The rest of the day passed in a blur. Before Serena knew it she was
lying in her bed, her room was dark, but in her mind the sun was shining
and spread out above her was a blue sky. Darien's face swam on the back of
her eyelids. How could she feel this way about him?
Simple, she thought. My outlook changed, and that changed him too.
She let out a small giggle and rolled over. She tucked her hands beneath her cheek, and let the cleansing waves of sleep wash over her.
But someone else couldn't get to sleep.
Darien sat awake staring at his ceiling. He couldn't stop thinking about Serena, the kiss, her logic. Everything he was unsure about she could say simply, like it had always been that way. Thoughts he'd never thought before slipped into his mind. Wonders he'd never wondered before puzzled him. The many possibilities of why not, were asked in his eyes.
Had life always been this way, but he'd never noticed? Had the world always been this mysterious and endless? He closed his eyes, shutting the thoughts away.
I just need to sleep, he thought. Just sleep.
It took hours before he finally did.
The next morning Serena was up early. She had breakfast ready when her parents shuffled their feet into the kitchen. Their sleepy eyes had snapped right open.
"Serena? Honey are you okay?"
"Yes, Mom. Just fine." And then she served them the light and warm pancakes. As she stepped onto the street that day her mother shrugged.
"Who knows?"
Serena was smiling again. The birds sung the song of her mood. She turned the corner and took a step sideways, avoiding the brick wall that was Darien.
"Morning, Dare!" she called over her shoulder as she continued walking.
Once again Darien had to do a double take and then turn to join her.
"Aren't you a little early Serena?"
"Nope. I'm right on time."
Darien shrugged. "Why not?"
Serena laughed. "Just how many times did you ask that question last night?"
"A million," Darien said exasperated. The bags beneath his eyes gave him away.
Serena nodded knowingly. "That happened to me the first night my outlook changed. It's kind of overwhelming isn't it? All the millions of possibilities. It's comforting, too. You know that no matter what there's hope because anything is possible."
"How did you know all this Serena? Some people never figure all this out. How do you know so much about life?"
She shrugged. "Time. I've got time to think and suddenly all this comes to me and I start to understand."
"Understand what?"
"I started to understand that life is not short, but instead endless! When you think about it, you'll probably live to be around eighty. Doesn't that seem forever from now? Sixty years! Yes, when you get there you'll think everything was a blur, but if you live life second by second instead of by deadlines, life stretches on into infinity."
"Is that why your late all the time?" he chuckled.
"Maybe. But life is so much simpler if you take time to stop and smell the roses. If you notice the sky is actually really blue, and the grass, believe it or not, is green, you're happier. It's a great feeling, like waking up for the first time ever. Everything seems new. Yes, people will look at you strange, but you'll find out a smile is contagious. Smile at them, and they'll be forced to smile back. It's a reflex."
Darien took time to soak this all up. But if life was so easy like she made it sound, why did he feel so alone?
"I think you're wrong, Serena."
She shrugged. "Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. What's yours?"
"Life is hard," he said. "There are obstacles set in front of you, and sometimes you get stuck behind them. There are walls built up in front of you, that are impossible to break down."
Serena took his hand and stopped him. "Nothing is impossible Darien. Nothing. If you need help getting that wall down, tell me, okay? I'll get out a sledgehammer and we'll take it down together."
She smiled for seconds, before frowning. "But you're right too. Life is hard when you have to face it alone. But you know what?"
"What?"
She stood up on her tiptoes and whispered in his ear, "You're not alone anymore. I'm here for you."
She kissed him on the cheek before racing into school. Even though she'd been early getting up, she was still late.
Author's Note: I don't know if this is as good as the first two chapters, but whatever comes from my mind ends up on here. So if you like it or not, review. I'd appreciate it!
Oh and by the way the sky is really blue in fall! I mean like, blue, blue. Have you noticed lately? Because if you haven't look up the next time you're outside. It's completely endless blue. It'll remind you of all those completely endless possiblities and I hope you ask, Why not?
