Dancing on Eggshells

This is the part when its Valentine's Day

I was soon forced to say to goodbye to Winona  so she could go back to her date. Despite that we had find nothing too special about Celeste, Winona had still made me worried about her last comment. Trying to ignore my negativity, I was forced to climb back up on the desk and put the boxes back.
After directing myself out of the study, I suddenly felt a strong feeling of curiosity come through me. I reminded myself I was alone and that there was no way that Nate and Celeste would come home this early. Like a dishonest criminal, I crept into Celeste's bathroom.
I found what I had been looking for easily enough. The two basins of the main bedroom clearly showed their owner. Whilst many shaving products stood behind Nate's basin, behind Celeste's was makeup products and face cream.
I felt guilty as I opened the door behind her mirror, but I knew that my curious feeling would not disappear until I saw what I needed to. I saw her pills and my curiosity became stronger. I was careful as I lifted them and I analyzed them. I found Clozapine and Lithium and decided after that to put the pills back and act like was never in the room.
I later would look up these medications and find out the pills objective. Lithium played as a mood stabilizer whilst Clozapine was an antipsychotic.
After reading that, I put myself to bed and told myself to not let the bedbugs bite.

The next morning was different, especially since I felt so paranoid that even a blind person could tell that from the expression on my face that I was suddenly paranoid. Celeste didn't stop talking for one minute when she drove Alex and I to school. When we had to drop Alex off at her pre-school, there was probably a one minute gap of silence for when Celeste took Alex into school and I stayed in the car. She also seemed way ahead of herself, rambling on and maybe even repeating the same thing, I couldn't believe there was so much to talk about, she was just describing to me last night's dinner. I can't really explain what she said, her speech that morning only consisted of  mumbling and her laughing. I knew she was starting become more manic by the day, I could imagine her depression making a recurring appearance more often too.  The whole situation made me awfully afraid of the future ahead of me. I did catch one thing , one thing that caught me on guard.
"Wow, I can't believe how much energy I have today", Celeste exclaimed, "I honestly feel like I can climb a mountain!"
I honestly thought she could, you would think the woman was on steroids. I probably only spoke a sentence during the whole drive. I didn't have the opportunity to talk , reply or comment on anything, Celeste was just a plane with no destination.
Once Alex left the car, Celeste lit a cigarette. The drags she took in between her talking actually gave me time to comprehend all she had told me.
Later on, I discussed our latest discovery (who am I kidding, we discovered absolutely nothing. It just makes me feel less guilty when I think of invading the Waldorf study) and the 'wonderful' drive I had with Celeste to my best friends.
"I honestly think we need to tell someone". Violet said.
It was five minutes until the bell for the first period began. We had all done our business at our lockers and were just waiting outside our first class.
"You said you were going to tell your mom on Monday, Vilo". I reminded her.
"I didn't actually mean it, I was just trying to scare you".
"Wow Violet, I might as well name you the World's Best Scarer of 2016. Well done",
Winona sarcastically mocked.
When we didn't laugh at her joke, Winona switched her atmosphere of mind and shook her head.
"But I think you may be right". She said,
My eyes widened and I thought my heart had flown up to my mouth. I hadn't been paying proper attention earlier and had only set up my defense force in that moment.
"You can't  just tell on someone because they have a mental condition", I attempted to defend, "it's not like they can help it!"
I knew my defense was useless but I knew I had to try.
I know Mrs Waldorf can't help it but as an adult she should be taking her medication which helps keep her stable". Winona argued.
"She is taking her medication!" I argued back.
"Them why is she acting like a nutjob"? Winona snapped.
"She keeps going on about how she's been stressed about something and it's triggering her mania. Now her depression is starting to join the party too".
"Then she must check herself into a hospital or something". Violet suggested.
"A hospital". I repeated, the word sounded like a cuss word.
"Yes, Keoria. Celeste is bipolar and is losing her mind. She needs to commit herself into a psych ward!" Violet yelled.
I shushed her immediately, I bet my shushing was louder than her yell.
"Do you want the whole world to hear you?!" I yelled.
"Yes! I want my English teacher to be normal ". She stage-yelled.
"None of us are normal, Violet! You're a bunny, Winona is a lamb and I'm a unicorn! What's normal about that"?
