A Single Candle
"What do you see in me? In you, I see all these wonderful things, but I have nothing to give you in return. I'm not pretty or popular, and heaven
knows I don't have the money or the smarts."
--Yolie, A Single Candle
Chapter Five: Revelations for Yolie
Yolie finished pinning back her hair and looked in the mirror. She was all dressed and ready to go. This was going to be the greatest night of her life. She had put on the dress she bought and curled her hair. She pulled her bangs back with clips so they were out of her face. She smiled. She looked great. She picked up her white purse and ran downstairs. Miranda's mom was taking them to the dance. She ran outside to find Miranda and her mom was waiting for her. Miranda was dressed up, too. She looked great in her new dress. "Hey, Yolie!" Miranda smiled.
"Hi, Miranda! You look great! Are you ready?" Miranda nodded and led her out to the car. "This is going to be the best! Are you and Marc finally going to get together? I mean... you've liked him forever! You've just got to tell him! I know for a fact that he likes you! He told me when we sat together on the field trip last year." She said, winking at her friend. Miranda blushed.
"I hope so. And I hope you and Devon get together. Or... more like, I hope you find someone who really likes you." She said. She still had on that face that said 'I don't trust Devon.' Yolie smiled dreamily at the thought of her and Devon being together forever. They would go on great dates, get married someday, and have kids when they were older. It seemed like the perfect dream. She never could have imagined something like that happening to her. But she was in love with him. Or at least she thought it was love. It wasn't like she had all that much experience with love.
"Yeah. Let's go!" Miranda's mom started the car and started driving to the school. Miranda turned on the radio. Yolie half expected to hear A Thousand Words. But she didn't. "Wow... you got a new cd!" Yolie laughed. "What's it this time?" She heard a guitar playing a fast, difficult tune and a loud bass playing in the background. She smiled. "Cool."
"You've got me feeling like a girl in love!" The vocals were really good. "It's Friday night, there's something magic hanging in the air. I feel the butterflies inside the ones that show I care. I'm gonna be your baby. You're all I'm waiting for. It's a razz pizzazz. I don't think that I could take that. My heart ticks to the time it's a tick a tack a tickity tack. You've got me smilin' like I never smiled before. You've got me fallin' like I never fell before! You've got me feelin' so I knew I can't get enough. You've got me feeling like a girl in love!"
"Perfect, eh?" Miranda laughed. It was uncanny that the song was everything that Yolie was thinking right now. But she couldn't help feeling worried. She just had to wonder why he picked her. She wasn't pretty or smart. And she surely wasn't rich. So why did Devon want to be with her all of a sudden. She had been so wrapped up in happiness earlier, that she didn't realize how... fake, it sounded.
"Yeah... perfect." She said, staring out the window, aimlessly. 'I wonder how Ken's doing.' She thought to herself, and smiled. Whenever she thought of Ken, she got all warm and tingly inside. He was smart and cute... and really kind! And she knew him for a while now. She would have thought that those feelings would have gone away, but they didn't. They just got stronger, each time they got closer.
"Here we are, girls: the dance! Have fun! I'll pick you up when it's over!" Miranda's mom said. The two girls got out and were surprised. A lot of boys were looking at them. Marc was waiting for Miranda at the door. He blushed when he saw her. It was obvious he was staring. The two girls exchanged glances. Yolie nudged Miranda and gave her that look that said... 'Go for it!' Miranda nodded and followed Marc inside. Yolie smiled at the couple and then went off to find Devon...
Meanwhile, Devon was talking to a tall blonde girl. Yolie wasn't anywhere nearby, so they continued to talk. This girl was Tammy, his 'old' girlfriend. Everyone knew they broke up. But what only they knew was that they were still going out. (...what a shock!) Tammy and Yolie had used to be friends. But Tammy had decided to become all popular and dump her old friend. But now, Tammy decided to have a little fun with her. The whole plan was that Devon was going to put the moves on her and then dump her and humiliate her.
Oh what fun... And Yolie was clueless. Well... almost clueless. She sat at one of the tables, looking terribly bored. "He's not coming..." She was on the verge of tears. "Maybe I should just go home." She said. 'Ken doesn't live far from here... maybe I should go see him. Again with Ken? Why did it have to be him? A great guy, but he's still so far out of my league. Wait... since when did I admit liking him? Oh, I'm so confused. But... I do like him. But do I like him like that? I mean...' Suddenly, a warm voice cut into her thoughts.
