Forbidden Love: We Crave What We Can't Have

My Secret Place

Hello loves! The name is Victoria Lowell and this is my story. A story of love, betrayal, secrets, deception, truth, and so much more. I was a junior in high school with great grades. Never have I really gotten in to any trouble.

I lived far from the rest of our neighbor, on a hill. Lots of trees surrounded it. I stayed with my parents, Sean and April Lowell, and 15 year old brother, Ricky. We were supposed to be the perfect happy family but nothing is ever as it seems.

Everyday was the same, me and my brother off to school, mom and dad went to work. After school me and Rick would hang with friends, and by 9:00 pm everyone was home having supper. By 10:30 pm everyone would be off to bed.

Then at 10:45 pm is the room check my mom does to make sure everyone is in bed and asleep. On weekends we either stay home, hang with friends, or either daddy is having a big party for his art company. I can't remember the last time we even had a vacation.

Well every night around 11:00 or 11:30 I would sneak off into the woods behind our house and follow a path to a bench by a water well with some flowers around it. I went there to draw and admire what it was that I saw. It was my secret place.

Nothing changed, EVER! But one day was different. One that day I left the house a little later then usual to go to the well because my mom and dad had a little disagreement and she did room check late. But anyway, when I got there someone was sitting on the bench listening to music. He had dark hair and pal skin and he wore a dark hoodie and jeans.

"Who are you and what are you doing here," I asked nervously. Of course i was scared. I mean i was in the wood at night and there is someone here that i never seen a day in my life,

Without turning around he took off his headphones and said with a sorta of a deep voice," I didn't realize that this place was claimed."

"Don't get smart. I asked you a question, now answer me."

He stood up, turned around and said," Well if you must know darling the name is Lonnie and I come here every night to write." He had his hair in his face and snake bites,two piercings below the bottom lip, and his eyes were dark like they were full of sorrow.

"I never seen you out here before and I come out every night."

"Your lying because I'm here every night at this time sweet heart," he said walking towards me. Then he touched my face saying," But tell me why daddy's perfect little girl is out here in the woods this late, huh?"

I knocked his hand off me and said," I'm not daddy's little girl, got it. And I come here every night, but I usually come out earlier around 11"

I walked off to sit on the bench when he says," Oh this one got spice. It seems that your the one out of place, but I hear you perfectly clear princess."

" Do me a favor and not call me that okay."

" My apologies princess," he said sitting next to me on the bench.

"Look I got a name and its Victoria."

He chuckles and say," Well Victoria I'm just gonna call you V."

"Whatever, do what you want."

"Oh my, is the princess getting upset now?"

"Oh my god stop it."

" Can't do that sweet pea."

"Fine I'm leaving ! Are you happy now?"

"Very," he said with a devious grin.

"Grrrrrrrrr," I grunted off heading back home.

I turned around for a quick glimpse and he put his headphones back on. The next day for some reason he was on my mind. I couldn't focus and I wasn't paying attention to anything or anyone.