Until the next time! ^_^
Simple, she thought. My outlook changed, and that changed him too.
She let out a small giggle and rolled over. She tucked her hands beneath her cheek, and let the cleansing waves of sleep wash over her.
But someone else couldn't get to sleep.
Darien sat awake staring at his ceiling. He couldn't stop thinking about Serena, the kiss, her logic. Everything he was unsure about she could say simply, like it had always been that way. Thoughts he'd never thought before slipped into his mind. Wonders he'd never wondered before puzzled him. The many possibilities of why not, were asked in his eyes.
Had life always been this way, but he'd never noticed? Had the world always been this mysterious and endless? He closed his eyes, shutting the thoughts away.
I just need to sleep, he thought. Just sleep.
It took hours before he finally did.
The next morning Serena was up early. She had breakfast ready when her parents shuffled their feet into the kitchen. Their sleepy eyes had snapped right open.
"Serena? Honey are you okay?"
"Yes, Mom. Just fine." And then she served them the light and warm pancakes. As she stepped onto the street that day her mother shrugged.
"Who knows?"
Serena was smiling again. The birds sung the song of her mood. She turned the corner and took a step sideways, avoiding the brick wall that was Darien.
"Morning, Dare!" she called over her shoulder as she continued walking.
Once again Darien had to do a double take and then turn to join her.
"Aren't you a little early Serena?"
"Nope. I'm right on time."
Darien shrugged. "Why not?"
Serena laughed. "Just how many times did you ask that question last night?"
"A million," Darien said exasperated. The bags beneath his eyes gave him away.
Serena nodded knowingly. "That happened to me the first night my outlook changed. It's kind of overwhelming isn't it? All the millions of possibilities. It's comforting, too. You know that no matter what there's hope because anything is possible."
"How did you know all this Serena? Some people never figure all this out. How do you know so much about life?"
She shrugged. "Time. I've got time to think and suddenly all this comes to me and I start to understand."
"Understand what?"
"I started to understand that life is not short, but instead endless! When you think about it, you'll probably live to be around eighty. Doesn't that seem forever from now? Sixty years! Yes, when you get there you'll think everything was a blur, but if you live life second by second instead of by deadlines, life stretches on into infinity."
"Is that why your late all the time?" he chuckled.
"Maybe. But life is so much simpler if you take time to stop and smell the roses. If you notice the sky is actually really blue, and the grass, believe it or not, is green, you're happier. It's a great feeling, like waking up for the first time ever. Everything seems new. Yes, people will look at you strange, but you'll find out a smile is contagious. Smile at them, and they'll be forced to smile back. It's a reflex."
Darien took time to soak this all up. But if life was so easy like she made it sound, why did he feel so alone?
"I think you're wrong, Serena."
She shrugged. "Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. What's yours?"
"Life is hard," he said. "There are obstacles set in front of you, and sometimes you get stuck behind them. There are walls built up in front of you, that are impossible to break down."
Serena took his hand and stopped him. "Nothing is impossible Darien. Nothing. If you need help getting that wall down, tell me, okay? I'll get out a sledgehammer and we'll take it down together."
She smiled for seconds, before frowning. "But you're right too. Life is hard when you have to face it alone. But you know what?"
"What?"
She stood up on her tiptoes and whispered in his ear, "You're not alone anymore. I'm here for you."
She kissed him on the cheek before racing into school. Even though she'd been early getting up, she was still late.
Author's Note: I don't know if this is as good as the first two chapters, but whatever comes from my mind ends up on here. So if you like it or not, review. I'd appreciate it!
Oh and by the way the sky is really blue in fall! I mean like, blue, blue. Have you noticed lately? Because if you haven't look up the next time you're outside. It's completely endless blue. It'll remind you of all those completely endless possiblities and I hope you ask, Why not?
Until the next time! ^_^