"Yolie?" It was Devon! She couldn't believe it! He actually came! "I am so sorry I'm late! Car troubles, I'm afraid. I'm glad you didn't leave." He said, taking her hand. She felt her heart melt. He had this way of making everything seem ok and the world seem so wonderful, and he made himself seem like such a wonderful person... even if he wasn't. Yolie was fooled by his acting...
"Let's dance." He said. A slow song just started up. She nodded and let him lead her out onto the dance floor. In his mind, he was thinking of ways to humiliate her. In her mind, she was thinking 'Do I... do I love Ken?' They were both so far away from it, they didn't notice it when a girl came crashing into them. Yolie's bad luck had it, that she was right by the food table.
She was covered in cake, and drenched in soda. Everyone started laughing. She looked around, feeling the tears start to well up in her eyes. She looked at Devon and realized that he was laughing the hardest of all. And then... she looked at the girl. It was Tammy! Suddenly, Tammy went up to Devon and placed a large kiss on his lips. "Wonderful plan, eh?" She laughed horribly.
Yolie fled from the scene. Now, she was crying. Devon had played her. He had planned the whole thing! And she had trusted him. She just kept on running. She couldn't see straight. But when she reached Ken's house, she stopped. The door was closed and the lights were off. He wasn't home... She collapsed on the ground in front of the house and begun crying even harder.
Suddenly, a car pulled up in front of the house. "Yolie?" It was Ken! "What... happened?" He asked. He rushed over to her and helped her up. "You're a mess! Did... he do something to you?" He asked, with a hint of rage in his voice. Yolie wiped some of the junk off and smiled. Ken had his arm wrapped around her and they were really close. She didn't have to think anymore.
"Can we talk... inside?" She asked, wiping away her tears. Ken nodded and opened the door for her. She went to take a shower and clean herself off while Ken cooked up something for them to eat. She came out clean again. Ken's mother had lent her some clothes for the time being, while her dress was being washed out. Ken looked at her and smiled. She was beautiful to him.
"What happened?" He asked, sitting down on the couch with her. "Was it... Devon?" He asked. His voice shook with anger when he said Devon's name. She nodded weakly. Then, she smiled and shrugged. "Why... do you look so..." She had gone from despair to utter happiness in five seconds and he didn't understand why. She smiled and threw her arms around him, hugging him tightly. Their position was a little awkward, so she shifted. Ken couldn't believe that she was this close to him. His mind and hormones were raging. "Yolie... There's something I have to tell you..."
"Good." She smiled. "I hope... I mean... I have something to tell you too!" she smiled. She rested her head on his shoulder and inched a little closer. Now they were so close they were almost touching. He slowly put his arm around her. She smiled and snuggled closer. "Ken... when I went to the dance, I started wondering whether I really cared about Devon at all. I realized that I didn't. But... there is someone I do care about. I care about him a great deal. I think..."
"I think you should tell him." Ken said. Ken was so afraid that it was someone else. He didn't know if he wanted to hear who. His heart was broken to say the least. Yolie smiled and slapped him playfully.
"I think you should listen!" She scolded. "Ken... I love him with all my heart, but I am so afraid that when he finds out, he will tell me he doesn't feel that way. But I'm tired of being afraid. I'm going to tell him... right now." She said. She turned him so he was facing her. She stared at him for a second and then... smiled. "Ken... it's you. It's always been you. I think... I think I love you!" She blurted out. She was shaking in his arms and her eyes started to water. "But... you're so far out of my league and I..."
He pulled her into his lap and cradled her in his arms. "Hush." He said, holding her head to his chest. He had heard everything he wanted to hear. But he did not want to hear her cry. He looked down at her and smiled, using his hand to wipe away all her tears. "Yolie... There's never been anyone else for me. You're the only one I've ever felt anything for... You are... everything I've ever wanted. You're sweet, kind, beautiful... I've never been more sure of myself. I love you, too, Yolie." He said.
She looked up at him with tear stained eyes and smiled. "Really? What do you see in me? In you, I see all these wonderful things, but I have nothing to give you in return. I'm not pretty or popular, and heaven knows I don't have the money or the smarts."
"Oh, but you are." He said, kissing her like he had wanted to... for such a long time.
TBC
Cliffhanger! It doesn't end here! Nothing is ever that simple! Will it work out? Will the candle burn on or will it be blown out... and if it is to be blown out, by whom? Let's find out! And don't forget to review!
Christine Lennoire, with lots of love!
