Beginning a Manuscript ~ A CATHOLIC BOY
A CATHOLIC BOY & PROM – Manuscript 1
By Meryl Viola Bravo, M.A.“I wondered why Mercy didn’t find my invitation to my party agreeable to her.”
“Ask her.”
~~~~~
When I see her and she seems to
appear available for a moment, I will approach her and ask her. Palms sweating and my heart racing, I must
appear to her as a present occurrence transient and neither leaving. And there she is reading a book at her desk
engrossed with what she has always made me wonder how her interests could be
established in finding these characters a destined appeal to her.
“Mercy, how are you?”
“Hi, Jeff.”
“Joseph and I were talking
about his party and we wondered why you didn’t find it a reason for you to be
there.”
“Why doesn’t he ask me
himself?”
“You’re right, Mercy, I don’t
even know why I am asking for him, I did wonder though.”
“Well, he is the one who
invited me and he is the one I said no to and you have no business asking a
reason that he should be asking himself.”
“sooory.”
And Mercy walks away.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
And as a young man who has seen
something in myself a very distance away from what seemingly appears
uninviting, I leave and never ask. And I
should be asking the reason, how my approach was unacceptable to her.
“Mercy, may I ask you a
question?”
“Sure, ………”
“Mercy, did I come across too
strongly when I invited you to my party?”
“It wasn’t that you came forth
too aggressive, Joseph, you were inviting me and then suddenly you were asking
me to help with it.”
“You’re right, Mercy, what’s a
party invitation if you’re the invitee being a part of the preparation.”
“I apologize, what if I leave
the invitation open and if you can come, then that would be wonderful.”
“That’s fine.”
“However, the party will not be
a party without you.”
“Very good, Joseph, I am glad
you asked me and not Jeff.”
“Jeff told you I was
wondering?”
“Yes, you two need to really
discuss these things and ask the person directly instead of feeding into what
you presume may be an assumption.”
“Mercy, that was inconsiderate
of me.”
“Yes it was. And I had thought
you had seen me as a friend you could ask directly instead of through someone
else.”
“Mercy, I have a tendency to
seek advice from people and the people advise me are the people who speak for
me.”
“Well, that essentially is a
tendency that will never form a friendship with me and this needs to be very
clear to you. I am a friend who
discusses things with my friend directly and not through another
person………..otherwise, we wouldn’t be friends.”
A Catholic Boy & Prom – Manuscript 2
By Meryl Viola Bravo, M.A.
“Mercy, I wondered if you could help
with a party my family and I are arranging and I know how well you work with
children and we need someone to organize the activities for the children.”
“Thanks for noticing, Joseph, is your
father asking for a party organizer?”
“Mercy, I mentioned how you loved
working with children and we have a lot of family coming over.”
“……… there are a lot of children, and I
wonder when the day comes, will I be the teacher or will you be the friend?”
“Mercy, does the idea of my position as
a very strong advocate become a disagreeable moment for you?”
“There are friends and there are
advocates, and a friend never disagrees when the approach is heartfelt,
Joseph.”
“My family would really like you to be
there for me, Mercy, and I am finding it difficult to reconcile what to do so
that I can have you.”
“There are ways of approaching a young
woman, Joseph, and when you let your guard down to share with her your heart,
there will be no question to your intentions for her.
And how you asked me, was nowhere near
to a presence of a young man who cares for the young woman.”
“Did the circumstances come clear to
you, when my parents were aware there was a difficulty for me?”
“Are you asking me a question, Joseph?”
“I am asking you to be someone for me
that no other woman can be.”
“I will be there, Joseph, and meet your
family and offer my friendship to the children.
However, when I do, there will be a knowledge given to them about the
historical figures I will teach them about our relationship and this may assist
in your difficulty.”
“Thank you, Mercy.”
“When the gratitude is seen, Joseph, it
will be clear to everyone the friendship is much deeper and not a business
proposition.”
“Yes, Mercy, I agree.
And I wondered if you were able to shop
for a dress for our upcoming prom, Mercy?”
“I have some preferences and have only
seen the dresses that could be a possible.”
“Very well, we’ll make some arrangements
for you and your family to find one.”
“And if you will allow me to offer the
gift as reason for me to eternally be grateful to you, I would be most desirous
of the hand being received.”
“We do have a hair dresser and a very
good recommendation to help, Mercy.”
“Joseph, my mother would be grateful for
the assurance.”
“Yes, Mercy, we are certain.”
A CATHOLIC BOY & PROM ~ Manuscript 3
“Mom, I have an engagement with a very
important person, and I wanted to know if Mercy could come with me, could you
ask her?”
“I will see her later on this day,
Joseph, and I can mention it to her.”
~~~~~
“Hi, Mrs. Aybrick!”
“Mercy, my son Joseph, would like to
know if you could attend a meeting with him for his application to a very
important position at the school board?”
“Mrs. Aybrick, we need to ask my father
about the drive to the meeting and I think that’s why he wanted you to ask me.”
“I think he did mention it, but I was
overwhelmed with something with the grandkids, I am sure it will be fine as
long as your parents are aware of where the two of you will be going.”
“Thanks, Mrs. Aybrick, I’ll mention it
to him when I see him at the school board…… I will run it by him and we’ll talk
to my father about the traveling arrangements.”
“Very good, Mercy, when I see him at
dinner we’ll talk more about it.”
“Great, thanks again, Mrs. Aybrick.”
~~~~~
“Joseph, I talked to your mom and she
said the arrangement for traveling to the school board meeting will be fine and
we can discuss the details with my parents.”
“Wonderful.
Mercy, did the council members ask their
parents?”
“I think they have their arrangements
all set, they didn’t seem to need to make combined arrangements for traveling.”
