When It's All Pretend
She couldn't believe it. She just couldn't believe it. But when she looked down, there was her name, right there on the top of the envelope. It was for her. It was real. She almost screamed with happiness. Once again, she re-read the letter she'd found in the front pocket of her bookbag the moment she'd come home.
To: Lily Evans
I really like you. Will you be my girlfriend? If you will, meet me at the statue in the park at five thirty this evening, and bring this note with you. Don't tell anyone where you're going.
Love,
Andrew
It was almost too good to be true. She was basically the most unpopular person in her elementary class. She wondered why he liked HER. She wondered why he would risk telling her. Andrew Carnegie had been her crush since the third grade, and she would never have guessed that such a popular, kind guy could like someone like her. She supposed that's why he had waited until now to tell her. Today had been the last day of school. The last day she would ever enter the elementary halls. All day she'd relished in the feel of soon-to-come freedom. She'd felt...alive.
Stepping away from the letter, she realized she didn't have much time before their park meeting. Blushing, she wondered what to do. She didn't have any experience in the areas involving guys. She'd tell her mom, but then she'd be telling her where she was going... Besides that, her mother would probably get excited and become very theatrical about the whole event. It became annoying at times...
Suddenly, Lily felt a bit of a flash come before her eyes, and she blinked for a second and felt a bit woozy. After a while, she suddenly felt herself...APPEAR into her own vision, and though she was moving and doing things, it was like she wasn't really doing anything at all.
Lily decided to change into another outfit, a pretty one that reminded her of autumn, and then combed her short hair back into two hair clips. Stepping into a new caramel-colored coat that she'd recieved for her birthday the month before, she turned off the light to her room and went downstairs. Lily's mother stood in the living room, reading over a new script that had come for her to Petunia, Lily's annoying older sister, who was squealing every time an act ended. Lily rolled her eyes.
"Mom? I'm going out,okay?" Lily said in her usual quiet voice.
Lily's mother turned her smile over to her and said,"Alright, but please be back before dinner. Deal?"
Lily nodded in agreement and stepped out into the cool evening air. She felt a little guilty, knowing her mother thought she was going to the library to draw and be in peace as she usually did. However, the other side of her knew that it wasn't her fault if her plans were misinterpreted. She made her way to the park slowly, enjoying the cool air and the peaceful solitude. She found herself beginning to slip away into another one of her fantasies, but caught herself as she saw the sign of the park. She entered the gates, and made her way to the statue. Nobody was there yet, but it was a few minutes until the scheduled time, so she wasn't worried. She sat down in front of it and waited.
Five minutes later, she was still waiting. She was also growing fidgety. She hoped he would come soon. Tracing her right index finger against the smooth, old cracks in the ground, her lips parted as she began to softly sing a song that she'd always sing when she was waiting or nervous. Finally, she heard something and halted her singing.
"I don't see her," someone whispered loudly.
"Are you sure she'll be here? She's one of the smartest people in our class, even if she is a complete retard."
"She'll be here," another voice said confidently.
Lily felt chills. She just KNEW that the voices were talking about her. However, the other side of her criticized this. She was just being stupid, she was so paranoid. There were other people at the park, and she was most certainly not the only person in the world. She settled back against the statue and ignored the small feeling of forbode.
"Lily?"a voice said from in front of her. She looked up, and her breath almost caught in her throat.
"Andrew," she said. She felt uncomfortable and nervous. What should she do? What would she say?
"Hey," he said. "So..What do you think about my note?"
She felt dizzy. What should she say? She wanted to hit herself for not thinking of what to do beforehand. "Um...I really like you. I'd really like being your girlfriend," she answered shyly, standing up and brushing herself off.
He smiled."That's great. I feel the same way." Lily blushed and wondered what to do. She saw him move closer to her, and millions of thoughts raced through her head. Was he going to kiss her? What should she do? What if she didn't kiss good? What was going to happen?
