Common Lies

Chapter four: Appreciation

             Each door is different than before
              Morals are delivered with galore
         Sometimes to adore sometimes to abhor
              Here is the awaited chapter four.

      
        In Conque, one of the grooviest French villages that was found in the heart of D'ourdou Valley during the 19th century, grew up an extremely dazzling and well looking girl who was named Sophie.

        Sophie's family were well off, which meant their daughter would obviously go to study in grammar school, she was a brilliant student and all the teachers came to agree that she was one of a kind.However, she was never eligible to fit with the other student, because she used to see them less intelligent than herself, and all they knew to do was showing off or bragging about their families' wealth and affluence, she always wanted to be encircled by modest people, those who are content with the little , and enjoy the simple life.

       After a massive school success, Sophie headed to Dijon to proceed her academic career, she was very enthusiastic about going to a new life, to meet those new people, the people she knew she would fit with. When she finally arrived, she was astonished by the university's shape, it looked like those castles she used to read about in books, the walls were very high like a fortress, and the gates were huge as if the giants built them, the campus was very large, even larger than the fields back home, she was never more euphoric than that day.

     Sophie received her room's keys, she shared it with two other girls ''Anne'' and ''Camille''
, the two girls were very humble and welcoming, they made Sophie even happier and excited about her new life. Being around the people she always wanted to meet, Sophie had too much fun and amusement, her and her friends were hanging out every evening right after finishing the classes, they were also partying in some hidden spots in the campus.However, Sophie found herself alone again after her two friends Camille and Anne started dating two charming boys, but being lonely again actually served her well, she was back to studying like the old days, even if she was wretched and sort of jealous, girls at her age were living life to its fullest, while she was spending her time with boredom,fortunately, that was about to change.

      Adrien, was Sophie's classmate, he was sober, always alone, quiet, and enjoyed reading books, he was also a writer, but not quite famous, usually people who studied with him barely recognized him outside the class, despite being good looking, girls were never interested in him as he looked messy all the time, he never cared much about the way he looked.However, he always saw Sophie attractive, but he was never able to face her with that, to him, she was the girl that could make his life more pleasant.

       One day, during a session in the class, Sophie changed her seat and moved to Adrien's one, Adrien was at the edge of completely losing it, he could not breath, and he kept repeating on his mind ''please do not speak please do not say a word...'', Sophie could observe what was going on, she always knew that Adrien had a thing for her, and she was the only one who saw Adrien unique, to her, he was unrivaled, the one that can commutate her life with no consequences, and since she was outgoing, unlike him, she decided to make the hard step:
    '' So Adrien it is''
    ''Y-yes, and you are Sophie''hesitantly he answered.
    '' Great...you know what Adrien.. can we meet after this session''
   '' I don't know .. maybe ?''
    '' actually you do, we meeting in the campus''
   '' well...maybe''
  '' great' Sophie said and left
 

Adrien would finally breath again, inside he was very happy and shocked at the same moment, it was like a miracle to him, he went straight to his room to prepare himself, he was confused and nervous, he kept telling himself to not panic and act normally, suddenly, Sophie knocked on his door
  '' open up boy! I'm sick of waiting''
Adrien watered down his nerve and answered, ''okay I'm coming''

  The evening they passed together, was exceptional and heavenly, the young girl and boy finally got to experience the genuine cheerfulness, they spoke about books, literature, poems, they were themselves, Sophie asked if he was good at writing, and he decided to reveal his private writings, she was totally impressed, she even told him that he was as good as Shakespeare. The evening went unexpectedly perfect to them, that is why Adrien grabbed his guts and he decided to ask Sophie to become a couple, Sophie accepted with no doubt, after that day, they never stopped seeing each other for a long moment, they were in zeal.

      Afterwards, Sophie faced a tragedy, her father passed away after a tough fight with the smallpox, she had to take the train to attend her father's funeral, Adrien insisted to go with her, and during such sorrowful events he was the only one that was capable of protecting her from dejection,therefore, that was an evidence of how Adrien was committed to his girl, and how much Sophie relayed on him under such hard circumstances, and that led directly to falling for Adrien, unlike him, she was good at concealing her sensibility, she did not want to reveal anything because she though it would be too early.

   Months after her father's funeral, Sophie never left Adrien's side, despite having fun, they could sustain being the best students in the class, Adrien would get the best mark, and Sophie the second one, they were literally clever. The first year terminated and they had both passed with the highest grades, and they met to celebrate that success in Adrien's room, but Sophie looked gloomy, Adrien grabbed her hand and asked
   ''You are thinking about your father right?''
   ''Yes, I really wanted to celebrate this with him''
   ''Listen Sophie, be aware that your father is watching you and he is proud of his daughter, cheer up darling''
   '' thank you Adrien, you are the best thing that happened to me in this year, I'm grateful that I have you''

Time passed, and Adrien started to seem bored, his behavior started to change, he began to ignore Sophie, he could spend days without even talking to her, Sophie did not to anticipate anything, or prejudged, she would act like the usual whenever she saw him, but she could not bare it for so long, she went to his room and said

        ''I do not want to seem pushy or anything, but could you at least tell me what is wrong ?''

       '' No pay no attention! it is just a black phase''Adrien answered

        '' Apparently a long one''

       ''I do not know yet''

       ''I have a confession to make Adrien''

      '' oh! of course Sophie''

     '' I actually love you,for like a year now''

Adrien could not find anything to say, he just stood there because he did not see that coming,so,he decided to make his own confession

    ''Sophie, I'm sorry to say this but,I do not believe in feelings, I just had so much fun spending tile with you,and now I'm just bored,I'm someone who can never stop at one point''

Sophie had nothing to say, she just ran away crying and carrying the sorrowness and regret, she hated being vulnerable to someone who never believed in feelings or accepted them.

After years since that bleak day, Sophie went back to her village as a teacher, she was employed in the grammar school she once hated,she had the time to look after her mother, but more substentially herself, she had to recover from that,it was uneasy and quite har, since Adrien became a very famous and a well-known writer, and his name was on the lips of barely everyone in France.However,having the right time and place,secluded,Sophie eventually came to realize that Adrien was somehow right, they were just filling each others' time, and those feelings were just imaginary.