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- "Do you think you could turn this into an actual book, Morgan?"
"I know I could, and I would really love to..."
- "Let's do it then! I think this has every potential to be a bestseller."
"I'd better get to work then! Thank you for this opportunity, Lindy."
- "No, thank you, Morgan! We're very excited about this!"
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Bestseller (25/26)
Morgan did send it in later that day, and that's why, four days later, she had a phone call with a very excited Lindy.
- "Oh wow, Morgan! I had high hopes for this, but 'Becoming Me' exceeded all expectations! This is exactly what we needed. It's so touching."
"Thank you. I couldn't have done it without help from a very inspiring young man."
- "It's great you've had resources, Morgan. All of us here are kind of curious to see how Isaac's story proceeds."
"Well, I would actually really love to write the rest of it..."
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Bestseller (24/26)
"Isaac's story, or, your story, needs a title. I would love it if you were the one who gave this story its title. You don't have to come up with something on the spot. You can take your time."
"Really?" Josh said, "Because while reading, I sort of thought of something already... It just kept circling in my head... How about... 'Becoming Me'? Since that's what it feels like to me. Like I'm finally me."
"That's a wonderful title, Josh" Morgan said, "I'd be honoured to use it," she smiled.
"I'm honoured you wrote this story based on me," Josh smiled back. "And I hope the people at The Rainbow Alliance like it too."
"I'm sending it in today and hope to know soon!" Morgan grinned.
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Bestseller (23/26)
Joshua shook his head, "No. No, please don't do that. This is amazing."
"Seeing everything written down in a story like this makes me feel... I don't know... seen? I guess? And I'm not used to being seen..."
Morgan smiled widely, "And you are so deserving of that!"
"I do have another question to ask you..." Morgan said as she stood up.
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Bestseller (22/26)
Morgan nodded as she sat down next to him, "Yes, it's you. At first, I was planning on just using elements of what you've told me, but your story is so interesting and so inspiring, my dear, that I ended up writing, well, you. In a fictional setting, obviously."
Joshua chuckled, "Well, yes, Isaac seems to be headed towards great romance by the end; I'm not seeing that in my near future."
"Hey, you never know!" Morgan laughed.
"But tell me honestly, Josh, how do you feel about all this? You can tell me if it's too personal. I can absolutely write something completely different."
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Bestseller (21/26)
Before the end of April, the story was done. Even though Morgan felt she could have written two hundred pages more, she had agreed to write a short story for The Rainbow Alliance first. However, before she shared her work with Lindy, the first person who got to read it was, of course, Joshua.
Joshua quietly read the pages Morgan had given him.
She tried to give him all the time he needed to read as she kept tidying up around the house.
Eventually, Joshua lowered the pages and stared at Morgan through teary eyes. "This... this is me..," he said softly.
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Bestseller (20/26)
Over the weeks that followed, Morgan and Joshua met more and more often.
First, just on Saturdays at the cafe...
...but eventually after school at Morgan's house too ("I've told my dad I'm hanging out with Joel.").
As their bond strengthened, Joshua talked more openly and freely. He told Morgan all about growing up under the Edwards' family roof, about the church and his own feelings towards religion, about friendship, about feeling different, about his love for fashion and eventually even confided in Morgan that the boy he had a crush on was, in fact, Joel ("but you won't tell him, will you?").
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Bestseller (19/26)
Morgan felt practically buzzing after she met with Joshua. His story had given her so much to work with.
Especially the part where he said, "I felt more me", kept playing in her head. That could be such a powerful core to a story.
Jonah was with his dads this weekend, so Morgan immediately got to work upon arriving home. She started to map out the basic plot of her story and wrote down all the questions that popped into her head to ask Joshua when they'd meet again.
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Bestseller (18/26)
"Did you tell that boy about your crush on him?" Morgan carefully asked.
"There is NO way I'm ever doing that," Joshua instantly replied, "he's straight, I'm sure of that. Nothing can come of it, and it'll just ruin... well, I can't."
He smiled at Morgan, "I know it's not much, but do you think my story can help you with yours?"
