Who Said Vampires Don't Exist? Well, I Did, Until Now

Chapter 24: The Concept of Love

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Chapter 24

The evening breeze lifted my curly hair and blew it around my face in soft tendrils. I happened to be having a good-hair-day, and I wasn't planning on wasting it. Seth and I walked, arms linked, through the garden as bees and butterflies danced around our faces. The sun was at its highest point in the sky, and I could feel it beating down on my exposed shoulders.

"If we stay out here much longer, I'm going to need some sunblock." I smiled up at him, and he returned it immediately.

I chose to wear one of Charlotte's blue tank tops with a knee-length white summer skirt today. I felt like a bright flimsy flower, but the outfit felt worthy on this sweltering day. As soon as I realized how hot it was outside, I forced Seth to take me for a walk. We walked longer than I expected. Now two whole hours had passed as we circled the beautiful outdoor palace.

"I wish Charlotte could have come with us." Seth face glazed over with longing. Charlotte was too busy deciding on which shoes to match her dress at the moment, an evening walk wasn't on her to-do list.

"You really love her?" It sounded like a question, but I had meant for it to be a statement.

"So much..."

"I just don't understand that." I shook my head and looked at two honeybees fighting over a flower. I could see Seth look at me out of my peripheral vision.

"You don't understand me loving Charlotte?" I noticed his voice became guarded, ready to defend his love.

"No, not you loving her. I just don't understand the whole concept of love."

"What do you mean?" I glanced at him and looked away again. What did I mean?

"Love just isn't... it doesn't make sense. People who fall in love become different people; they become irrational and impulsive. I can't grasp that. I mean, I understand being attracted to someone and wanting to be with them, but I don't understand when people really, truly, feel... in love." I saw Seth's shocked expression and decided to continue. "How do you know when you're in love? In my opinion, love isn't real. I think people become obsessed and think they've fallen in love, but when one thing goes wrong, love usually isn't really there. Love is a concept in fairytales and marriages created so people feel secure in their lives. I don't think love is real."

I'd officially stunned Seth into silence. The air around us was tense, and I felt my muscles contract. I hadn't meant to say all that. It just slipped out. That was what I believed, but I shouldn't have said that to Seth. I shouldn't have said that to someone who believed so strongly in his love.

"Haven't you ever been in love?" His question stunned me, and my mouth popped open.

"No."

"Why not?" This question puzzled me even more. The way he said it made it sound as if it was the strangest thing he'd ever heard. The way he said it made it sound as if I was being deprived of something.

"I've felt infatuated with guys, like every teenage girl on the planet, but never love." I thought I felt love at one point, but it turned out to be as flimsy as glass and easily shattered.

"Because you don't believe in love?" Seth's tone still made it sound like I was missing out on something great, and it was beginning to chip at my last nerves.

"I believe people feel love, but it's not true love. I don't believe in a love that lasts forever and is stronger than anything. That doesn't exist. The love in a blood family can be that strong, but only because it's your own blood pulsing through them. It's a binding contract. The love between two random people, I don't believe, is everlasting."