Finally, he was right in front of her. He brought his arms out from behind him, but she was concentrated on his beautiful green eyes that she just couldn't seem to look away from. His hands encircled behind her head, and suddenly, just as she leaned in, he backed away. She felt a gooey wetness all over her hair and her neck. It trickled down to her face. Her fingers rose to touch her face in horror as the wetness trickled down, and she felt a terrible pain in her head and her heart as she saw the raw egg yolk that layed upon her fingers. Her eyes burned and became hazy as she sank to her knees. She could feel her entire face become red, and she latched her arms around her knees.
People suddenly filtered out from hiding, laughing loudly. She clutched her yolk-covered head as the pain shot through, and saw from under her lids the many people gathering around, all laughing. She saw everyone laughing at her, saw everyone talking about her. She began to see a hazy kind of red.
"Oh,that was PRICELESS, Andrew! Absolutely PRICELESS!" the guys said, high-fiving each other and clutching their stomachs as they roared with laughter.
One girl was wiping away tears as she walked up to Lily. She held out a video camera in front of her. "I caught it ALL. EVERYTHING. Thanks so much for a day we'll NEVER forget," she said cattily, and began laughing.
Andrew walked up. "You caught it all?" he asked the girl.
"Everything," she replied.
Andrew smiled his usual cool smile and turned to look at her. "What's wrong? You don't need to worry, we'll mail you a tape. Stop being a bitch about it."
Everyone laughed and began walking away. She could hear them talking faintly,saying what a great way to end their graduation that had been. Lily buried her face into her knees and clutched her head through her hair, sobbing. Her body shook violently, and she sobbed for what seemed to be forever. Everything hurt. She felt an unbearable pain take control of her head. Why was this happening? She suddenly realized how stupid she'd been. How could she have fallen for that? How was she going to get home? Her mother would see everything and make her tell her what had happened! What was she going to do?
Pain shook through her, and she felt a mixture of anger, sadness, and completely unbearable pain. Suddenly, she felt herself whizzing by things, she felt air press against her and zip by her. The bright flash of light appeared in her brain again, taking away the sense of where she was. Suddenly, she gasped and and felt absolute horror and shock. Lily was in her room, leaning against the side of her bed. She stood up with her weakened legs, and clutched her mantle dizzily. What was going on? She stumbled into her bathroom and turned on the light awkwardly. Looking into the mirror, she stared at herself in shock. There was no yolk. It was as if...as if nothing had ever happened. She didn't even have her coat on, and was still wearing her SCHOOL clothes. Nothing had happened. She was exactly how she had been before she'd ever left the house. She fell against the floor and felt dizzy. Looking at her watch, she realized it was only a few minutes before five thirty. She felt intense pain, and then everything went black.
******
"Lily? Lily honey? LILY!" someone screamed hysterically. Lily felt herself being propped up and she drowsily tried to open her eyes. For some reason, they just didn't seem to want to open.
"Lily, if you can hear me, PLEASE, make a noise, please do SOMETHING."
Lily finally recognized the shrill, worried voice. It was just like her mother to become hysterical over something so simple as sleepi- wait a second. Lily frowned as her head ached with pain. She didn't remember ever going to sleep. She didn't think her mother would be practically screaming at her about sleeping, either. Lily winced as her mother shrieked more. Her head was aching enough for some reason, and her mother was just making things worse.
"Mom?" she groaned in a small voice. "Could you turn it down a little? My head hurts like hell."
"LILY!" June Evans screamed as she enveloped her daughter in a hug that practically cut off her air supply. Suddenly her mother sat back up and glared at her. "LILY! You are not to say words like that, ESPECIALLY not in MY house!"
Lily opened her eyes. "Mom, can I have an aspirin? I have a blinding heaache."
Mrs. Evans looked as though she wanted to say more on the matter, but sighed and handed one over for the moment. "Lily? What happened?" she questioned as Lily sat up.
"I-I don't remember," Lily said, not wanting to meet her mother's eyes as what had happened flashed through her eyes. If she told her, she would be sent to a phsychiatrist for imagining things! Her own mother would think she was going insane, and her entire life would be changed to even worse than it already was.
"Lily..." her mother sighed in frustration. "What's HAPPENED to you?! We used to be so close, we used to be able to talk about everything!" Her voice softened. "Please, I just want to know what happened..."
