All You Need is Acceptance

Chapter 10

I miss Evan so much. I haven't seen him in two months, since his dad demanded that he should be removed from my English class, and he was.

We never get to see each other anymore, except for the occasional smile and wave when no one is looking.

The fact that I can't see someone who I truly love, just because someone else is scared of something happening in the future baffles me.

So what if I end up developing intimate feelings in a few years? What difference is it from someone who values romance? Is my love for Evan not as important and precious like theirs? Why can't I love who I wanna love?

Why is that such a crime?

I'm in my room, crying now because of it.

My heart feels like it's beating out of my chest because of how angry I am.

Why do Evan and I have to be separated from each other?

We love each other so much, and to have it be taken away is more painful than a knife being pierced through your heart, which is exactly what this feels like.

My dad came into my room, and sat down on the foot of my bed.

"I'm sorry you're feeling this way"

"I wish I could see Evan again. Neither of us did anything wrong"

"I agree, you guys did nothing to deserve everything that's happening right now"

"I know, Evan has a special place in my heart, but it feels like it's being teared to shreds. I don't know what to do"

I rested my head on my dad's chest, and he put his arm around me.

"Don't worry, Minerva. You'll see Evan soon"

Next scene

I was on the swings, slashing my feet through the dirt.

Evan smiled, and came over to sit next to me.

"Evan, what are you doing. You know your dad doesn't want us being together because of my lack of romantic feelings towards you. What if your cousin sees us and tells him?"

"I wanted to see you again because it hurt being away from you for so long."

I was glad Evan took the risk to see me because I'm the one his dad doesn't want him seeing. If he saw us together, I would be the one to get in trouble. At least this way, he gets protected. Why would anyone be mad at such an innocent sweetheart?

I soaked in his presence and we spent what felt like forever in each other's company. It almost seemed as if the world was stopping for us to slow down and enjoy one another.

Our time together was cut short when we heard sly giggling and what sounded like sneering remarks in the background.

"She's teaching you to be a liar too, now?"

We turned our attention to sure enough see Evan's cousin standing there menacingly surrounded by a small group of friends. They all looked like they were plotting something sinister while their faces displayed anger.

"Not only is Minerva a heartless manipulator but she's also teaching you to lie on top of it? You really are something else, Minerva"

The same boy who got everyone to turn against me on the playground the day Tracy got hurt chimed in

"I thought you told the teacher you had to use the water fountain. This doesn't look like the water fountain to me. It seems more to me Miss Minerva over here taught you to rebel and be a liar"