living a lie

Gardens, roses and kisses

I woke up again, but this time I was in completely different room. I felt really groggy and my eyes were heavy and my surroundings were a bit blurred. I tried to sit up properly but a wave of nausea took me so I decided against it. I looked up at the ceiling, trying to get an idea of where I was but all I could see was red velvet curtain. I turned my head to the side to see the same velvet material blocking my view of anything outside the drapes. "Hello" I croaked out hoping I would be answered. "You had me so worried", Eli's voice spoke from outside the curtains. "Why?" I questioned. No one normally worries about me apart from my 'parents'. "Because you literally just fainted and scared the life out of me. you said you were fine to walk, what happened?". 

"I don't know", I said, my hoarse from sleep. The curtains were pulled back and Eli's worried face appeared in front of me. "Well are you ok now?" he asked. "Yea apart from the fact that every time I sit up I feel sick", I said with a dry laugh. "Thats good, at least you're not in to much pain then" he said with a small smile but you could still see the worry etched into his face. He placed a hand over mine and it sent little electric shocks racing up my arm. I could tell he felt it to because his eyes snapped down to mine.

 "Did you feel that?", he asked, looking at me with an adorable grin on his face. Wait, ADORABLE!!! since when did I think he was adorable?. "Yea I did, but what does it mean?" I asked him. He shrugged his shoulders as an answer but the grin never left his face. "I don't know but It definitely means something", he said, his eyes shining in amusement. I smirked at him," does it really?", I asked leaning up to him, never breaking eye contact. He leaned down so that our noses were touching and breathed "yes". His breath moved some of the hair that was close to my face and tickled my nose. I closed my eyes, trying to memorise what being in his presence was like, before opening them again, smiling, and pulling away.

 He pouted before smirking at me, mischief  dancing in his eyes as he thought of a cunning little plan to get me back. "Come with me, i want to show you something cool", he said, standing up and holding his hand out for me to take. "Okay" I obliged, knowing he would get me to go anyway. We walked down the hall and through a lot of magnificent grand doorways and arches. He took me outside and down a small brick path and under another smaller archway covered in in roses. he lead me over to a small wooden porch with a domed roof, so it was more like a gazebo, and sat down with me on the bench that surrounded the outside of the structure.

 This place was beautiful. There were some many different species of flowers that went on as far as the eye could see. There was a small pond in the middle of the garden that had fire flies  flying above the water and small lilies floating on the surface. It was absolutely amazing. It was my dream garden. I turned to look at Eli to see that he was looking at the pink roses that were growing on one of the walls of the gazebo. He stood up and walked over to the roses, plucked one off of the vine and walked back over to me.

 He turned to face me and pushed my hair behind me ear sending the electricity shooting through my veins again. Slowly he slipped the rose behind my ear and rested his hand on my cheek. I leant into his hand and closed my eyes, knowing what was coming next. i felt him lean in, his breath against my cheek and then, finally, his lips against mine. It was a soft and innocent kiss and it didn't deepen at all, but that was all i wanted. i felt safe in his arms, like nothing could touch me, and kissing him felt so.... right.