Seasons (Four Shots)

Spring

"Two Lies, One Truth"

Ah, there goes the flowers. I watched the garden for days, and I stared in awe as the flowers start to bloom. It was magnificent. The trees start to form more layers of leaves and flowers as it grows fuller and healthier. I can feel the winter breeze starting to get warmer. Finally, people can lose thick layers of clothing as the heat is about to come. The ice of the winter is melting away, the brutal cold finally leaving. At last, here comes spring. I am sat by the bench while watching all of it happen. This season is really comforting, maybe that's why many people love it. I hugged myself as I felt the last breeze of the winter cold. This is actually my favorite weather, too.

Maybe that's the reason why at the very last minute, I decided to go ahead and attend the school dance. I'm a loner in the school who only talks to a few people. I also don't give a shit about stuff so I am the target of bullies. I just let them do whatever they want to do with me as long as it doesn't disrupt my studying. I'm just there to learn, anyway. And I wasn't going to attend the school dance but today is the first day of spring. I was in too good of a mood to refuse to go. Especially when my mom had actually seen this coming and has prepared a dress for me. A sweet pink and white dress, which looks okay on me. She even got someone to do my makeup, but...

When I got there, I instantly regretted going. The bullies paraded me. I had forgotten that they warned me not to attend because I was only gonna ruin the fun for them. I'm really just thankful that they haven't ruined my dress yet, 'cuz my mom wouldn't appreciate that. I just endured and swallowed everything they said and did to me because I had no choice anyway. No one was allowed to go home this early in the night.

My eyes widened when they suddenly when they got a hold of a microphone and caught the attention of everybody. She straight away accused me of being a slut for apparently flirting with her boyfriend! What the hell? She's gone crazy! I don't even know who the guy is! Everybody's looking at me right now and since she also accused "us" of doing sexual things in school, the teachers actually came to me to interrogate and ask if it was true! The party continued with the music and all but I was brought to the back so they can talk to me.

I was so worried and shocked. I kept denying all the teacher's questions but since the girls continued to accuse me, we all just continued on that cycle. The girls said that I was probably lonely being the loser in school, and since she's so perfect, she said maybe I felt envious and tried to snatch her boyfriend. I couldn't help but cuss at her words, but that only made it worse. The teachers started to believe the possibility of me doing that! Slowly, the students' attention was all towards us and not at the party as the argument got bigger. All ears were listening. Tears started to form in my eyes as I grew frustrated around the whole situation. Why the hell did I even come here?

But all of a sudden, a man's voice stood out from the crowd. He was saying that it's not true, and that I would never do that at all. I was relieved to hear someone finally defending me, but got confused at what he said next. He said I wouldn't do it because I was lonely... why would I be lonely when I have a boyfriend? And then he claims that he is my boyfriend! I was honestly so confused but at this point, I just want to accept whatever it is that will get me out of here. The crowd parted as they gave way to the man speaking. All of us were utterly shocked... but not as much as I was when I saw who it was.

It was the football captain! Chase! What the hell? Why is he suddenly claiming to be my boyfriend? That's a lie! Why is he helping me anyway?

"As I said, Ms. Persephone Willows and I are in a relationship. She is not 'lonely', so your accusations are baseless," he declared casually as he walked closer to me. In no time, he was already beside me. He went so close and even wrapped his arm around my waist. Which was a good catch because my knees gave out because of all the stress that's causing this.