Morgan smiled back at him, "Joshua, I think you're quite a remarkable fifteen-year-old boy in the way you talk about all this, and I can definitely write a story about all this."
"Do you think we can meet a few more times to figure out all the details?"
Joshua nodded, "Yes, definitely. I'm not used to people being this interested in me," he laughed, "it's kinda nice."
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Bestseller (17/26)
"And you told your friends, that's quite brave."
Joshua shrugged, "I told my sister first. She was very understanding and encouraged me to tell Joel and Ryan because she knew I wanted to. And I did, which was also scary, but they were cool."
"So you actually told your family too!"
Josh fervently shook his head, "Noooo, just Martha! There's no way I could tell my parents. I mean, they'll know one day, obviously, but not yet..."
Note: See Joshua tell his sister in this post and his friends in this one. Those were Big Moments!❤️
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Bestseller (16/26)
Morgan could tell this was a difficult question and briefly contemplated asking something else instead but decided to wait and give him time. An answer might come.
Josh took a deep breath and then continued, "I... fell in love, or, well, developed a crush... And when I realised that, I was very shaken up at first, but soon, and as I did some research, it was actually sort of a relief."
"Like the puzzle pieces finally fitted together, everything made more sense. I felt more... me... So to speak."
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Bestseller (15/26)
A few minutes later, Morgan and Josh both had a cup of tea and a piece of cake.
"Okay, so like Joel told you, I need to write a short story. Now, I'm not entirely sure what exactly I'm going to write or which direction I will go in, so maybe you can just tell me your story? If that's okay?"
Joshua nodded, "Yeah, that's okay. Well, I guess the first thing you should know is that I grew up in a strict and very religious family. And my parents are, umm.... not very modern when it comes to things like sexuality and gender roles."
"So, for most of my life, I didn't even really consider if I might be gay or whatever... It just... didn't exist? I guess? But I did feel... different? My friends, like, especially Ryan, were talking about girls all the time, and I just didn't feel anything like that."
"So what made you realise?"
"I... umm..." Josh paused to take a bite from his cake and nervously tapped his fingers on the tablecloth.
Note: If you haven't yet, I would recommend this is the point when you take a brief detour by clicking this link to my WordPress blog and read "Electricity". You can continue happily without it, but it's not that long and gives just a little bit of background to Josh and what he's about to tell...
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Joel was right; Joshua did call. He told Morgan on the phone that he could meet her on Saturday because that's when he worked at the supermarket. He would meet her at four when his shift ended.
Morgan smiled at the boy in the supermarket attire sitting at a table at The Tea Cosy.
He waved at her.
"Hello, you must be Joshua," Morgan said as she approached him.
"Josh is fine, " the boy smiled, "And I recognised you immediately; you look just like Joel's dad."
"I get that a lot," Morgan winked as she sat down.
"Thank you for meeting me," she continued, "Do you want anything to drink?"
"A cup of tea would be nice," Josh smiled.
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Hey! I'm a quiet reader and I just wanted to say I love your stories and they're always very exciting to me! It's evident how much love you put into your characters, developing their personalities and explaining their actions and emotions. I love the drama and can't wait for the next updates! Keep up the good work!
Thank you, dear Anon. For your love for my story and my characters and for sharing this with me today. It truly helps to know people do appreciate what I do. It's people like you that encourage me to keep sharing my story.
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Bestseller (13/26)
"You said it needed to be geared towards teens and young adults, right? Well, the thing is... one of my best friends, Joshua, he's gay... I didn't want to say earlier because he's not, like, out, to many people, so I didn't want to say it in front of my parents..."
"But I texted him to ask if I could tell you and if he could maybe, I don't know, talk to you or something, and he said that's okay."
"Oh Joel, that's so kind..." Morgan gave her nephew a compassionate smile.
"Yeah, so I gave him your number, and he'll contact you. His parents are crazy strict, or at least, his dad is. He checks everything. They also don't know about Josh yet, so you can't contact him. But Josh will call you, I'm sure."
"Okay, I'll wait for him. Thank you, Joel."
"It's cool. Bye aunt Morgan!"
"Bye Joel," Morgan said, feeling proud of her considerate nephew.
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