This mysterious man took us to some nearby abandoned buildings and assured us that everything would be okay. That we were going to be okay. The houses looked creepy initially, but after you got into the place, you realized it was much more beautiful than on the outside. The mysterious man asked me to dance, and I said "yes."
I mean, who wants to let down a man you don't know and something terrible could happen, but the more I danced with him, the more I believed that this was fate and that this man was the real man for me. I was hoping that Lee was just a phase and that my mind was fresh and ready to fall in love. Was I pushing it too fast? How can I feel this way so soon?
After we danced, the man took me into a room and left the door open to keep me comfortable. For some reason, I felt that this man was different. I hoped this man was different.
He starts to speak, so softly, it is hard to hear his words. "I know you are a little scared, but I just want to show you. That you are like this house. Nobody can see how fun you are. On the outside, you seem scary, unapproachable, and unknown. But seriously, do you have any idea how amazing you are on the inside?"
I thought he was grabbing my hand to give it a high-five. He taught me how to hand hug. He took my hand as if it was going to be a high-five, then put his hand on mine and wrapped his thumb around my hand to give me a hand hug. I thought it was a little weird, but it was a cute kind of weird. You know, the type that sticks their tongue out at a video camera or makes a pretty duck face while taking a photo. Yeah, that's cute and weird.
I always tried to push myself to talk to people more because I was a complete introvert except from when I was dating Lee. I didn't like talking to people because what if I told them I had Aquagenic Urticaria and they don't like me anymore because they think it's contagious, or if Neisha found out. That would be horrid. She hated me and seriously didn't care if I lived or died. There are two types of people that I have learned so far. People either want to hurt me, or are afraid of me. Lee was one of the ones that tried to break me. Maybe not outwardly as he obviously had to put on a good facade when he helped me with Troy, but inwardly he didn't care if he hurt me. I had decided that I was going to live my life and that I no longer needed a man. Well, that was then.
When you date your first somebody, it kind of sucks because you feel almost incomplete after your first love, this is why so many people end up marrying their first love. Then their first marriage is hard to let go of. They try to fit circles in a square-only spot and keep pushing because they don't want to fail at marriage. Nobody wants to fail. Some people in their second marriage say it was so much better to get rid of the bad marriage, and they would never be afraid of divorce again. They don't want to feel vulnerable. That's how I felt. I felt that my life was incomplete without a man. I didn't want to fall for this man because he seemed like a genuinely fantastic guy. He made me smile, and he spent all his time texting me. If I told you how much he texted me, you would think he was a stalker.
Marissa was nowhere to be seen, I had started to wonder what the hell happened to her. I mean, usually, she's like an extra limb attached to me. Lately, she has been so secretive. Did she find something out about Lee? Was she lying about something else to me that was much worse that she found out? I think too much. Hey! I am a girl and sometimes we overthink things. Well, actually? All the time we think about everything. I needed to find her.
I went through all the rooms in the creepy mysterious house. I couldn't find her and I didn't want anything to happen to her. Then I accidentally ran into her when I just wanted to go to the bathroom. She was singing karaoke.
"I just want to thank my best friend Kyrenia for everything she has done, so I invite her to sing a song with me." Marissa had been drinking and I guess that is my new name or the best she could pronounce.
The crowd started cheering, "Kyrenia, Kyrenia, Kyrenia!" and just hearing the crowd chant me on, made me feel like I was one of them. I mean, most of them were completely drunk, but what do you expect at a mask party? The chanting continued, and I eventually gave into it after about two minutes.
One of my favorite single-person songs started playing. At that moment, I was a singer in my own little world. I also knew everybody was mostly drunk. Even if I sucked, nobody would remember because they were all red-nosed. I got on the stage, and somehow while I was wearing my mask, the words poured out of my mouth, filled with emotion. The mystery man came into the crowd and stuck out like a sore thumb. Even though he looked like everybody else, he made me spill tears out of my eyes. He came by only when I was halfway through the song. I couldn't believe it, I started shaking and holding back tears because this song reminded me of Lee. When I was singing, I felt so emotional and I didn't know what to do. This whole time I was singing the song, my eyes caught the Mystery Man in the crowd, and I just couldn't stop staring at his beautiful brown eyes. It just made my heart melt looking at him. I wish I knew who he was and why he had to keep it a secret.
After I sang with Marissa singing backup vocals we decided that we were going to wait for Mystery Man by the car. Just then, some people approached us and talked to us like we were part of the group.
"Hey, you guys sing well. Do you go to high school?" questioned the group of men.
"Yes, we do!" we implied, trying to fit into the crowd
"Are you talking about Aura Highschool?" They questioned
"Yes, we go there too!" Yes, we were not from the elite, but we got a chance to be remarkable once. We took it and ran with it. Once again, I wanted to fit in for a change, and this wasn't any different!
"What are your names?" they asked Marissa and I.
"I'm Ky..." I stopped because I didn't want them to know who I indeed was. I stuttered. The voices seemed familiar and I was afraid I knew them.
"Kyrenia and this is..." I couldn't yell out a name; I couldn't even think of one except
"I'm Natalia," said Marissa. I had thought Marissa said my name because she had been drinking. She was on her A game and protecting me once again. She knew what was going on all along!
"Great to meet you guys. I'm Neisha, and this is my friend, Leah." I wish I could have just kicked her in the mouth because we all knew she had it coming.
"Oh, yea, we know who you are! You guys are like the popular girls!"
"Yes, we are!" They smiled. I wanted to wipe that smug look off of their faces, but Natalia pulled me back and whispered in my ear that it wasn't worth it.
"Aren't you dating Lee?" I questioned, wondering about her response. I couldn't stop obsessing over him.
"Why is it any of your business?" she snottily questioned.
"Oh, it's just that I saw you guys at school, and I was just wondering?" I was trying not to seem evident because she couldn't know.
"Oh..no, we aren't. We're just friends. I mean, I am dating his best friend!" I knew he was single now, and maybe he wasn't a bad guy after all.
"Oh, ok. I understand, but Lee wouldn't be a bad idea" I winked at her, hoping for a wrong response.
"I mean, yeah, but I ain't about to cheat on my boyfriend." She was true, she wasn't evil, there must have been something that made her hate me, something that I did. I enjoyed spending time with her, even if it was a facade. In my time as Kyrenia, I realized something, she didn't hate me, and she didn't make fun of me just because. Neisha felt insecure about herself, which is why she made fun of me. It was to make herself feel better about herself. At this time, I hadn't felt threatened by her but worried about what she was going to say to me next.
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