Florida Storm (Dream x OC)

~ MASK ~

- Lily POV -

I was a bit confused on what was happening, but I agreed to meet Clay's friends nonetheless.

"hello?-" I softly said.

"Hey! Are you Lily?" Some guy asked.

"uHm...yes. Who are you guys?"

"My name is George!" I think he was british.

"I'm Sapnap." the other guy said. It was a weird name, but I didn't think anything of it.

"How do you know who I am?"

"Dream told us." George said.

"Who is Dream?" When I said that, Clay's eyes shot to me.

"Sorry he meant Clay." Sapnap corrected.

"Ooh, ok." I hesitantly said. I heard thunder come from the window and shrieked.

"Are you ok???" George quickly said after I screamed, while Clay came to me and took the headphones.

"Sorry, the storm is starting. I'll talk to you guys tomorrow." he told them.

After he took the headphones off, I ran to his bed and sat on it. Loud lightning struck again and I covered my ears with my hands.

"Are you scared?" Clay asked. Not in a teasing way, but a concered one.

"I just hate storms." I told him.

"Me as well." he paused. "Do you want to listen to some music. Sometimes that helps me get my mind off the thunder."

"I-i haven't listened to music in like 3 months." 

"What songs did you like?"

"I don't know...can you pick a song?" I told him.

"Sure." he went on his phone and started playing a song.

"What's this?" I asked.

"It's called Mask." he smirked.

I wear a mask with a smile for hours at a time. Stare at the ceiling while I hold back what's on my mind.

"Who sang this, the voice sounds familiar."

"Me."

"Wait what!"

I can never get off of my mattress. And all that they can ask is, "Why are you so sad, kid?" That's what the mask is.

"Are you famous or something?"

"Ehhh, kinda." he laughed.

-see I'm tryin. You won't see me cryin. I'll just keep on smilin, I'm good. And it just keeps on pilin. It's so terrifying. But I keep on smilin', I'm good.

"How-"

-comparin' myself for so long. Been wearin' a smile for so long, it's real. So long, it's rеal, so long, it's real.

"I can tell you after." I nodded.

Clay started singing with his own voice. It was really weird, but it was nice.

"Always bein' judged by a bunch of strangе faces. Scared to go outside, haven't seen the light in ages. But I've been places. So I'm okay-ish, so I'm okay-ish. Yeah, I'm okay, bitch! But the fact is. I need help, I'm failin' all my classes."

He stood and and grabbed my hands.

"I just really wish that I could pass this. That's what the mask is. That's what the point of the mask is!" 

I started dying of laughter because he was singing so passionately for some reason. He joined in.

So you can see I'm tryin! You won't see me cryin'...

I got up from the floor and sat back on the bed cause it wasn't very comfortable on the floor.

Been comparin' myself for so long. Been wearin' a smile for so long, it's real. So long, it's real, so long, it's real. So long, it's real. So long, it's real...