These Dreams

You're Nice

"Tess I won't mess up your date." Lena said as her and her cousin were getting ready for bed and the curly haired teen put her hair up turning her book light on. Putting her giant black framed reading glasses on that she hated Lena tried to talk to her cousin and maybe end this nasty bickering.

"Ok. I never said you were. But you need to make your own friends Lena."

"I'm not trying to steal your friends Tess. You don't like horror movies and Stef asked if...."

"Look, Stef is only being nice because your my cousin. That's all." Tess said pinning her hair up as she climbed into bed herself. "What choice does she have if her and I are best friends but to be nice to you. Aside from that if you weren't my cousin do you think she would even bother to talk to you or ask you? No."

"Tess what did I do to you? Seriously? Why do you hate me so much?" Lena said growing frustrated with her cousins nasty and petty behavior. Sure she didn't know Stef at all but she had been nice. However, maybe Tess had a point. Would she have even spoken to her if she wasn't her cousin? Maybe  not and maybe she would have just ignored her like everyone else in the school did.

"Lena relax I don't hate you. Alright. You're so dramatic."

"I doubt that. I know you don't want me here and I get it. Look I don't really want to be here either."

"But you are here and we can't change that. Now can we."

"No but we can try to get along. If you want me to stay out of  your way I will. I mean if that makes you happy then ok. I won't talk to you here or in school."

"Whatever you want Lena. But it's not like I have a choice to talk to you. And can you turn that light out. I can't sleep with it." Tess said turning over and covering herself up as Lena continued to feel both hurt and irritated.

"I'm not this terrible person you make me out to be Tess and I don't know why we never got along. I never understood it and I still don't. I've always tired to be nice to you. Always."

"Because you're annoying Lena. Ok? You're annoying. You want to know the truth that's it. I find you annoying. You're clingy and can't do anything yourself."

"That's not true! I'm not clingy or annoying. I've only ever been nice to you Tess."

"You're so nice that it's irritating and you irritate me. You're a goody goody and suck up. And news flash Stef hates people like that so you better not even bother going with her and Mike. They aren't you're crowd. No one is Lena. I mean who would want to be seen with you anyway."

As Lena shook her head she felt the tears begin to swell in her eyes. She knew she should stand up for herself against her cousin and say something. She knew it but she just couldn't find the words. Turning to look at her book as her eyes were glassy from tears she saw the little note Stef had written her about the movies and was wondering how sincere it was. Maybe she just wouldn't go instead of making a fool out of herself. Maybe she would just go alone one day and forget the entire thing. Shoving the note to the back of the book she turned the light off and tried to get some sleep. But it was hard for she was already anxious about the next day and barely got a wink of shut eye the entire night.

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LENA POV

Leaving the house before Tess was even out of the shower I wanted to head to school before her to avoid the awkward walk together. Last night I had barely gotten any sleep and decided I would just tell Stef I didn't feel like going anymore or make up some lie. It would be hard to avoid her for we had almost every class together and she was almost like a magnet that I couldn't stay way from. But I would for my cousin was going to make my life hell and I was already in enough trouble for thinking Stef was cute. My mother had begged me to just keep my head up, immerse myself in my school work and avoid being alone with girls period if I could help it.