The Lie.

Early Sunset

                  Alex's POV

     Is she angry at me? Did I do something wrong? Should I have just went back to sleep? What if she thinks I have mental issues now? I probably fucked everything up. I just get so anxious living a lie, y'know?

No, they don't know because they would never do something this horrible.

Well thanks, Brain.

Alice was coming over later to bring me on a date. I'm actually very nervous, I hate being surprised. I just wish I knew where we were going. In case I have to wear something nice, ugh.

"Hey, you're a really handsome boy. You should keep your hair out of your face."

The young nurse with sandy brown hair and olive skin said from behind her clipboard.

"Thanks.. I guess?"

I wasn't really in the mood for speaking with people. Or speaking. Or people.

"There's a young lady here to pick you up."

She turned her head towards the glass window in the center of the white door where my lovely blue headed girlfriend was standing.

"Alex!"

Alice's eyes sparkled like diamonds when she saw me.

"I missed you." I croaked.

She engulfed me in a bone crushing hug.

"I missed you too!" She whisper yelled in my ear.

"So where are we going today?" I asked anxiously.

"It's a secret, nowhere special, but still a surprise." She giggled and handed me a black shirt, a red hoodie, and a pair of skinny jeans.

"W-"

I was going to ask why she didn't bring me a bra, but then I remembered this lie I'm living. 

"Thanks Alice."

"So get dressed then meet me outside." She beamed and waved goodbye to me and the sandy brown haired nurse.

Getting dressed was easy, my arms were all cut and dried. They were all red and itchy.

My fringe covered my right eye like normal, and I zipped up my blood red hoodie.

I'm a little sick of seeing blood.

Anxiously, I walked outside. A little worried of how many people were staring at me. Maybe a lot worried, actually.

"There you are, what took you so long?"

"I...oh. I just got a little nervous being around all those people."

I always get this gut-wrenching feeling when I talk to Alice. It's not me being nervous, that feels different.

It's guilt.

I sighed internally. "So where are we going?"

"Well.." She trailed off.

"I thought we could just go to the movies and yeah..?"

"Well, that sounds fabulous."

I didn't want to be out in the open, or in some dusty, cold, packed restaurant.

Alice said something, but I couldn't understand her. She yanked my arm and started running down the street. Or maybe she was walking, I sort of zoned out looking at the early sunset swirled of yellows, oranges, pinks, and purples.

"What movie do you want to see?"

I shrugged, and looked at all of the movie posters, and people.

"-you're a really pretty girl, maybe we could hang out sometimes."

I whipped my head around. Some red-headed, skinny, frail, wimpy boy behind the counter tried to flirt with my girlfriend.

My girlfriend.

My.

I gripped Alice's hand.

"She's my girlfriend." I glared at the frail boy in front of me.

He looked absolutely terrified. Good.

"O-oh." His voice cracked.

"I d-didn't know. I'm s-sorry." He handed Alice the tickets.

I smiled at his fear and dragged Alice up to the top of the theatre.

"...well he sounded nice.." Alice whispered as I glanced at the screen playing advertisements.

"Too nice." I agreed with her and wrapped my arm around her shoulders and focused my eyes on the screen.

This movie was boring me, so I looked at an old couple in front of us. They were holding hands and smiling. They looked happy.

I turned my head to Alice. The lights from the movie screen lit up her porcelain skin as the screen flickered from scene to scene. She was asleep, her ocean blue, faded hair was draped in her face.

God, she just looked so beautiful.

I draped my red hoodie over her sleeping figure and closed my eyes for a minute.

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A/N- So, to anyone who actually reads this, sorry I haven't been updating. Schools just stressful and you don't want to hear about my life so uh. Just on another note, it would be nice if you guys commented. Just so I know you guys read it. Thanks.

-Wonder