Teen Romance Fantasy

Act 49 (Ty)

I actually did not want to go to school. How was I supposed to face Alexy? I felt as though the past months had all been a lie and yet I wanted to trust her. I wanted to think that Sarah and David were mistaken but for that I needed to talk to her.

I wrote Alexy a message to meet me behind the basketball court before school. Usually I did not come here as often as I would like to admit. It was a nice area, where you could be surrounded by the beauty of nature while enjoying a few games of basketball however Alexy never liked coming here. She always wanted to be at places that were more isolated.

"Whatever you're trying to do Tyson, it's an awful idea."

I had not even noticed Siren until she suddenly appeared right behind me. Her cold brown eyes looked into mine dismissively, as I glanced over my shoulder.

"How so?"

"You really want your relationship to end because of something like this?"

"I want the truth Siren."

"And here I thought that you finally understood not to call me that in public."

Siren exhaled a deep breath. She stepped forward, getting closer than I would have liked. Suddenly her fingertips cupped my chin, crackling with electricity and dragging my gaze off from her.

"You'll never be able to recover from this. It'll be the end of you."

"Maybe but I can't love someone that keeps lying to me."

"Don't say things you might regret later, mister Wood."

In a harsh manner she let go of me and disappeared just as sudden as she appeared a second ago because she noticed that Alexy was coming. Alexy did not kiss me or anything. Instead she kept her distance from me. Her curly brown hair looked as gorgeous as always and when she smiled, her nose wrinkled in a way that made my heart stop beating.

"Hey." She said.

"Hey." I answered.

It was now or never. I asked her to come here. It was my responsibility to start the conversation. Then why in the world could I not bring out a single word? Why was it that my legs could not carry the weight of my body anymore? Why was it that I did not know how to feel?

"You said you wanted to talk? Is it because of what happened the other day?" Alexy suddenly asked, tilting her head at me innocently. My stare followed her movement as she gestured behind her.

I bit my own tongue, too scared of saying something wrong. Even when I tasted the sweet flavour of my own blood, I could not open up. This feeling of betrayal was not letting go of me. I wished I could have read her mind in that moment but instead I had to read her eyes. Lies. Countless lies.

"Alexy, I need you to tell me the truth. I love you but it can't go on like this between us. You know my mother, don't you?"

Just from her reaction I could tell that I had hit the mark. Even we she tried to deny it, I did not listen. Did she really want to continue like this? I had already learned all I needed to know about her. From here on it was up to her how she wanted our story to continue.

"What else did you lie about? How about you tell me why you're pretending to be Siren?"

"What are you talking about?! I never said I was Siren!" Alexy snapped through gritted teeth but even she could not get out of this spiral of lies anymore.

"Really? Why did you lie about your families financial situation then? Why did you pretend to have an addiction or why did you intentionally cut your wrist?"

Alexy was at a loss of words. Her eyes widened as she tried to fit the pieces together but it was impossible. She had already fallen too deep and I hated it. Every night and every day we spent together was built up on lies. Despite looking like an angel, Alexy turned out to be the true devil. I always thought this position was fitting of Siren but guess I was wrong.

Both Sarah and Siren were liars as well. They pretended to be someone they were not. Their lies were a way of protecting themself and yet they were different from Alexy's. Alexy lied to get my attention. Sarah and Siren lied to be invisible. That was why Sarah barely passed her math exams on purpose. That was why Sarah's only friend had been Luna. That was why she accepted her nickname. Sarah was the freak. Nobody would want to get close to a freak, besides those of us who had already lost their minds.

"Tyson..."

"There's no need for you to look at me like this. Your family has no debts. Based on the letters your mother wrote for me, I found out that your parents have good paying jobs. Your brother Samuel also didn't run away with any money you earned because you don't have a brother. You only said that because Sam is Siren's older brother."

Was this it? I guess so. Despite everything, Alexy still began crying. She stood tall but her heart was weak. No lie could help her out anymore. The letters her mother wrote for me, told me everything that I needed to know. Why did this have to happen? When I saw her cry, I could not help but hate myself. I did not want to see her like this. I wanted her to smile. I wanted her to be happy. I wanted to turn back time, just so I could never learn the truth about Sarah. Cluelessness might not have been that bad after all.

"I loved you because you taught me how to be a better person. Being around you felt like a dream to me but at some point everyone has to wake up and face reality. I'm sorry but this will be the end for us. I hope you'll find someone who can make you happy but this person won't be me."

I turned around and ran away. Even though I tried to act strong in front of her, my emotions decided otherwise. Of course she lied to me and of course I was mad but deep down I really did love her. She was the sunshine in my life. I had never met anyone like her before.

People say life goes on but in that moment I did not want to believe it. For me life had come to an end. I had lost my mother and now my queen. It was the right decision but still I wished it could have ended differently. In those last moments I wanted her to prove me that I was wrong or at least that she was sorry. Nothing happened. In a way Alexy had broken me. I had nobody to talk to besides myself. I was all alone.

"I told you it was a bad idea."

"And I told you that I had to do it."

"Is that so?" The scent of her cigarette reached me.

"I would offer you some stuff to help you but last time you almost killed me. Let's see how long you can burn in hell before you fall apart entirely."