The Only Reason

Anniversary

It's almost me and Niall's 1 month anniversary.

 I woke up quite early. I can't believe it's been a month already. I didn't bother changing my clothes.

 I went downstairs and made breakfast. My mom was at the table on the computer drinking her coffee, as always. I sat at the other end, eating a concerningly large orange. My mom smiled at me. I was a bit confused. "Morning sweetie," she smirked. "Morning..." I replied confusingly. We didn't talk the rest of the morning. It was now the afternoon.

 "Had Niall forgotten our anniversary?"  I shed a tear just thinking about it. I wiped it off my face. I started asking myself questions i couldn't answer. I turned on the tv and waited. I nearly watched a whole season of both The Walking Dead and Pretty Little Liars. Not a single call. "Stella!" My mom called. I ran upstairs and went in my mom's room. There was a bag on her bed. "What's that?" I asked. "Take a look," my mom responded, handing me the bag. It was a beautiful red long-sleeved laced dress with matching shoes. "I-it's beautiful, mom. What's the occasion?" I said confused. "N-no reason," my mom broke eye contact. I took it in my room and hung it up. I went down and continued my Netflix marathon. It started getting darker. I heard my mom calling again. "Come here, Stella," she yelled. I went with hesitation. "Why don't you put on that dress i got you?" My mom said. "Why?" I was confused.  "I want to take you somewhere," she replied. I slowly backed up and went to change. I figured since i was going out, i would put on some make up. All i did was mascara and simple eyeliner. I looked in the mirror. The dress was cute, but my body wasn't. I shedded a tear just looking at me. I wiped away quicklyand went downstairs."Ready?" My mom asked. I nodded. We walked out the door. We drove for quite a while. "Close your eyes, Stella," my mom demanded. I had my eyes closed a long time. My mom stopped the car and helped me out. "Okay, Stella. Open your eyes. We were at Olive Garden, my favorite. Waiting at the door, i saw Niall. We started walking closer. Niall spotted me. "Oh Stella Rose, you look ravishing!" Niall announced. I smiled brightly. "Well, i'll leave you guys alone," my mom backed up and drived away. "You remembered," I whispered. "How could i forget?" Niall giggled. We walked in and sat in a reserved table. "This is amazing," I proclaimed. "Isn't it?" We both laughed. Westarted off with side salads, as most do. I noticed Niall was left-handed. I didn't say anything, i just smiled. I tried my best to eat 'like a lady', didn't really work though. I could tell Niall noticed my poorly-mannered eating habits. We talked about random stuff. Crazy it didn't get awkward. Finally, our food came. I had no idea what i had ordered, but it was pretty good. When we were done, they came with the check, along with the chocolate mints. I slowly reached for it, but i heard his voice whisper. "I've got it, Stella Rose." I looked up, removing my hand from the table. "What a gentleman," i thought. "You picked a good one," i looked down at my heart. We soon left. "Just one more surprise," Niall smiled.  He didn't look at me, of course. He had to look at the road. I didn't have to close my eyes this time, thankfully. It was getting kind of dark already. Niall had set up a blanket up on a hill in a field near the park. I saw pink candles around the blanket. Niall guided me up the small hill, to make sure i didn't trip. We laid on the blanket and Niall lite the candles. I took a whiff. "Cupcake scented," i said, mesmerized by the smell. "You're favorite, right?" Niall asked, worried it wasn't. I giggled. "Yes, Niall. They are my favorite," I responded. We laid there for a while. Niall reached over for my hand,i started blushing. Niall blew out the candles. I was confused at why, but i went along with it. Niall pointed at the now dark sky. "You see all those stars?" Niall asked. "Yeah, they're beautiful," I responded. Niall continued. "But you'd beat them any day."