Asleep Forever

It always starts of with something simple.
A smile, a wave, a small 'Hello, how are you?'.
And then it amounts into so much more.
Your skin growing tight around your bones, while you run short of your breath, as you feel the butterflies rise. Your heart speeds up, you feel weak in the knees, and you can't even imagine speaking, let alone forming sentences.
Then you realized your head is spinning. You can't stop thinking about this person. The one who drives you insane, day and night. The one you daydream about constantly, and dream of everynight. They put you on a natural high; not one smile can be knocked off your face. That's when it hits you-

You're in love.
Or something close.
It goes on forever.
You can't speak up.
You hold it in, when you really want to scream it out.
Love, love, love!
Everything stops short.
You begin to let your mind spin faster.
"What if they don't like me?"
Then you come crashing to a point.
And you're stuck.
Just like Scarlett.

Scarlett was a bright girl of sixteen years.
Always tried keeping herself up.
Always knew what to say to friends.
Always knew how to help others.
Always, always, always knew love.
Until it basically ran from her, and she grew cold.
Cold.
Alone.
Helpless.

She knew nothing anymore. And that was all.
Months passed. Seasons changed. And along came someone new.
Someone named, Ronnie.
The thing about Ronnie was,
she had a boy's name.
She loved to be a secret.
She hated the lack of peace.
She was a normal, gentle person on the outside.
But on the inside, she was someone entirley different.

One day, Ronnie met Scarlett.
Scarlett felt that feeling.
Scarlett didn't show it.
Ronnie knew from the start Scarlett had a secret.
Ronnie never pryed.
They still grew closer.
They still needed each other without knowing.
And one day, after months of hiding, Scarlett jumped the ledge, and took Ronnie's hand.
Ronnie never pulled away.
It was that little thing that Scarlett needed to come out of the dark place.
And it continued.
Ronnie held hands with Scarlett.
Held her in general.
And although it helped Scarlett, it hurt.
She couldn't actually have Ronnie to herself.
Everynight she would dream of it.
Dream of them holding hands.
Dream of them becoming happier, together.
Just...dream.
Because she knew reality wouldn't let her have it.
Wouldn't let Scarlett have Ronnie.
And everynight Scarlett cried herself to sleep, before falling into the dreams she loved.
And everymonring, Scarlett would wake up crying, because she would be hit with reality.

One night, she prayed.
Something she rarely did.
She prayed hard, "God, I know you're against my feelings, but if I can't have her, let me sleep forever."
One night she fell asleep after crying.
And Scarlett dreamed.
Dreamed of being with Ronnie for an eternity.
Dreamed of holding her hand, feeling the little things in love that pick you up.
Dreamed of finally finding the one she loved hold her heart.
She knew this would never happen. Ronnie would never love Scarlett, and that broke her heart more than ever.

One morning...Scarlett never woke up.
One morning, she was finally happy, and asleep.