Beyond Social Standing

to a small apartment and Katrina had to transfer to a public school. Romeo noticed the change in Katrina's demeanor. She seemed sad and worried all the time, and he couldn't help but fe

She didn't understand why he was being so cruel, and it only adde

rina broke down in tears. "Why are you treating m

ons on her, and he felt terrible about it. "I'm sorry, Katrina. I shouldn't have been treating you that

. But it's not like I asked to be born into a wealthy family. And just because we're not as

s behavior. "You're right, Katrina.

things between them wer

insecurities about their different backgrounds. They both knew that they loved each other, b

entment he felt towards Katrina. He couldn't help but feel like she had

the hallways at school, and when they did talk, he would speak to her in a cold and di

nued chatting with his friends. Katrina stood there awkwardly for a few moments before turning to leave, feeling embarrassed and rejected. That was

apartment building. When he arrived, she marched rig

she asked, her voice shaking with emotion.

It's like you don't even understand what it's like to not have everything handed to you."Katrina's eyes filled with tears. "I'm still the same person, Romeo. Just because I don't ha

that he was in the wrong, but he couldn't seem to

said finally. "I'll try

sure if she could

would avoid her and would make excuses not to hang out with her. It became

rd, Romeo finally spoke up. "Katrina, I think we sh

Why?" she asked, feeling h

out," Romeo replied, st

dn't believe this was happening. "But why?" sh

ful, and now they've lost everything. People say I'm the reason for this bad luck and I just can

t believe Romeo was being so shallow and insensitive. "So that's it

orry, Katrina. I just

in the courtyard. She couldn't believe that the person she had t

s as graduation approached. She was discerned to make something of herself, e

nishing high school and moving on to the next chapter of her life, but she also couldn't help feeling a sense of lo

et to this point, and she knew that she had a bright future ahead of her, even if it didn't involve Romeo. After the ceremony, s

hope. She knew that life would be full of ups and downs, but she was ready to face whatever challenges came her way