"What do you see in me? In you, I see all these wonderful things, but I have nothing to give you in return. I'm not pretty or popular, and heaven
knows I don't have the money or the smarts."
--Yolie, A Single Candle
Chapter Five: Revelations for Yolie
Yolie finished pinning back her hair and looked in the mirror. She was all dressed and ready to go. This was going to be the greatest night of her life. She had put on the dress she bought and curled her hair. She pulled her bangs back with clips so they were out of her face. She smiled. She looked great. She picked up her white purse and ran downstairs. Miranda's mom was taking them to the dance. She ran outside to find Miranda and her mom was waiting for her. Miranda was dressed up, too. She looked great in her new dress. "Hey, Yolie!" Miranda smiled.
"Hi, Miranda! You look great! Are you ready?" Miranda nodded and led her out to the car. "This is going to be the best! Are you and Marc finally going to get together? I mean... you've liked him forever! You've just got to tell him! I know for a fact that he likes you! He told me when we sat together on the field trip last year." She said, winking at her friend. Miranda blushed.
"I hope so. And I hope you and Devon get together. Or... more like, I hope you find someone who really likes you." She said. She still had on that face that said 'I don't trust Devon.' Yolie smiled dreamily at the thought of her and Devon being together forever. They would go on great dates, get married someday, and have kids when they were older. It seemed like the perfect dream. She never could have imagined something like that happening to her. But she was in love with him. Or at least she thought it was love. It wasn't like she had all that much experience with love.
"Yeah. Let's go!" Miranda's mom started the car and started driving to the school. Miranda turned on the radio. Yolie half expected to hear A Thousand Words. But she didn't. "Wow... you got a new cd!" Yolie laughed. "What's it this time?" She heard a guitar playing a fast, difficult tune and a loud bass playing in the background. She smiled. "Cool."
"You've got me feeling like a girl in love!" The vocals were really good. "It's Friday night, there's something magic hanging in the air. I feel the butterflies inside the ones that show I care. I'm gonna be your baby. You're all I'm waiting for. It's a razz pizzazz. I don't think that I could take that. My heart ticks to the time it's a tick a tack a tickity tack. You've got me smilin' like I never smiled before. You've got me fallin' like I never fell before! You've got me feelin' so I knew I can't get enough. You've got me feeling like a girl in love!"
"Perfect, eh?" Miranda laughed. It was uncanny that the song was everything that Yolie was thinking right now. But she couldn't help feeling worried. She just had to wonder why he picked her. She wasn't pretty or smart. And she surely wasn't rich. So why did Devon want to be with her all of a sudden. She had been so wrapped up in happiness earlier, that she didn't realize how... fake, it sounded.
"Yeah... perfect." She said, staring out the window, aimlessly. 'I wonder how Ken's doing.' She thought to herself, and smiled. Whenever she thought of Ken, she got all warm and tingly inside. He was smart and cute... and really kind! And she knew him for a while now. She would have thought that those feelings would have gone away, but they didn't. They just got stronger, each time they got closer.
"Here we are, girls: the dance! Have fun! I'll pick you up when it's over!" Miranda's mom said. The two girls got out and were surprised. A lot of boys were looking at them. Marc was waiting for Miranda at the door. He blushed when he saw her. It was obvious he was staring. The two girls exchanged glances. Yolie nudged Miranda and gave her that look that said... 'Go for it!' Miranda nodded and followed Marc inside. Yolie smiled at the couple and then went off to find Devon...
Meanwhile, Devon was talking to a tall blonde girl. Yolie wasn't anywhere nearby, so they continued to talk. This girl was Tammy, his 'old' girlfriend. Everyone knew they broke up. But what only they knew was that they were still going out. (...what a shock!) Tammy and Yolie had used to be friends. But Tammy had decided to become all popular and dump her old friend. But now, Tammy decided to have a little fun with her. The whole plan was that Devon was going to put the moves on her and then dump her and humiliate her.
Oh what fun... And Yolie was clueless. Well... almost clueless. She sat at one of the tables, looking terribly bored. "He's not coming..." She was on the verge of tears. "Maybe I should just go home." She said. 'Ken doesn't live far from here... maybe I should go see him. Again with Ken? Why did it have to be him? A great guy, but he's still so far out of my league. Wait... since when did I admit liking him? Oh, I'm so confused. But... I do like him. But do I like him like that? I mean...' Suddenly, a warm voice cut into her thoughts.
