"Rose... Am I a bad person?"
It was dark. Was Rose even still awake?
"What do you mean? Of course not! You're a good person, Summer! Why would you even question that?" she sounded almost concerned. Was I just over-reacting?
"I knew you'd say that..." I sighed, "You truly are a good person, Rose..." When had my mind become this toxic? Has it always been this way? Did I just not notice until now?
And why am I bothering Rose with this?
"What did Bokuto-san talk to you about? Earlier during lunch break?" Rose changed the topic. I knew it.
"You both seemed kind of down afterward... Is everything okay?"
"I'm fine," I didn't sound convincing. Even to my own ears.
That's because it's a lie, idiot.
"What did the two of you talk about?" she insisted another time.
"..." at least it was dark. That way she wouldn't be able to see my expression.
"Summer..." rustling of clothes sounded.
Did she sit up?
The floor creaked.
I felt a finger bore into my cheek.
"You know... You've always been like this... I think I already know what the two of you talked about..."
Oh no...
I wanted to turn away but her other hand rested on my shoulder.
Is she in front of me?
She knows me too well sometimes...
I should've kept quiet.
I shouldn't have said anything.
Rose pinched my cheek. In doing so, her fingernails dug into my cheek, undoubtedly leaving marks.
"Ow!" I weakly attempted to get her to go away by slapping in the direction I suspected her to sit. She didn't react to it.
"Stop that," her voice was flat.
"Stop what? I didn't do anything," I protested.
"You know what I'm talking about, Summer."
"That hurts!" I tried to pry her hand off my cheek, as she pinched me a second time.
"Then stop," she grabbed my hand that was trying to pull her away from my face.
I should've just kept my mouth shut.
Everything would've been fine if I just hadn't said anything.
"I told you. I'm fine. Really," I tried to sound as convincing as I could manage. I could've even been able to fool myself into believing that.
Rose let go of my cheek.
Did I manage to convince her?
"No... You're not 'fine', Summer," she wiped over my cheek, "You're crying."
I could feel my blood run cold.
Not again.
"I'm not..." I tried but there was no use.
I did it again.
I wasn't careful enough.
Again.
"You know this isn't healthy, Summer," Rose ran her fingers through my hair, "Let's talk a bit, okay?" Rose was the only one who had seen this happen before. There was no way I would've been able to fool her, to begin with.
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Stormy Summer
Fanfiction"I really like you!" he said, looking down slightly. He seemed nervous, as I just stared at him in surprise. I blinked. Once. Twice. "I really like you, too, Bokuto-san!" I finally said with a smile, "You're a really great friend!" Disclaimer: I do...
