Rain

Chapter 12

Lillian's POV:::
Daniel went home after our encounter in the rain. That was the first time I had shown someone my weird obsession with rain since a little while before my mom died. I loved it.
Even if he doesn't understand why or how I do, he didn't judge me, and that's everything to me.
But now it's fine to go to school. I don't know whether I look forward to it or not. I guess I'll find out.

Throughout the day I got my normal dose of being made fun of. Nothing out of the ordinary there. But I did notice one thing unusual. Daniel kept staring at me with a faint, almost distant, smile on his face quite a lot. It kind of freaked me out, but not that much.

Daniel's POV:::
The day before was spectacular. It was refreshing, and it made me happy that Lillian could show her true colors like that. I could tell that she normally doesn't do that...kind of like me.
But as I was remembering while staring at her in class I had a wonderful, yet terrifying thought: "Am I starting to like her?"
It couldn't happen. I couldn't let it. It needs to stop here. I was so mad. I had told myself from the very beginning I couldn't get close to her, let alone start to like her. But how could I not? She was so beautiful and intriguing. She made me feel something I had never felt before. How could I just let go of that?
The only way to be able to let go was to let myself like her more, enough to realize that it would be better for her if I left her alone. She didn't need my toxicity. I wasn't a good person.

Lillian's POV:::
I didn't talk to Daniel at all today. It kind of made me sad, but I decided to give him some space.
When I got home I was greeted with the off-tune, but cheerful humming of Aunt Martha. She was always so cheerful. Sometimes I thought it was more for my sake than her own, but she helped me in every way she could just the same.
After supper and doing my homework, I brushed my teeth and went to bed. But I couldn't sleep. Every time I closed my eyes I saw Daniel smiling at me. I decided to think about him to help me fall asleep, and it worked. But I had a weird dream about him. I dreamt that he was evil....part of an undercover mafia-type group. And that he was just using me for his own benefit.