Lily looked up at her. "Mom,I've just been really...tired...lately. It's just been very stressful preparing for graduation from elementary school and the like. I'm sure you know..."
Mrs. Evans seemed to be relieved. "Is that all? I'm so glad...Honey, I'm sure it must be horrible having to leave all your friends, and knowing you'll be going to a new school next year, but if you ever feel so stressful like this again, you need to TELL me. It's unhealthy for you to be fainting from stress like this!"
Lily sighed inwardly. Her mother didn't know anything. She didn't HAVE any friends. She was just too embarrassed to tell anyone about it. She and her mother had grown apart over the years, she thought sadly. "Yes, I'll tell you about things if I ever get so stressful again. Don't worry Mum," Lily replied to her mother, meeting her eyes for a split second with a reluctant smile.
Her mother enveloped her into a hug. "There, now don't you feel better?" She smiled brightly. "Ready to head down to dinner?"
Lily smiled back and nodded a yes, and they headed down to dinner, unaware of the large brown owl flying towards her bedroom window.
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Okay,that's all for this chapter!~ I know that may have been a tad unrealistic, but no more unrealistic than all these moronic stories that have been popping up as of late... I swear,look at stories that were written a long time ago and they are WAY more creative,original, and well-thought out than the ones written now! Heh,I'm beginning a rant...Oh well. I promise I will try to make it more realistic as it goes on,and it will NOT be one of those OMG stories, or anything cliche. I just want it to be something that could really happen, a story where people can kind of relate to the way Lily will react...The problem is, I have a bit of a problem with writing the chapters and adding them in on time, and I am a BIG procrastinator on stories. I think if I get lots of reviews,and have people pushing me to write more,I'll be able to get it done, but I guess I'll see. Therefore,if you want more,REVIEW,email,IM me, whatever. ^ ^
Oh yeah....Um...If anyone wants to be a beta reader for me or anything, and who can spot errors well and who can maybe tell me whether I should write more or where to stop or anything, please email me about it. I kinda need one....^ ^
Lots of love,
Kristi
She couldn't believe it. She just couldn't believe it. But when she looked down, there was her name, right there on the top of the envelope. It was for her. It was real. She almost screamed with happiness. Once again, she re-read the letter she'd found in the front pocket of her bookbag the moment she'd come home.
To: Lily Evans
I really like you. Will you be my girlfriend? If you will, meet me at the statue in the park at five thirty this evening, and bring this note with you. Don't tell anyone where you're going.
Love,
Andrew
It was almost too good to be true. She was basically the most unpopular person in her elementary class. She wondered why he liked HER. She wondered why he would risk telling her. Andrew Carnegie had been her crush since the third grade, and she would never have guessed that such a popular, kind guy could like someone like her. She supposed that's why he had waited until now to tell her. Today had been the last day of school. The last day she would ever enter the elementary halls. All day she'd relished in the feel of soon-to-come freedom. She'd felt...alive.
Stepping away from the letter, she realized she didn't have much time before their park meeting. Blushing, she wondered what to do. She didn't have any experience in the areas involving guys. She'd tell her mom, but then she'd be telling her where she was going... Besides that, her mother would probably get excited and become very theatrical about the whole event. It became annoying at times...
Suddenly, Lily felt a bit of a flash come before her eyes, and she blinked for a second and felt a bit woozy. After a while, she suddenly felt herself...APPEAR into her own vision, and though she was moving and doing things, it was like she wasn't really doing anything at all.
Lily decided to change into another outfit, a pretty one that reminded her of autumn, and then combed her short hair back into two hair clips. Stepping into a new caramel-colored coat that she'd recieved for her birthday the month before, she turned off the light to her room and went downstairs. Lily's mother stood in the living room, reading over a new script that had come for her to Petunia, Lily's annoying older sister, who was squealing every time an act ended. Lily rolled her eyes.
"Mom? I'm going out,okay?" Lily said in her usual quiet voice.
Lily's mother turned her smile over to her and said,"Alright, but please be back before dinner. Deal?"
