The Journey of Starla Love

Mark's Feelings

I am a grown woman. But I still don't know how to react to something like this. Maybe I should have learned more.

"Yes Starla I'm in love with you. You're so nice, you're not like other women who always bother me because I'm a doctor or because I look good to them. No one has been friends with me like this before. I admire you. I really like you Starla." Said Mark.

I'm speechless.

My head stopped thinking. My mouth cannot open. I really lost my voice. I stood in silence. After a while, I tried to look at Mark who seemed to be expecting an answer from me.

"Mmmmm Mark, this is all too sudden. I appreciate your feelings." My speech.

I tried to say something, but I didn't know what I meant and I didn't know what to say. Mark saved me by saying something else.

"You don't have to feel awkward about this. I know you only consider me your friend. But I just want to tell you how I feel about you. I can't hold this off much longer. I don't expect you to return my feelings so quickly. I'll wait for you Starla. I won't stop trying. I'm not giving up." Mark said to me.

Mom Mark knocked on Mark's door.

Mark opened the door to his room.

"Starla darling, I've prepared a bed for you downstairs in a room near the kitchen. You can call me if you need anything. I'll be there for you." Mama Mark said.

"Auntie sorry to interrupt. I can't stay here. I have to go to the hospital tomorrow. So I have to go home now." Reply me.

"Oh no dear, you should stay here. The room is ready for you. You can't leave today. I don't want to listen to anything. Mark tell him." Mama Mark told me.

"Yes Starla, you need to stay the night. We don't have to go to the hospital early tomorrow. I'll drive you home very early tomorrow." Said Mark.

"All right." Reply me.

The room was very comfortable and pleasant to be in. The bed is also comfortable. They prepared everything like for a celebrity.

The family is very friendly and I like them all. But I don't want to give them false hope, I can't promise anything. I mean, I really like Mark. But I don't love him. I can't promise her a relationship and the same feelings for her if I don't have one. I don't want to hurt any of them.

When I was busy with my thoughts, I was distracted by a voice.

"I'm sorry if you think I'm presumptuous. I'm an introvert and I don't really know how to talk to anyone else."

I looked towards the door to see that it turned out to be Mark's sister.

"It's okay, you don't have to apologize. I'm glad you're here. What's yourname?" Ask him.

"Jason." Reply still standing by the door.

"Let's sit here." I called him to sit on my bed and he did not refuse.

"Yes I promise." Reply me.

"I hated you at first. I'm used to living with my brother. He took care of me and always made me happy. I really admire him. But when you come, he's always busy texting or talking to you on the phone. He's hard to spend time with me. He's never been like that. He never let any girl get close to him. But you were the first to make him like that. You won her heart, where no other girl could ever do it.

I guess I envy that he's now turning his attention to someone else. So I can't talk to you when you come. But you're still being nice to me and my family. In fact, it's all clear from your reaction that my brother didn't tell you anything if you were going to meet my parents here or anything about my family at all. I went to my room and I thought of everything myself. I should be happy for my brother and proud of his choice.

You are a very nice person and of course special to him. So please, if you can give me a chance, I want to be your friend. You've been like my own brother and I promise all I have for you is respect." Jason said to me at length.

"Your sister talks a lot about you. He mentioned you more than any patient he'd ever met that made me believe he loved you so much. He told me that you were his life. So there is nothing and there will never be someone who can come between you and your brother. You have a special bond and no one can erase that. You're separate from his job, his friends and the love of his life. You are his top priority. So take that down in your mind. I really wanted to see you when she talked about you and I'm glad that happened today. I'm so happy to see you Jason.," I said.

"It's nice to meet you too Starla." Jason.

"Can I ask you something? I'm really confused about it." My speech.

"Yes sure. I'd be so happy if I could help." The reply.

"Mmmm.... Who told you that I was her lover?" My toot.

I'm not sure about that question or the choice of words I'm saying.

"There's no one really. Not the word lover but isn't that obvious? He just said that he was going to bring a girl home. He wanted us to meet a girl and he thought she was very nice and also someone he liked. So doesn't that mean he's talking about his girlfriend?" Jason.

"The problem is, I'm not her lover. At least not yet. I'm just his friend, good friend. We're really good friends and I'm really not sure yet. I didn't know about his feelings before today. But your mother thinks of me as much as her own daughter-in-law and your father might think the same. And now I don't know why he mentioned everything, but the fact that we were just friends. What the hell am I doing? I don't know what I'm gonna tell him. What if he hates me, so I think that this is not the right time. I knew Mark would tell the parents everything sooner or later. But you should know that?" I said at length.

"Oh my God, we're really sorry for assuming that Starla was. How awkward all those situations are to you. Mark may have a lot of expectations and not want to think about ways.why he didn't tell us or justify us. But don't worry, he will. Whatever your choice, she will be happy with your happiness but Starla Can I say something?

I really want you to be her lover. You guys are absolutely perfect together. He loves you, loves you so much and I can't think of anyone else than you. You're so good it's very, very suitable for her." Jason.

"I'll think about it Jason. But I'm not sure, it's all too sudden. I don't know how I feel about him. I've always treated Mark like my friend, I need time." My speech.

"thank you. I have a feeling that we will be friends forever Starla. Please think about everything well." Jason.

"Oh yeah, now you go to bed. I'll see you tomorrow morning." My speech.

Jason then left.

All right so that was a heart-to-heart talk with Mark's sister, with all that I thought back and didn't realize when I could finally fall asleep.

Seriate....