I Am Michael Page #5

I am strong.

I am ready to give up

my life for Christ

in order to find my true self.

You sure you

don't want a coffee?

I don't drink coffee anymore.

You're well?

Yeah. Why?

Just asking.

I'm great.

I've never been better.

Well, I just wanted to see

how you're doing.

So does Bennett.

Hmm.

I wish I could understand

what you're going through.

I just don't want to be

perceived as gay

for the rest of my experiences.

It's that simple.

Are you still with Bennett?

No.

I'm, uh, going to Europe

to study space science.

That's great.

I'm going to Bible school.

God told me to become a pastor.

I don't want to open

old wounds or anything,

but I also don't know when

I'll ever see you again.

I want you to know

how much you meant to me.

I know you don't care anymore.

But I needed to say it.

For closure.

This whole thing...

It broke my heart.

Tyler...

I'm sorry.

But I need to live

for myself now.

Okay.

Okay.

Take care.

Now, sometimes somebody's

gonna ask you what you believe.

They're gonna say,

"you're a Christian,

all right,

what do you believe?"

Maybe they're an atheist

or a agnostic or a Muslim

or a Buddha, you know,

who knows what they are?

And you better be ready

to tell 'em.

We believe the Bible

is the word of god,

the supreme, final authority

in life and in our faith.

We believe in one god,

eternally existing

in three persons:

The father,

the son, and the holy spirit.

And we believe

the sole condition

for receiving everlasting life

is belief and faith alone

in the lord Jesus Christ.

Thank you.

I'll have one of those, please.

Hi, I'm Michael.

Uh, hi, I'm Rebekah.

Guess we like

all the same things.

I love it here.

I mean, I never though

I'd end up in Wyoming,

but I feel like I've

finally found my niche.

Where'd you think you'd end up?

That's a good question.

I don't know.

All I know is that I've

always wanted to help people,

because some people

struggle so much

when the solution

is actually very simple.

It's right there in Matthew 10:

The road may not be easy,

but if we give up our lives

for Christ, then we'll find

our true selves.

Where did you go to college?

Dartmouth.

Wow.

And you majored in music?

In creative writing

and English literature,

but I minored in music

theory and composition.

That must've kept you busy.

What kind of stuff

did you write?

Well, my thesis

was all poetry, actually.

Can I read some?

Oh, I don't have it anymore.

My poetry

is from a different life.

But I, um...

I'm so interested in music now

because it transcends language.

You know, it's like people

don't have to argue about it

or judge it or misinterpret it.

They can just listen.

You know, I just play

and they just listen.

You know?

I don't know if I do,

to be honest,

but the way you say it,

I want to.

I'm sorry, I'm just blabbing.

What about you?

No, don't be sorry!

You're not blabbing. Um...

I majored in theater.

Theater? Really?

Yeah.

Yeah, it was really fun, but

it's not like it's a real job.

I actually stage managed

a little bit after college,

but I don't know, I felt adrift.

So I came here,

hoping to figure out my path.

Me, too.

I can't believe

you've never had Sushi.

Who hasn't had Sushi?

It's crazy.

Mm.

Oh, no.

You don't like it.

I'm sorry.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

Oh...

I'm sorry.

No, I used to hate it

when my ex did that.

Always making decisions.

We can go somewhere else.

No.

No, no, no.

No, it's okay.

Are you sure?

Yes. Yeah.

You like it. It's fine.

Uh, how, um, how long ago

was the ex you mentioned?

Oh. It was a long time ago.

It was, uh...

I don't know why

I brought that up.

It was stupid.

Well, um, was it serious?

Were you gonna marry her?

It was serious,

but, um, no, not marriage.

What about you?

Oh, no, I've...

I've never been in

a serious relationship.

My parents are very,

very conservative.

Do you think

they'd approve of me?

The future pastor

I met at Bible school?

Yes, I think they'd approve.

Rebekah.

Hi.

Hi.

What?

I just...

Since when do you

wear shirts like that?

What? It's not inappropriate

and it's hot out.

You're here to serve our lord,

not distract our men.

I don't think

I'm distracting anyone.

Is this about Michael?

We are not letting what we have

get in the way of our studies.

Besides, the lord

brought us together.

It's about his past.

What about it?

You really don't know?

Know what?

Rebekah.

Oh. Hi.

Are we still meeting?

Yeah, just let me finish this.

I'll be right there.

Okay.

I'll be in the cafeteria.

Okay.

I have something

I have to tell you.

You already know, don't you?

Are you still attracted to men?

No.

It's in the past.

Okay, I...

God showed me the light.

He showed me the truth.

A lot of people have pasts

they're not proud of,

but god forgives, right?

My life has changed so much

since I've met you.

And my feelings for you

are real.

My feelings for you

are real, too.

But I feel like we should just keep

hanging out and see what happens.

Maybe not settle on

anything too specific.

If that's okay.

Okay.

Hi, I'm Michael.

Now, I wanna tell you

a little secret

about a great gift from god.

This gift is a human emotion

and considered destructive

by the enemies of god.

Fear.

You can never, never, never stop

fearing yourself.

We are our own worst enemies.

And we must fear ourselves till

the day we meet god himself.

God didn't put us here to live

our lives in constant fear.

No, of course not.

And then he scolded me

for asking questions.

Well, that's not fair.

We're here to learn

and we learn in part

by asking questions.

No, we're here to serve god,

not to identify

as the exact kind of Christians

they want us to be.

I'm sorry.

Don't be.

You know what's best because

that's god speaking through you.

You wanted to see me?

Now, you've been rallying

the students against us

as though you're being

controlled by the devil himself.

I've learned a lot

about the Bible here,

and for that I thank you.

But I refuse to be controlled

by anyone other than god.

I follow my own path.

Yeah, and you want others

to follow you.

Perhaps it's best

if we mail you your diploma

and that you not attend

the ceremony.

I don't know if I

can stay here anymore.

Oh. Where will we go?

We?

Uh, I've been praying about it.

About us.

I told god how I feel about you

and how much you mean to me.

And you know what?

I was consumed

with nothing but peace.

Pure peace.

I love you.

I love you, too.

And be not conformed

to this world:

But be you transformed

by the renewing of your mind,

that you may prove

that good, glorious,

and perfect will of god.

That you may know that good,

acceptable,

and perfect will of god.

- Which would you prefer to have?

- Frosted flakes or fruit loops?

Well, obviously fruit loops.

Why? Why obviously?

Well, you're a fruit loop.

There you are.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Okay, got 'em.

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