Jack went to Spasmeno High where he was a one of the boys that stuck our in the crowd. He was the captain of the football team. All the girls wanted Jack
at their party, because if he was there they would be in the popular crowd. Jack
was a humble young man never viewing himself as above any of his peers.
One day Jack noticed Jill a very attractive young lady who
was not stuck on herself. He was immediately attracted to her. He had never felt
this way before, but he really wanted to get to know Jill. He began watching her
and learning her schedule. When he was around her he was always nervous. He did
not understand this. One day he got up enough nerve to speak to her. His
voice cracked his palms got sweaty but Jill responded with a smile and hello.
As the weeks unfolded Jack and Jill began to speak often in
the halls and at lunch. Yes young love was blooming at Spasmeno High and it was
all the talk. Soon Jack wanted to express his love for Jill and gave to her his
letterman’s jacket and class ring. Jill was so excited that Jack wanted to give
to her, his most prized processions as a sign of his love for her.
Jack’s football season was one of his best and all the
college scouts were knocking at his door offering to him a chance for a great
life. Jill just knew that the two of them would always be together. She had
practiced writing her name with his last name. When she was around all her girl
friends she would just talk about the future with Jack.
One morning during the spring Jack was coming into the
school and noticed a beautiful young lady who he had never seen. He opened the
door for her, said hello, she smiled walked in and tuned to him and said my
name is Sally do you know where room 201 is? Jack said, is that your homeroom?
She smiled again and said yes. Jack smiled back that is my homeroom I will show
you. They walked to his locker and he introduced Jill to Sally the new girl and
off they went to their homeroom.
On the way they talked about where she was moving from and
what her old school was like. Jill told her about her schedule and the teachers
she was going to have what they were like and said that she would look for her
during their lunch period.
For Sally, this could have not been a better day. She made
friends and it seem that this was going to be a great school to make friends. Over the next few weeks Jack, Jill and Sally would
meet at the lockers in the morning and walk to class. Sally thought Jack was a
great guy and Jill was lucky to have such nice boyfriend. Jill introduced Sally
to a few guys, but she was not really interested in them. She had her eyes on
Jack.
Jack was starting to grow tired of Jill’s constant plans of
the future. Everyday Jack and Jill would hang out with each other at Jill’s
house, because both of her parents worked and she was an only child. They would make
out in her room, because this is what people do, when they love each other. At
least this is what they thought.
One afternoon, Jack told Jill that famous phrase. Jill I
believe we are growing apart. It’s not you, it’s me. Jill was shocked. What do
you mean? We are always together. You were my first. Why are you doing this to
me? What about the prom? How, could this be, she cried. Jill was devastated. Then
Jack did the next hardest thing. Jill can I have my letter-mans jacket and ring
back?
Jill threw the ring at him ran to her room got his jacket. She began to think that if she could just have some time to talk to him she could convince
him that this was not what he really wanted. When she came back to the door she
told Jack that she would give him some space, if he would agree to come over the
next day to talk. He said okay took his jacket and ring and left.
The next day Jill was at his locker like normal and walked
with him and Sally to homeroom. Jack paused at the door of homeroom asked Jill to
stay in the hallway, while Sally entered the classroom. Jack told Jill this is
not the space that he thought he was going to get. Jill pleaded with him to come
over again Jack agreed but said please give me my space.
The whole day Jill acted as though nothing had happen, but by
lunch everyone knew because Jack had let the cat out of the bag. Now Jill was
be approached by close friends I sorry to hear that you and Jack broke up how
are you doing? Jill was filled with every emotion that you could image. The
emotions that ran through her mind throughout this day were anger, depression, denial,
scheming thoughts of how to get them back together, worry, fear, loss, and brokenness.
By the end of the day, Jill had told some of the girls and
guys in their group how Jack broke up and as you could image there started to
grow a division among their group. Girls that were close to Jill dating guys in
their group spoke harsh words about Jack and told their boyfriends that they
could not hang out with him. However, they were not happy about this he was the
star and the guy that everybody wanted to be around. Throughout the day Jack
was getting dirty looks from some of the girls and the guys were saying things
like she not worth it you can do better. The other girl that had her eyes on Jack took every chance she got that day
to show him she was there for him.
Jack had brought a few thing's of Jill to school that day. He wanted to get these things out of his life so he could move on with his life. He was going to give them to her that afternoon however, the way the day was falling apart he felt like he wanted this to all
be over. So during one of the early breaks he asked Sally to get a message to Jill to
meet him at his locker after lunch. She said, "sure anything to
help get you through this day." Jack met Jill after lunch and gave to her a box
of trinkets of love notes and teddy bears. He told her, 'it is over' and that he
was not coming over, because he did not want to put up with all the drama.
Spasmeno High that day was full of talk about the
relationship that seemed so right but ended with people choosing side as to who
was going to be friends with whom. It seem like the whole school that day was
in mourning for the relationship that was shattering so many relationships.
Jack and Jill over the weeks ahead treated each other like
they were at war. Jill calling him names in the hallway Jack responding back
with words that colored her reputation. You would think that a teacher or a
wise friend would pull these two aside and help them. But sides had been chosen
and there was no turning back now. The big event was just around the corner.
Prom.
The prom was just a month away and Jack wanted to go so he
decided to ask Sally if she would go to the prom with him. Sally was excited
inside, and said "sure anything to help you get through this year."
What is odd about this story is that it tells the real facts
about broken love, life, and relationships. How Spasmeno High is a place to
learn about how to divorce love and embrace no commitments. How to indulge in
life matters as a child without respect of purity of each other. The question
is, when is Spasmeno High going to graduate a class that has not felt the blows
of broken relationships?
If you are a parent think now of how you can encourage your
child to not get involved in adult matters of the heart that end with the
reality of learning how to divorce well. If only we could stop the madness of
parents letting their kids learn life the hard way. Never learning to get to
know each other without sex, learning to commit, trust, and rely without
experiencing brokenness. I hope and pray that you guard your child’s heart from
the reality of life’s early hardships.
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