Invisible

~ Chapter 3 ~

Chapter 3

LEA

~FLASHBACK~

 “Hey, Lea, are you going to come inside?”

The voice of my best friend Melissa broke me from my thoughts. I hadn’t realized that I was still sitting in the front passenger’s seat of her car while she had already parked and had gotten out. I could really space out sometimes and not even know that the time was passing.

 I slowly looked up at her through the open car window. Her blonde hair was teased and messy and her purple makeup made her look like she had two black eyes. Her green eyes narrowed down at me, worried.

“Well? Are you coming or are you too busy looking dramatically into space?” She asked sternly. Melissa was great and all but she was too much of a party animal. She would drag me to every party that was happening that weekend and I would just go along with it, even though I was never in the mood to go. In my opinion, I think Melissa just felt lonely since she was single and I was not and to her, parties were the perfect place to meet someone, preferably just for the night. Melissa is one of those people who have a bad case of “commitment issues.”

“Yeah, I’ll be there in a minute,” I mumbled.

“Alright, don’t be too long or you’re going to miss all the fun,” She said with a smirk and with that, she turned around and walked towards the house. I didn’t even know who was hosting the party, but that isn’t something new. I never know who the host is. It was always the same people attending the event, all the drinkers and party goers who had nothing better to do on a Saturday night. That was the problem with small towns, everyone goes everywhere, no one is a stranger and there is no such thing as secrets.

I sighed. I was not in the mood to be here. My boyfriend, Jared, was out of town with his parents and I would much rather be with him right now. He is the only one who really understands what I’m going through. Melissa tries to help me when I’m down but she never really knows what to do or say and I can’t blame her. She lives in a family of six while I’m just an only child. As for my parents, they would rather have someone else deal with my issues or just pretend that I have none at all, so I never expect any help from them.

Jared and I can connect since he only had a twin sister name Lexi, who unfortunately went missing a year ago and that is how we met. I was “down” or “depressed”, as my parents called it, so they sent me to attend therapy sessions and Jared and I both went to the same therapist. We were inseparable since we were both considered ‘messed up’ at the time. As time passed though, Jared started to accept his sister’s disappearance and got emotionally stable while I… Well, while I didn’t.

I’ve always felt alone and everywhere I went, I felt that I had no one to turn to. I was never the popular kid in school, so it wasn’t like I had a big group of friends. I preferred to blend in and stay quite while my best friend Melissa was outgoing and bubbly.

People wonder how we ended up being friends, but I think it’s because I tolerate her being scatterbrained and all over the place and listen to the endless gossip she has to spread around school. The thing I like about her is that she has an open mind, and even though she may not understand what I’m going through, she tries her best.

 Call me selfish but I feel my brain just needs more emotional attention than others. I know I have Melissa, two loving parents and Jared for support but sometimes, I feel that no one is there for me. Every time I need someone, people are busy with more important things and leave me to get overwhelmed with my emotional roller coaster.

My thoughts were interrupted yet again as I was awaked by the sudden tapping on the hood of the car. It was Melissa. Judging by the glare she was giving me and the impatient clicking of her artificial nails hitting the hood, I was clearly taking too long and missing out on all the “fun.”