Spring 2006
Jonathan had always loved the Spring. When he was a kid, he loved it because he could get out of the house and away from his abusive father, but now Spring time meant much more to him.
Everything around him seemed to change for the better. The flowers that once were close to death were now sprouting new buds. It seemed to him that it was mother nature's way of providing a second chance.
There was a time before his surgery that Jonathan felt dead inside. He was angry and bitter and wanted the world to suffer the way that he was suffering, but things were different now. He had his tumor removed and Lily gave him a second chance.
Her friendship meant the world to him. Everyday she showed him what friendship and forgiveness was all about. She was the first person that ever showed him what love was about.
"Lily will you be my girlfriend?" Jonathan asked as he handed her a Rose that he had picked from Ryan's garden.
"I don't think that I would make for a good girlfriend. I wouldn't recommend myself to be a viable option," she stated.
"Why not?" Jonathan asked.
"I thought that Aiden was my boyfriend, but he wasn't. Sam was my boyfriend until we weren't. I'm just not a good girlfriend."
"You would be the perfect girl for me," Jonathan stated.
"Why?" Lily asked.
"You're beautiful and smart and you made up your own mind about me. You're forgiving and come up with great life skill strategies," Jonathan explained.
"I'm not like normal girls and I don't see how it could ever work," Lily stated.
"I...I know that you don't like to be touched Lily, but I'm just happy when I get to spend time with you, so I'm okay with that part," Jonathan explained.
"Okay, I'll be your girlfriend," Lily stated as she smelled the red rose that Jonathan had given her.