"Yolie?" It was Devon! She couldn't believe it! He actually came! "I am so sorry I'm late! Car troubles, I'm afraid. I'm glad you didn't leave." He said, taking her hand. She felt her heart melt. He had this way of making everything seem ok and the world seem so wonderful, and he made himself seem like such a wonderful person... even if he wasn't. Yolie was fooled by his acting...
"Let's dance." He said. A slow song just started up. She nodded and let him lead her out onto the dance floor. In his mind, he was thinking of ways to humiliate her. In her mind, she was thinking 'Do I... do I love Ken?' They were both so far away from it, they didn't notice it when a girl came crashing into them. Yolie's bad luck had it, that she was right by the food table.
She was covered in cake, and drenched in soda. Everyone started laughing. She looked around, feeling the tears start to well up in her eyes. She looked at Devon and realized that he was laughing the hardest of all. And then... she looked at the girl. It was Tammy! Suddenly, Tammy went up to Devon and placed a large kiss on his lips. "Wonderful plan, eh?" She laughed horribly.
Yolie fled from the scene. Now, she was crying. Devon had played her. He had planned the whole thing! And she had trusted him. She just kept on running. She couldn't see straight. But when she reached Ken's house, she stopped. The door was closed and the lights were off. He wasn't home... She collapsed on the ground in front of the house and begun crying even harder.
Suddenly, a car pulled up in front of the house. "Yolie?" It was Ken! "What... happened?" He asked. He rushed over to her and helped her up. "You're a mess! Did... he do something to you?" He asked, with a hint of rage in his voice. Yolie wiped some of the junk off and smiled. Ken had his arm wrapped around her and they were really close. She didn't have to think anymore.
"Can we talk... inside?" She asked, wiping away her tears. Ken nodded and opened the door for her. She went to take a shower and clean herself off while Ken cooked up something for them to eat. She came out clean again. Ken's mother had lent her some clothes for the time being, while her dress was being washed out. Ken looked at her and smiled. She was beautiful to him.
"What happened?" He asked, sitting down on the couch with her. "Was it... Devon?" He asked. His voice shook with anger when he said Devon's name. She nodded weakly. Then, she smiled and shrugged. "Why... do you look so..." She had gone from despair to utter happiness in five seconds and he didn't understand why. She smiled and threw her arms around him, hugging him tightly. Their position was a little awkward, so she shifted. Ken couldn't believe that she was this close to him. His mind and hormones were raging. "Yolie... There's something I have to tell you..."
"Good." She smiled. "I hope... I mean... I have something to tell you too!" she smiled. She rested her head on his shoulder and inched a little closer. Now they were so close they were almost touching. He slowly put his arm around her. She smiled and snuggled closer. "Ken... when I went to the dance, I started wondering whether I really cared about Devon at all. I realized that I didn't. But... there is someone I do care about. I care about him a great deal. I think..."
"I think you should tell him." Ken said. Ken was so afraid that it was someone else. He didn't know if he wanted to hear who. His heart was broken to say the least. Yolie smiled and slapped him playfully.
"I think you should listen!" She scolded. "Ken... I love him with all my heart, but I am so afraid that when he finds out, he will tell me he doesn't feel that way. But I'm tired of being afraid. I'm going to tell him... right now." She said. She turned him so he was facing her. She stared at him for a second and then... smiled. "Ken... it's you. It's always been you. I think... I think I love you!" She blurted out. She was shaking in his arms and her eyes started to water. "But... you're so far out of my league and I..."
He pulled her into his lap and cradled her in his arms. "Hush." He said, holding her head to his chest. He had heard everything he wanted to hear. But he did not want to hear her cry. He looked down at her and smiled, using his hand to wipe away all her tears. "Yolie... There's never been anyone else for me. You're the only one I've ever felt anything for... You are... everything I've ever wanted. You're sweet, kind, beautiful... I've never been more sure of myself. I love you, too, Yolie." He said.
She looked up at him with tear stained eyes and smiled. "Really? What do you see in me? In you, I see all these wonderful things, but I have nothing to give you in return. I'm not pretty or popular, and heaven knows I don't have the money or the smarts."
"Oh, but you are." He said, kissing her like he had wanted to... for such a long time.
TBC
Cliffhanger! It doesn't end here! Nothing is ever that simple! Will it work out? Will the candle burn on or will it be blown out... and if it is to be blown out, by whom? Let's find out! And don't forget to review!
Christine Lennoire, with lots of love!
