…”
Ravi proceeded to tell Sandy how he had seen Rob with another girl. He told her about how he wanted to give Rob the benefit of the doubt, but then he saw him kiss the girl. Knowing that Sandy wouldn’t believe it, he pulled out photo evidence.
“I’m sorry Sandy. I know this is kind of creepy and maybe not my place, but I just wanted to protect you. You are a beautiful and amazing girl. Nobody wants to see you get hurt or taken advantage of.”
Sandy couldn’t believe her ears. How could Rob betray her? She didn’t want to believe what she was hearing, but it was hard to dismiss the evidence that was sitting right in front of her. Her face burned red and her eyes welled up with tears. She looked to the ground to try to hide the emotions that were overwhelming her body. She would give anything to be anywhere but here in this moment.
“I’m so sorry, Sandy,” Ravi said with a sympathetic look on his face. He moved closer and placed a hand on her shoulder as he softly whispered, “you deserve a lot better”.
Sandy felt disgusted. Regardless of what she deserved, she didn’t want anyone else. Just as she was about to thank Ravi for his kindness, he moved even closer. He put his arm around her. While Sandy knew that he was only trying to comfort her, she felt uneasy.
“I’m sorry Ravi, I just don’t feel comfortable with this. Rob may have hurt me, but I am still his girlfriend. I will be faithful to him until the end. No amount of information could change my mind about this.”
Annoyed, Ravi stood abruptly and threw the photos to the ground. Without another word, he stormed away.
Sandy was confused by his ridiculous behavior, but was happy to be left alone.
She looked to the ground and picked up the photos. How could it be true? This was not the Rob she knew.
Then she noticed something.
The pictures looked odd. When she looked closer, she realized some major distortion on the photos. These pictures have been edited! Instantly, she felt like a fool for believing Ravi. How disgusting that he would use these phony photos to try to steal her away from Rob. Sandy felt relieved that it wasn’t true, but furious that Ravi could be so devious.
(The football game where Ravi confronted Sandy. Source)
Author’s note: In the scene “Rama Attacks” from the Public Domain Edition of the Ramayana, Ravana tries to trick Sita into believing that Rama has been killed so that he can have her for himself. He even uses false evidence. For my story, Rob was inspired by Rama, Sandy was Sita, and Ravi was Ravana. I was inspired by some of the other stories I’ve read where the Ramayana was transformed into a more modern tale. In this scene, I was moved by Sita’s continuing faithfulness to Rama. I also thought that Ravana’s tricks were very typical to the everyday evils and temptations that we face. These were the themes that I wanted to reflect in my story.
Bibliography:Public Domain Edition Ramayana: Rama Attacks
This story is extremely well done. This is the first story that I have read that didn't involve any characters of the Ramayana directly (including mine). This story was fairly easy to follow but it was also very written. I was highly entertained concerning the events happening mostly because I could definitely envision these happening in reality. Great job on your story!
ReplyDeleteHello Bentleigh! I this was a very cool read! I thought at first this story was going to be a Grease mash up by you using Sandy as one of the names but it ended up not really being that. Oh well I still really enjoyed this. I think you were able to really express what real world problems a lot of people have to watch out for today in our culture! Great story!
ReplyDeleteHi Bentleigh! I really enjoyed reading your story. It was very well written and it is very realistic. This could actually happen to anyone today and your story showed how important trust is and how easily someone could break it if you're not thinking straight. It flowed really well and was very easy to read. I was actually looking forward to seeing what happened next when I reached the end of your story.
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