Lily nodded in agreement and stepped out into the cool evening air. She felt a little guilty, knowing her mother thought she was going to the library to draw and be in peace as she usually did. However, the other side of her knew that it wasn't her fault if her plans were misinterpreted. She made her way to the park slowly, enjoying the cool air and the peaceful solitude. She found herself beginning to slip away into another one of her fantasies, but caught herself as she saw the sign of the park. She entered the gates, and made her way to the statue. Nobody was there yet, but it was a few minutes until the scheduled time, so she wasn't worried. She sat down in front of it and waited.
Five minutes later, she was still waiting. She was also growing fidgety. She hoped he would come soon. Tracing her right index finger against the smooth, old cracks in the ground, her lips parted as she began to softly sing a song that she'd always sing when she was waiting or nervous. Finally, she heard something and halted her singing.
"I don't see her," someone whispered loudly.
"Are you sure she'll be here? She's one of the smartest people in our class, even if she is a complete retard."
"She'll be here," another voice said confidently.
Lily felt chills. She just KNEW that the voices were talking about her. However, the other side of her criticized this. She was just being stupid, she was so paranoid. There were other people at the park, and she was most certainly not the only person in the world. She settled back against the statue and ignored the small feeling of forbode.
"Lily?"a voice said from in front of her. She looked up, and her breath almost caught in her throat.
"Andrew," she said. She felt uncomfortable and nervous. What should she do? What would she say?
"Hey," he said. "So..What do you think about my note?"
She felt dizzy. What should she say? She wanted to hit herself for not thinking of what to do beforehand. "Um...I really like you. I'd really like being your girlfriend," she answered shyly, standing up and brushing herself off.
He smiled."That's great. I feel the same way." Lily blushed and wondered what to do. She saw him move closer to her, and millions of thoughts raced through her head. Was he going to kiss her? What should she do? What if she didn't kiss good? What was going to happen?
Finally, he was right in front of her. He brought his arms out from behind him, but she was concentrated on his beautiful green eyes that she just couldn't seem to look away from. His hands encircled behind her head, and suddenly, just as she leaned in, he backed away. She felt a gooey wetness all over her hair and her neck. It trickled down to her face. Her fingers rose to touch her face in horror as the wetness trickled down, and she felt a terrible pain in her head and her heart as she saw the raw egg yolk that layed upon her fingers. Her eyes burned and became hazy as she sank to her knees. She could feel her entire face become red, and she latched her arms around her knees.
People suddenly filtered out from hiding, laughing loudly. She clutched her yolk-covered head as the pain shot through, and saw from under her lids the many people gathering around, all laughing. She saw everyone laughing at her, saw everyone talking about her. She began to see a hazy kind of red.
"Oh,that was PRICELESS, Andrew! Absolutely PRICELESS!" the guys said, high-fiving each other and clutching their stomachs as they roared with laughter.
One girl was wiping away tears as she walked up to Lily. She held out a video camera in front of her. "I caught it ALL. EVERYTHING. Thanks so much for a day we'll NEVER forget," she said cattily, and began laughing.
Andrew walked up. "You caught it all?" he asked the girl.
"Everything," she replied.
Andrew smiled his usual cool smile and turned to look at her. "What's wrong? You don't need to worry, we'll mail you a tape. Stop being a bitch about it."
Everyone laughed and began walking away. She could hear them talking faintly,saying what a great way to end their graduation that had been. Lily buried her face into her knees and clutched her head through her hair, sobbing. Her body shook violently, and she sobbed for what seemed to be forever. Everything hurt. She felt an unbearable pain take control of her head. Why was this happening? She suddenly realized how stupid she'd been. How could she have fallen for that? How was she going to get home? Her mother would see everything and make her tell her what had happened! What was she going to do?
