She Loved Tulips.

The Second Meeting

Is this what they call.. love?

Raven Hopeʼs POV

8:00 pm

As I was about to fall asleep, I heard knocking coming from downstairs. “Weird.. Im not expecting someone right now..” I thought to myself. I went downstairs and looked through the window to see who it is. I gasped as I saw.. my aunt?!

No, no, no! She wasn't supposed to be here..! I open the door, my hands shaking lightly from fear and nervousness. I couldn't look my aunt in the eyes but I could sense her anger with a mix of shock.

Third Personʼs POV

“You brat!” yelled the middle aged woman as he slaps the teenager sharply, a loud slap filled the room. You could tell it obviously hurt as the teenager's cheeks flushed red. The other woman pushed the girl outside, throwing a sharp piece of a broken vase towards her. The girl grunts as it cuts through her arm.

“Sleep outside, you w0rthl3ss brat!” yelled the woman, slamming the door shut.

Raven Hopeʼs POV

Here I am, currently on the side of the streets, crying. I feel so pathetic right now. I feel so many eyes glancing at me, either with pity or with disgust. Suddenly, I felt a familiar glance as I move my head left to right until I saw.. the tulip girl from earlier?

Azalea Blakeʼs POV

I was on my way to buy tulips as a gift for my mother as she was going to celebrate her 42nd birthday. I was going in the other direction when I heard crying. I look around and saw the flustered girl from earlier! We locked eyes for a moment before I immediately rushed over to her.

“Flustered girl!”, “Tulip girl?” we say in unison. We both broke into laughter.. Woah, she was crying earlier but look at her now.. laughing. I feel my cheeks heat up as my lips formed a smile.

“What happened?.” I ask her, my face changing into a concerned look as I kneel down to her. “N-No.. Its nothing..” she replies. Wow she's bad at lying. “No, I can tell you're lying. Please tell me what happened.” I open my arms to her. She immediately broke down into tears as she hugs me tightly.

My heart is beating fast right now.. Which is new to me.. I've never felt this way before but somehow.. Its comfortable.. when I'm with her.

Raven Hopeʼs POV

I hug her tightly as I sob on her shoulder. She gently pats my back, making me calmer. Why am I like this? Why do I feel comfortable around her? Do I.. like her?

I eventually stopped crying, wiping the tears off my face. “Are you okay now? Please tell me what happened.. if you're comfortable with it.” she asks with a worried look on her face. She genuinely cares for me.. I feel it.

“Well.. My aunt kicked me out of her house. It doesn't matter because she hates me anyway.. But I have nowhere else to go now..” she explains, looking down. “There is a place for you to go!” I give her a warm and genuine smile as she looks up to me. She has pretty eyes..

“Really.? Where?.” she asks curiously. “In my house! We have a guest room and.. my family is totally nice!” I reply, her eyes shining. “Really?. You'd do that..?” I nod at her answer, unconsciously holding her hands. “Of course!” she blushes, looking away from me.

“O-Oh.. Im sorry!” I blush as well, letting go of her hands. She laughs quietly, turning over to look at me as I do the same. “Before you come with me, I'm going to buy some tulips for my mother. She's going to celebrate her 42nd birthday tomorrow.” She nods and we both head on.