“Great, we’ll meet them there, then.”
“Yes, so now you can focus on your
interview and your mom will talk more on the details when she sees you for
dinner.”
“Mercy, do you think you and your
parents could join us and we could discuss it with them all together?”
“Joseph, of course, I’ll ask dad ……
around six in the evening?”
“Mercy, what if we meet at a restaurant
around that time, and it’ll be my treat.”
“My dad would like that, Joseph, we’ll
meet you at my favorite restaurant.”
A CATHOLIC BOY & PROM – Manuscript 4
By Meryl Viola Bravo, M.A.
I won the best game this whole season,
and the greatness of the moment brought me to a standstill. I went to the game with my whole heart in the
decision and went with no hesitation to the dimensions of my own destiny being
confirmed by this one essential determination.
Where would I go from here? What
would I do from what will entail a decision?
The justice of a win and a dereliction of a duty to win.
“Mercy, were you at the game?”
“I heard about it, and I am glad you
won.”
“I was hoping there would be a sentiment
and found no one but the assurance of a very good game.”
“Is the sentiment the assurance or the
sentiment a someone?”
“I would say someone.”
“And is someone assuring you that this
no one is the reason for the good game?”
“I never thought of it, Mercy, as no one
being someone?”
“Does the heart for the game bring ‘a
someone’ into play?”
“I don’t have an answer to why ‘a
someone’ would be the assurance, but there is no one.”
“……… (laughing)………. Just know that someone is watching you play the game
of the season, and this someone loves you, Joseph.”
“Thank you, Mercy, I will.”
“Have a good day, Joseph.”
“You too, Mercy.”
CATHOLIC BOY & PROM - Manuscript 5
By Meryl Viola Bravo
“Did you hear what those guys are
planning for prom, Joseph?”
“I haven’t, why?”
“The guys were telling the girls they
had a bunch of condoms for the night.”
“What the hell?!?!!!!”
“Exactly!”
Are there distances between me and their
dignity? And are my promises less
significant now when there are other male factors that don’t believe in a
promise? Who are my friends and who are
the people that care about me? I will
tell you, those prerogatives and lies from serious and demented individuals are
not friends. And what they find to be a
prerogative and deliberate act against the dignity of human beings, is a direct
attack on me and my person. And in a
society that protects the rights of individuals, this can be a cause for sexual
harassment.
A CATHOLIC BOY & PROM – Manuscript 6
By Meryl Viola Bravo, M.A.
“Guess who I saw at prom?”
“Man, who wants to know?”
“Why didn’t you go?”
“I went but I am not some type who forms
a role call and check in for who and who didn’t go.”
“Was it cool?”
Not as well received as I had
hoped. And what is intended will never
be. I am glad I didn’t go. J
A CATHOLIC BOY & PROM – Manuscript 7
By Meryl Viola Bravo, M.A.
“Did you see Mercy at prom, Jeff?”
“Yeah, I was her escort.”
“Were there apparent …… ?”
“Apparent?”
“Yeah, ……”
“Not really, I was surprised that I
even went and with Mercy.”
“She was with Rachel the whole
time.”
“Did you hear what the others did
after the dance?”
“I’m surprised …… chaperones didn’t
give them a curfew.”
“My parents would never allow it.”
“Those girls are not like Mercy.”
L
A CATHOLIC BOY & PROM – Manuscript 8
By Meryl Viola Bravo, M.A.
“Joe, did you hear what the guys and I are planning for
prom night?”
“Who are you?”
“We’re buddies, Joe.”
“Get out of my face.”
A CATHOLIC BOY & PROM – Manuscript 9
Mercy and I decided and we aren’t going to prom.
"Why not?"
"There's a gay and lesbian couple making the prom a dilemma for everyone who is heterosexual."
“Mercy, are you going to the prom?”
“I thought about what I would do if someone would ask me
and I considered an answer only if there was an understanding.”
“Would you go to the prom with me, Mercy?”
“When you ask is there a reason for your consideration?”
“I would enjoy planning an evening and would like to
consider this as very significant.”
“I would decide the significance to be a very significant friend whom I would enjoy an evening with.”
“I would then ask with this decisive significance, I think
I would enjoy an evening with you and would like to know what you would like to
plan.”
“I would like to ask your parents and my parents to find a
moment to discuss the evening.”
“I believe my mother would definitely want you to come to
the house to see the both of us in our dress and tux.”
“I would believe my mother would also see you and me well
dressed for the occasion.”
~~~~~~
That would be well for all of us.
This sounds like something I would agree to.
I am glad we have found a way to enjoy this evening and
will be in contact with you and your parents.
Thank you, I look forward to hearing from you.
"Why not?"
"There's a gay and lesbian couple making the prom a dilemma for everyone who is heterosexual."
There is no way I want to be a part of it.”
“Well, then our senior prom is shot then.”
“Why don’t they have their own prom …..and leave us free to
be who we are.”
“They can have their own prom and we’ll have our own.”
“They’ll call that segregation.”
“You know what, segregation is not the same.”
“What would you call it then?”
“I don’t know, but it’s not segregation.”
“It’s a violation to privacy.”
“I would agree, however, the scene isn’t so private
anymore.”
“Well, it’s offensive.”
“I am offended, aren’t you?”
“I am livid.”
“What do you intend to do, just not go?”
“It’s the only solution for me never to encounter it.”
“…… ohhh… you’re going to encounter it.”
“Not if I know the intention is there and I have the
freedom not to attend.”
“Yeah, but where is your freedom in not going because they’re
there. J “
“I agree.”
“Mercy and I will talk about it J."
“Mercy, are you going to the prom?”
“I would decide the significance to be a very significant friend whom I would enjoy an evening with.”
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