"What the hell are you talking about, Keoria"? Winona budged in.
I decided this could maybe be an attempt to make the girls completely forget about reporting Celeste, maybe I could hypnotize them into thinking Celeste is just a figment of their imagination!
"Don't you remember when we were born that we were given spirit animal names"? I said.
"No". Winona said in an aggravated tone.
"Are you going mad now"? Violet asked.
"No fellow Violet Bunny. I, Keoria the Queen unicorn is calling a meeting for all the spirit animals in the unicorn land, Winona the Lamb is welcome as well".
"I'm not a lamb".
"Yes you are, you were given that name by the Queen of your species, Mother Lamb".
"Oh god".
"Keoria, if you don't stop this bullshit right now then I'm screaming that our English teacher is a maniac". Violet threatened.
"She's not a maniac!"
"Yes she is!" Winona argued.
I cleared my throat and tried to pull a sophisticated face.
"Give me one example of how Celeste is a maniac".
The girls looked at me with smirks on their faces, almost as if their brains had suddenly connected to form an idea.
"I'm not going to answer that", Violet said, "because I know that you'll argue. Let's see what Mrs Waldorf has planned for us today-in two periods time to be exact- and I can tell you right now that she is going to be full on psycho mode ".
"It's called mania". I snapped.
"Psycho mode". Violet snapped back.
I attempted to stay calm, to look like I was confident on my bet.
"What if you're wrong "? I asked.
Violet shrugged.
"We'll see".
I cringed.
"It's doesn't work that way! You have to tell me right now what you're going to do!".
Violet sighed. As I faced both my best friends, I finally comprehended what we were doing, and I wasn't in favor of it.
"Guys, this is ridiculous". I said.
The girls sighed.
"Ugh, it is". Winona said.
Violet shrugged.
"Let's just forget it happened".
I performed a weak smile.
"So, how was your double date"? I asked.
Winona smiled as she heard me, her pretty brown eyes lit up and her teeth shined like a diamond.
"Ashely asked me to be his Valentine!" She exclaimed.
I smiled, feeling a bond of excitement flow over me for Winona.
"That's great, Noni!" I exclaimed.
I then looked at Violet to try and see if another fairytale was coming true.
Violet shrugged instead.
"He's not my type".
My smile fell of my face as I heard Violet's tragic conclusion.
"But I thought you liked him". I said.
"Well, I don't think I want a boyfriend at the moment". Violet said of honesty.
"Speaking of boyfriends, has Kayden asked you about Valentines Day"? Winona asked.
"When is that again"? I asked.
"14 February".
"Oh my god Winona, I'm talking about the day not the date! Of course I know the date!Do you think I'm living under a rock or something"?
"Yes". She replied,
"A week and a half".Violet answered.
"Oh, wow". I muttered.
"So I'm guessing he hasn't asked you"? Winona asked, a tad of concern to her voice.
"He hasn't- but I'll talk to him".
So I did, and he asked me the minute I said 'hi' to him after English.
English was fine. Celeste was over her head and was talking too quickly for anybody on the entire planet to understand, but we got work done-but that is not important for now.
Instead of roses, chocolates or any of other that shit that some random people declared romantic and nobody actually knows why are, Kayden gave me something better.
"Keoria Emma Atkins", he began, "I would like you a question that I will ask with the help of every vessel of my heart if you would like to be my valentine"?
In that moment, he pulled out an A3 poster. This poster had two people printed onto the twinkling, print shop paper: Patti Smith and Phil Collins.
I know Phil Collins is Kayden's favorite eighties singer so I wasn't surprised at all that he had printed his own name above Phil's head. Yet, I was surprised for only a moment to see my name above Patti's head. I wondered why he hadn't chosen Birdy but Patti. I then came to my senses: Phil and Birdy would look awfully strange together on that poster and Kayden had decided to print a vintage card with a rock legend like Patti Smith.
Why would anyone not want their name above her canvas of a mind.
Not only were our names and two legends printed on the poster, but there were also icon sized pictures of their albums in the fours corners of the page. I spotted Patti's iconic Horses and Outside Society and Phil's single and my favorite song of his In The Air Tonight . Finally, there were the great words printed above our names:
Will you, Keoria Emma /Janet Weiss/ Hurdle Basher/ Dancer of Egghshells/ The Most Amazing and Beautiful Girl in the world be my valentine?
He asked me, I nodded , we kissed. Despite that I felt absorbed with euphoria, I suddenly felt awful for not having anything for  Kayden in return. I told him this in an apologetic tone. He then told the poster had taken him literally twenty minutes to make. This made my euphoria last even longer.