Getting over (Teen Romance)

Dandelion - Ch. 2

Dandelion - It can grow practically anywhere there is a pinch of soil or a crack in the sidewalk.

The Dandelion means can represent long-lasting happiness and youthful joy.

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"Are you fucking crazy?" Rose was screaming in the middle of a park, where all early birds who liked to jog, were now watching them.

They were sitting on a bench, to scared to get close as if one of them would run away.

Rose was sitting with her legs pressed against her chest and she was wearing Axel's hoodie because she left her jacket in the club, while Axel was sitting on the other end, in a T-shirt and jeans, thanking God that he is almost never cold.

"How could you get into the fight without thinking? Look at your hand now, it's all swollen."

Axel blushed at the thought that she cares about him, a total stranger. But he didn't know that Rose just doesn't like being anyone's burden.

"I just forgot that after my punch, the enemy punches back."

"How could you forget that? It's the first rule of fighting."

"You see, I'm more of a lover than a fighter."

Rose chuckled at this statement but Axel continued his monologue trying as hard as he can not to laugh at the nonsenses coming from his mouth.

"And I've never punched anyone. I don't even have siblings to fight with. But since this is the last year of high school, I said to myself  'Axel this is your time, punch someone, live!' and I punched him hard. But then I panicked and ran away."

There was silence after his speech until Rose started laughing like a maniac.

"Seriously? Punch him? Live?"

"And now, when my mother publishes my biography there will be a sentence 'He was the bravest young man out there, he even got into a club fight!' You know, something modest, we don't want to overreact."

"And writing 'the bravest young man' is totally not overreacting."

"Of course not! I punched the bad boy and you flipped him the finger, I don't see any coward here."

He did have his way with words. Rose felt better just by sitting next to him and listening to his nonsense.

Calm silence fell on them as they reflected the last two hours of their lives.

Rose lost the one person she thought will always be there for her, got her heart shattered to pieces and met one pretty awesome guy that in some ways reminds her of dandelion.

Dandelions can be found in most surprising places and in one way they represent surviving through all challenges and difficulties. Now when she thinks about it, he represents happiness and youthful joy, looking optimistic on life, but he also hides intelligence and warmth under his layers of humor and smiles. Just like dandelions.

Axel thought about his high school crush. Losing one of the biggest inspirations he had was on his fear list and it just came true. It was a huge mistake making his paintings mostly about feelings he had but he couldn't help it then. Now when the image changed in his eyes he can't think about her in the same way as before.

But all of his fears slowly started to disappear when he became aware of the girl with a flower name sitting beside him. Maybe he could start drawing people fighting for each other, fighting for themselves with fire in their eyes which he saw only in her eyes. She showed nothing but strength even with a broken heart and big emotional pain, and even though he could see right through her mask he didn't want to push her to talk.