The glorious rays from the sun emerged from the distant, navy blue sky emanating a fierce shimmering light, bringing life into everything that it so gently touched. The early glimpse of dawn bought a misty, cold fog upon the city's housing estates. This however, did not stop the life from blooming. The seagulls flew in circles, producing a lively rendering of their cackles, the plants absorbing their nutrients, blossoming into petals of beauty. Still rising, the sun was a magnificent lion, with its head held high eliminating the moons shadows and dispersing the warmth across the city. This however lasted for a momentary amount of time as my alarm goes off, making the noise of what I can only describe as, sorrow. Six o'clock in the morning is no time to get up, I recite to myself for the third time this week. Gloomily, I stumble out of bed and get ready to start my day.
Today is a day I'm nervously excited for, my sisters birthday barbecue. Jade has a loaddd of friends, she's one of the populars, the one everyone has fantasy's of being. However I think everyone's being slightly delusional...being popular has its ups and it's downs that we've spoken about under moonlight together.
*3 weeks previous*
Being situated under the moonlight, gazing at the vivid pearly white sheen of the stars on rooftop is not something I think about doing often; but Jade does. I'm not one for being perched there feeling the piercing coldness of the wind glazing my skin with tiny little bumps then tilting the slightest inch down to see the meagre sight of my cat the size of a golf ball. It riddles my spine with shivers just thinking about it. However, Jade being as laid back as she is does it anyway; despite Jade being fifteen feet to her spot in a hospital bed.
"Jade? Mum wants you to help her with dinner, chopping carrots or some-" I walk into Jades room but she's no where to be seen, till I catch a glimpse of her window being open and recall her saying "when I'm sad, or something is bothering me I sit out on the roof, with nothing but a oversized jumper, knee high socks and my thoughts" so I peer out of her window revealing Jade in a state.
"Oh, hey..." she responds showing her tear stained cheeks, the bitter cold of the wind turning her cheeks a pale crimson.
"Why the dull look and tear stained cheeks?"
"why is being popular so hard. I feel like I constantly have to impress people and not act like me? Like I have to act a certain way to some people, another way to family, another way to teachers, another way to friends parents oh the list goes on and on..." Jade sighs, shrugging her shoulders wrapping herself in her hoodie trying to block out the crisp autumn air.
"You might have dissociative identity disorder? You know when they have loads of personalit-" I respond but stop when I am retorted with a death-glare which can only mean two words- shut up. So I do just that.
"I don't have dissosi- whatever it's name is disorder... I don't want to be popular anymore, it's more difficult than people think. Everyone idolises me and I wish I could snap them out their little trances and show what life is like in my shoes but I can't. As Nanny Bon-bon said...A meaningful life is not being rich, being popular, being highly educated, or being perfect. It's about being real, being humble, being able to share ourselves and touch the lives of others."
"being popular I know isn't a choice, it just happens mainly by looks but, you shouldn't have to feel that you have to act like someone you're not, at the end of the day you're human. You're an 18 year old girl trying to enjoy her life and you should live it how you want not by other people's guidelines...now mum wants you to help her prepare dinner, and it is frosty-" I swipe my finger across the glass pane of the window feeling condensation covering the window and a dripping wet finger "very...frosty"
"Thank you y/n , you're really too kind for your own good"
I return with a smile and walk back to my room...
I hope she's okay.
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