"I'm not going" I declared.
"I'm sorry but you have to Tris. Susan must have already prepared dinner, and it would seem really rude not to." Susan Carter was Ethan's mom.
"Mom, but I can't. You don't know..." I began.
"Do you like Mrs Carter's son, Ethan? I remember he came to meet you after school today. He's quite a charmer I must say. If you're afraid you'll embarrass yourself, don't worry sweetie. I'm sure you won't."
"Mom. Ugh. What are you saying" I shook my head.
"I talked to him. He seems like a great guy, I mean he's totally hot and so sexy."
"MOM! Ew!" I exclaimed in disgust. I did not disagree with my mom, she did have a valid point, but it was too much fir me to hear.
"What, can't a lady have her views."
"Not for a guy who is more like a son. I mean mom, you just said that Ethan was sexy and he's my age. Next thing we know, you're being accused of pedophilia."
Lena burst out laughing.
"That was just my way of telling you that I was fine with the fact that you like him. I mean I've got no objection or anything. He's a good guy." Mom said slightly hurt at my pedophile joke.
"And whosoever told you that I like him, they could just dig a hole to the center of earth and jump in it." I said nonchalantly.
"Tris, thats rude. I just assumed it because you were sad and he came to talk to you. So I thought there was a chance you both liked each other."
"No mom. We don't even talk. He's my assignment partner. That's all."
"Okay. So is it the other guy, Mark ?"
"No. He's just my friend. We just met today."
My mum looked unsure. I could read her like a magazine. She was thinking the exact same thing that i was afraid of.
"Mom! I'm not gonna fall hopelessly in love with a guy on my first day at school. I'm not that girl who used to believe that life is all 'rainbows and butterflies, hearts and roses, hugs and kisses' anymore. I know there's more to life. That it's more than just being happy all the time. We have to make sacrifices and face the lies. The world is a mean place. I've changed. I'm not the girl who will fall for anyone at the first glance. Not anymore. I know now, I don't trust anyone blindly. People deceive, they cheat and then they use you and leave you like you're trash, turning your life into a trash can full of garbage. The happenings at Houston changed me." I sighed at the memories and continued without thinking, "And you of all the people should know that. Especially, after what happened with dad." I had let all my frustration out on mom. It was like the dominos, one wrong look by mom and I had exploded and said things that should've been left unsaid.
I realized I had stabbed an unhealed wound by my words, but my mom had to know I had changed for the good. I could taste the tention like a cloud of smoke in the air, but my mom quickly shook the hurt I had caused away from her face. The look that replaced her face was pure concern.
"That's where you're wrong Tris. Everything that happened in Houston, you're taking it the wrong way. Tris, honey sit down."
I sat down and wrapped my hands around my mom, asking for an unspoken apology.
"Its true that the world is a mean place. People deceive, they cheat and they treat you in a way you don't deserve to be treated. But life is about facing the challenges strongly and coming out as a brighter and happier person. It does not do well to dwell on the past, Tris. Darkness can never exist in light. Darkness cannot conquer the light, but light has the power to evade darkness. Life is not perfect. There will be scars but wounds do heal. But its the light that matters not the shadow. The skin is important, it protects, not its scars. Good memories and living life to the fullest is important, not the dark past. We have to make sacrifices to be happy. If there are rainbows, there will be rain. If there is love, there will be hate. If there is good, there is bound to be bad. Its what we choose to see. The rainbows and butterflies or the rain. The love or the hate. The caring or the pain. You said life is not just about being happy, thats where you are wrong. All life is, is about being happy. Enjoy the small joys life offers everyday. Be happy by facing the grave dangers bravely. I want that innocent girl who thought life was only bright and shiny, full of beautiful things, back. I don't want you to change or view the world as the gloomiest place in the universe because of one small incident. Because the world is what you make of it. If you see the bad, bad will happen. If you see the good, good will." She wiped the tears off my cheeks. "People will treat you like garbage, only if you are weak. I was, and I suffered. But you are not. You are strong. And I never meant what i said that way. The Tris that lived in houston, she is not here, and even though the one that replaced her is better, I don't want her to be someone who doesn't enjoy life. Because then, life isn't worth living. And you'll understand this when you experience both sides of the coin." She let out a deep breath before continuing, "When I asked you about Ethan and Mark, I just thought you liked one of them, because I had a feeling that both Ethan and Mark like you."
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Love Somebody [Editing]
Teen FictionTris is a shy teenage girl who has moved into a small town of Connecticut. She begins high school and meets Ethan Carter who is the school's bad boy. He finds this new girl interesting and makes it his years mission to find out all about her. She ha...