Pain shook through her, and she felt a mixture of anger, sadness, and completely unbearable pain. Suddenly, she felt herself whizzing by things, she felt air press against her and zip by her. The bright flash of light appeared in her brain again, taking away the sense of where she was. Suddenly, she gasped and and felt absolute horror and shock. Lily was in her room, leaning against the side of her bed. She stood up with her weakened legs, and clutched her mantle dizzily. What was going on? She stumbled into her bathroom and turned on the light awkwardly. Looking into the mirror, she stared at herself in shock. There was no yolk. It was as if...as if nothing had ever happened. She didn't even have her coat on, and was still wearing her SCHOOL clothes. Nothing had happened. She was exactly how she had been before she'd ever left the house. She fell against the floor and felt dizzy. Looking at her watch, she realized it was only a few minutes before five thirty. She felt intense pain, and then everything went black.
******
"Lily? Lily honey? LILY!" someone screamed hysterically. Lily felt herself being propped up and she drowsily tried to open her eyes. For some reason, they just didn't seem to want to open.
"Lily, if you can hear me, PLEASE, make a noise, please do SOMETHING."
Lily finally recognized the shrill, worried voice. It was just like her mother to become hysterical over something so simple as sleepi- wait a second. Lily frowned as her head ached with pain. She didn't remember ever going to sleep. She didn't think her mother would be practically screaming at her about sleeping, either. Lily winced as her mother shrieked more. Her head was aching enough for some reason, and her mother was just making things worse.
"Mom?" she groaned in a small voice. "Could you turn it down a little? My head hurts like hell."
"LILY!" June Evans screamed as she enveloped her daughter in a hug that practically cut off her air supply. Suddenly her mother sat back up and glared at her. "LILY! You are not to say words like that, ESPECIALLY not in MY house!"
Lily opened her eyes. "Mom, can I have an aspirin? I have a blinding heaache."
Mrs. Evans looked as though she wanted to say more on the matter, but sighed and handed one over for the moment. "Lily? What happened?" she questioned as Lily sat up.
"I-I don't remember," Lily said, not wanting to meet her mother's eyes as what had happened flashed through her eyes. If she told her, she would be sent to a phsychiatrist for imagining things! Her own mother would think she was going insane, and her entire life would be changed to even worse than it already was.
"Lily..." her mother sighed in frustration. "What's HAPPENED to you?! We used to be so close, we used to be able to talk about everything!" Her voice softened. "Please, I just want to know what happened..."
Lily looked up at her. "Mom,I've just been really...tired...lately. It's just been very stressful preparing for graduation from elementary school and the like. I'm sure you know..."
Mrs. Evans seemed to be relieved. "Is that all? I'm so glad...Honey, I'm sure it must be horrible having to leave all your friends, and knowing you'll be going to a new school next year, but if you ever feel so stressful like this again, you need to TELL me. It's unhealthy for you to be fainting from stress like this!"
Lily sighed inwardly. Her mother didn't know anything. She didn't HAVE any friends. She was just too embarrassed to tell anyone about it. She and her mother had grown apart over the years, she thought sadly. "Yes, I'll tell you about things if I ever get so stressful again. Don't worry Mum," Lily replied to her mother, meeting her eyes for a split second with a reluctant smile.
Her mother enveloped her into a hug. "There, now don't you feel better?" She smiled brightly. "Ready to head down to dinner?"
Lily smiled back and nodded a yes, and they headed down to dinner, unaware of the large brown owl flying towards her bedroom window.
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Okay,that's all for this chapter!~ I know that may have been a tad unrealistic, but no more unrealistic than all these moronic stories that have been popping up as of late... I swear,look at stories that were written a long time ago and they are WAY more creative,original, and well-thought out than the ones written now! Heh,I'm beginning a rant...Oh well. I promise I will try to make it more realistic as it goes on,and it will NOT be one of those OMG stories, or anything cliche. I just want it to be something that could really happen, a story where people can kind of relate to the way Lily will react...The problem is, I have a bit of a problem with writing the chapters and adding them in on time, and I am a BIG procrastinator on stories. I think if I get lots of reviews,and have people pushing me to write more,I'll be able to get it done, but I guess I'll see. Therefore,if you want more,REVIEW,email,IM me, whatever. ^ ^
Oh yeah....Um...If anyone wants to be a beta reader for me or anything, and who can spot errors well and who can maybe tell me whether I should write more or where to stop or anything, please email me about it. I kinda need one....^ ^
Lots of love,
Kristi