Fake Smiles

#14: Drama

Majority of the comments were hate on Lily. The twins were watching them flood the comments. They saw a few good comments, but it was rare to see one. Lily was hugging one of Ethan's pillows. She started to breathe heavily. Tears started to escape her eyes. She couldn't take it.

She left the room. She walked into Grayson's bathroom and locked the door. She slid down the door and cried. She heard faint knocks on the door. Followed by Grayson's voice.

"Lily? Are you alright?" No response. "Don't listen to them, okay? Who cares what people have to say about you?! I know you're perfect! No one can prove me wrong! They will come around eventually. I promise, it will get better. They just need some time. Please, open the door".

She slowly opened the door. Grayson squeezed in and locked the door. He sat down with her and pulled her into a hug. She buried herself into his chest, wetting his shirt with her tears. He rubbed her arm with his thumb as he placed his head on hers.

"I love you, Lily" he said. "No matter what anyone else says, I will always love you. My fans can try and separate us, but my heart belongs to you. No one can change that. You are my last thoughts before I go to sleep. And my first thoughts when I wake up. I feel empty when you're gone. I thought I would die alone and unloved. But you change that. I feel like my heart has healed. I love you".

"I love you more!" She said, pulling him into passionate kiss. He kissed back. They continued to kiss, until there was a knock on the door.

"Is everything alright in there?" It was Ethan. The couple separated and smiled at each other.

"Yeah, everything's perfect" Grayson replied, staring at Lily. She blushed a crimson red as she kissed him again. She sat on his lap as they kissed. For once, she felt like she wasn't alone. She felt loved.

They finally left the bathroom late in the afternoon. They met Ethan in the kitchen. He had McDonald's on the table for everyone. They ate the food and watched movies. They fell asleep on the couch at 2am.

They woke up and got ready for the day. By 11am, they were going to the therapists. It was time for a check up on Lily, to see if she has improved. They sat in Lily's room and waited for her to examined.

After the examination, they left. They went to the park where they went the second day they met. Lily sat on the swings with the twins. The twins spotted an ice cream parlour. They told Lily to wait on the swings and they'd be back. They twins left her.

She sat on the swings, waiting the twins arrival. She was disturbed by someone sitting next to her. She turned and saw a guy. He was smiling at her. She smiled an awkward smile and then looked away.

"Hey, beautiful" the guy said. "The name's Matthew. Why are you all alone? A girl as beautiful as you shouldn't be sitting on her own".

She smiled at his compliments. "I'm waiting for someone. They just went to get ice cream. They'll be back in a minute".

All of a sudden, the guy kissed her. She was shocked. He was forcefully kissing her. She tried to push him away, but he was too strong. Then, the guy was ripped off her. He was thrown to the ground. Standing before her was an angry Grayson. His jaw was clenched with anger.

The guy ran away at the sight of Grayson. Grayson turned to Lily in anger. "You were talking to another guy? In front of me? You told me you loved me! You told me you loved me!!! Obviously you were lying! Why?! I hate you! After everything I did for you! After everything I shared with you! And you go ahead and break my heart! I thought you were better than this!" He yelled. "Obviously you aren't who I thought you were".

He walked away, leaving a heart broken Lily. Tears streamed down her face. She watched the love of her life walk away, without trying to stop him. She walked into the therapist and closed her door. She sat in the corner of the room and cried. She cried until she had no tears left.

She was disturbed by a knock. The door opened and her therapist walked in. She buried her head in her knees. He sat in front of her. He had a pen and paper on his lap.

"What happened?" He asked. She didn't reply. "Lily? What happened? Did something bad happen? Can I help? Is there anything I can do?"

"Please leave" she whispered in a broken voice. "I want to be alone".

Her therapist left. She cried more as she thought about Grayson. She felt the same pain she felt when she found out her parents had passed away. Eventually, she stopped crying. She lay down on the cold white floor of her room and stared at the ceiling.

She didn't move from that spot for a whole week. She didn't want to eat, she didn't want to sleep, she didn't want a drink, she didn't want to move. She felt dead.

Grayson stormed into the apartment and went to his room. He locked the door and slid down. He buried his face into his hands, crying his heart out. He ignored the knocks of Ethan and his phone. He stayed in his room for 5 days. He finally left. He saw Ethan sitting on the couch. He had his head in his hands. Grayson sat next to him. Ethan pulled him into a hug. He hugged back.

"I'm sorry, Gray" Ethan apologised. "I'm sure there's a good explanation. Just let her explain. She makes you so happy. Please don't throw away your happiness".

"She cheated on me, Ethan! What am I supposed to do?! Forgive her?! She told me she loved me! And then she goes behind my back and kissed another guy! I don't think I can forgive her".

They spent the past two days together. They spent the two days watching movies. They were interrupted by a phone call. It was Ethan's phone. He saw that it was Grayson's therapist.

He answered. "Hello?"

"Ethan!" She sighed with relief. "I've been trying to contact Grayson, but he didn't answer. I need your help. Lily is in trouble. Something has happened. She's locked herself in her room. She won't move she... you should just come and see for yourself".

"Okay, we'll be there as soon as possible. Bye". The call ended. They got ready and went to the therapist. They went into the same room as the first day. They looked into the glass and saw Lily lying on the floor. She looked unhealthily white. Her face was tear streaked. She was staring at the ceiling, not moving.

Grayson had tears in his eyes at the sight of her. His heart broke at her state. He had promised to fix her, but he broke her...