Fallen
By Strawberry Gashes
I once read someplace that life was a series of events. I didn't believe it. After all, we make our destinies, don't we? I thought so too. Until my life took a 180 turn in only a glance. An innocent look, a heart beat that changed my life forever.
My name is Lily Evans and this is my story. You can either love it. Or you can either hate it. Either way, listen to it. You have a lot to learn.
I'm not a happy person by nature. I rarely smile, a true smile. I laugh a lot but a joke comes and goes. So as I said, my life was far from perfect. My sister hated me, my father was never there and my mother was too preoccupied by other stuff.
I was a people's person. I lived to be with people. People who were what I wanted to be, people who were like me. All kinds of people.
I had had a boyfriend. I broke it off when it became really serious. I was that kind of person. We were still civil to each other, but it was a tense silence sometimes. I knew he loved me still… On the other hand, I had no idea what love was.
On the sunny afternoon my story starts, in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry my good friend Remus Lupin, a 7th year was throwing a party. His 17th birthday couldn't just pass by us, so my best friend, Andromeda Black and I went gift shopping in Hogsmeade and then to the Three Broomsticks, where Remus, from what I was told, had rented the entire pub for the day.
We entered the place and saw a few of our dorm mates: Marlene McKinnon was chatting up Rosmerta at the bar, Emmeline Vance was talking very animatedly to Sirius Black and Remus was having a talk with a tall dark guy I knew was James Potter.
Swinging my red hair over my shoulder I walked over to the two and affectionately kissed Remus's cheek. We were really close. I only nodded in James's direction.
'Lily, Andromeda. I'm so glad you girls could make it!'
"You know me Remus," I said. "Wouldn't miss it for the world."
"You girls know James?"
"Only by name," I said and then smiled as he shook my hand.
"It's a pleasure finally meeting you Lily." He said. I was a bit taken aback by this.
"And how are you, "gift girl"?" he asked turning to Andie, who poked her tongue out at him. They were closer since she was his best friend's cousin. The 'gift girl' nickname was given to her by James one day when she insisted giving small gifts to all the teachers. She was seen with small gift bags all day long.
Remus shook his head as he motioned us towards everybody else. I waved to the people I knew and Remus made all the introductions.
"Now that we are all here, let's party!" Sirius said, getting up from his chair and putting on a very fast song. "Everybody grab somebody!"
I raised my eyebrow at him as he came over and picked me up. The song had rhythm and he could move. I was laughing in no time.
After a couple more songs we finally say down, no breath left in our bodies.
"I know…, " Marlene said, a smirk coming to her face.
"What? Oh no… guys.. She has that look in her eyes." Andie said with concern.
"Truth or dare!"
I jumped. Sure, I was expecting this kind of games, but playing truth or dare with the Marauders was never easy.
"Lily.. Why don't we start with you? Truth… or dare?"
"Dare!" I said without thinking. I wasn't in the mood to open up to this bunch.
"I dare you to… Put make up on Peter!"
I turned to Peter Pettigrew, the 4th Marauder, who was blissfully unaware of what had come out of Marlene's mouth. I grabbed a lipgloss and eyeshadow and proceeded to do what I was told to, while poor Peter was petrified. Literally.
As I sat down James winked at me and my heart gave a funny flip.
A lot more happened at Remus's coming of age party, but I couldn't remember. I kept getting lost in James Potter's eyes.
I knew from that moment on my life would never be the same.
Author Note
I am in fact alive. Sort of. This past month my life has been going downhill. My boyfriend died in a car crash 3 weeks ago after struggling between life and death for 5 days and it hit me very hard. Really cold shower with the label 'Wake up, life's short!' on it.
So this will be my last story for a while. I plan on finishing it and taking a long break from writing.
Tell me your opinions on it.
3 Ral.