The ultimate betrayal

My dark grey eyes, white wiry hair, and pale skin were enough to make me not the best looking. On top of that everyone thought I was creepy, Creepy Luna became my nickname. I didn’t mind though, I always felt like I shouldn’t be in this town. There was only one person I cared for there, Lucas. We went to the same school but he was a grade above me. He would walk through the halls waving at everyone, the girls would swoon over him. I wondered if it was because of his bouncy, brown curly hair and seductive blue eyes.

Even though we never talked much, I was always a part of his waves in the hallway. I figured he had way too many suitors for me to have any chances with him. I resorted to just watching him like “ Creepy Luna” would.

I would follow him to see his routine and what he liked. I liked to believe he was oblivious to my stalking but who knows. It's a high school, who isn't in your business? Did I forget to mention that I, yes me, Luna have 2 best friends? One of them is Kali who has blonde hair, blue eyes and is 6 feet tall. Then you have Jake who is short, brown-haired with a bang. Kind of like Justin Bieber. During this school year, I have accomplished a lot. My biggest accomplishment is my crush Lucas asking me out last Friday during his hall wave session. I have become an Honor roll student and have tried to try out for soccer which was an epic fail. With so much occurring in my life, I have decided today is my first day writing a journal entry.

November 3rd

Hey, Future self, today we got a journal and this weekend we have a date. Is this what heaven feels like? lol, everything is just happening so fast for me and I don't even know what to wear. I didn't tell Kali because mentioning Lucus aka my new future husband always seemed to rub her the wrong way. Who cares though.

Love, Luna ♡

“Please open your Chemistry textbook to page 56.”, Miss Mason said. I hated this Class it felt like the room was spinning and all eyes were on me. Guess who is the talk of the whole damn high school right now? Me, because someone is going around saying that I'm dating Lucus, stupid Jake. I knew I shouldn't have told him. Now, Kali will know.

“Secrets, secrets, secrets who keep secrets from their best friend? Why would you think it was okay not to tell me that you're going on a date with a guy? A hot guy at that!” Kali yelled in my face in the basement bathroom. I guarantee that mainly all of 4698 Drew drive heard her. It was horrific but very needed. She was right, I was a secret holder. I kept this secret for a good reason, I thought.

November 5th

Hey future me, I know I've been mia =( a lot has been going on in my life these past two days. My best friend hates me, I have tried everything I could to make her forgive me as I invited her over for movies and turtles, her favorite chocolates. She declined. I guess this too shall pass.

Love, Luna ♡

“Hey, Luna!”, said Lucus, slowly walking down the hall towards me. I could smell that cologne that he always wears. I don't know the name of it but when I smell it, I know he's near. “Hey Lucas “, I replied. “What time are we heading to the lake tonight for the date? 8 pm? “ he replied. “ Sure, meet at the lake.”I wasn't sure what type of date it was at the lake but look I'll take my chances. I went home, took a shower, and used my favorite tree hut scrub. I laid out my matching navy blue bathing suit that was similar to the night sky. I put on my mesh cover-up to match and of course sneakers.

“I'm going on a date. I’ll be home later!” I yelled, running out of the front door, not noticing that it was pitch black outside. What the hell? I whispered, walking to my car. The sky quickly exited my brain as I thought of Lucas. I sat in front of the steering wheel and screamed with joy. I decided to Facetime Kali. She didn’t answer which was weird but made sense since she was mad at me. I turned my phone off as I began to pull in the lot near the lake. I then stepped out of the car and made sure nothing was exposed. “ Hey! Over here! “ Lucus screamed. I walked over to the lake. Lucas gives me the warmest hug smelling like he just walked off a magazine.

“ Let's play a game, to get to know each other better.” “ 21 questions ?” I replied. “ Sure we’ll roll with that. But first, let me get you a glass of wine.” “ Wine?!” I thought to myself, who drinks wine at the lake? He walked over and handed me the wine and I started sipping. “What's your favorite scary movie?”, he asked. “ Final Destination”“That's not scary Luna, it sucks.”, he said, with a smile. “ I don't think so, what's yours?” I asked as I chuckled.

“The one you're in, where you've created this false reality of the world. You’re believing your mind but it is playing tricks on you”, he replied. This time Lucas didn't smile at me. I can't control the feeling that something bad is going wrong. “ Do you feel eerie right now or is it just me?” I laughed. “I feel fine!” he said, but this time more excited. “Well, let's get in the lake.”

I removed my cover-up, my sneakers and used my favorite green scrunchie to do a high ponytail. “Yeah! It is cold just how I like it.”, he screamed. As I walk to the lake, there is an eerie feeling again. Only this time I think it's the wine. Not my anxiety.

We swam together in the lake and for some reason, I began to feel a tugging on my feet. I go under to see what it is on my foot. It was nothing, I came back up and saw Lucas was not there now. “Lucas! Where are you?”, I yelled at the top of my lungs. It took him one minute to come back from under the water laughing as if it was funny. “ It's not funny,'' I said, hitting him in his chest. Who the hell goes under this dark murky lake in the middle of nowhere, I thought. He laughed, thinking me being mad was funny. “ I'm ready to go. I'm really cold.”, I said, with tears in my eyes. “I'm sorry I scared you, I just thought we were having fun and I hope you're okay.”. He seemed genuine in his response to my crybaby tantrum.

As we continued to swim together he pulled me close and leaned in for a kiss. While I was trying to lean in for a kiss, I felt the tugging again and this time it got me deep into the water. “ Luna!” “Come back up here Luna”, I heard as I faded further away into the lake. I realized that I was drunk and that I was kind of sleepy. The temperature in the water became warm to me. I shut my eyes for a split second. I thought.

“What's your favorite scary movie ?” Lucus said. “ What do you mean ?” I replied. “ How did I get out of the lake ?”, I said anxiously. “lake? Are you okay?”. “No, I'm not okay. We were just at the lake together in the water when something tugged me into the water and I closed my eyes and now I'm here. You don't remember?” I said as my voice broke. “I don't, do you want to go back home and lay down?”, he said, concerned. “Yes please”, I replied.

Suddenly, I noticed Lucas seemed strange now that he took my car and drove me back home. Everything felt strange to me. Why do I remember this so vividly? Did I dream this? All of these thoughts filled my brain. “I’ll let this thought go, I'm sure it was a dream,” I said. “Great!”, he replied.

As we got closer to my house I couldn’t help but noticed from the corner of my eye that there were two wine glasses behind the driver's seat. “ Hey, you drink wine?”, I said. “Yes, do you?”, he responded. “No, never” I laughed awkwardly. As we pulled into the parking space right behind my mom's car. Lucas stopped me while I was getting out. “ I forgot to tell you, my favorite scary movie.”

“What is it?”, I replied nervously. “The one you're in, where you've created this false reality of the world and you’re believing your mind but it is playing tricks on you.”

I didn't realize what those words meant to me, except that I've heard them before. “What do you mean?”, I said. “You didn't think this was real did you?” Lucus said. I didn't understand that either. Until I woke up.

“ Nurse! She's awake,” my mother said. “Where am I ?” I asked her, confused. “You just got out of a coma honey.” My mother said with tears in her eyes.

I didn’t think it would end like this, You and me.