The Perks of Being a Wallflower

This was a short writing task where we were able to chose from a list of titles of songs, books, movies, etc. "Feels Like Home" (from An Introduction: The Sequel) was from the same writing task. Enjoy

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

            “Gabrielle, my dear! Oh how that sun blesses your skin so! Oft have those ringlets graced those flushed cheeks and today it is no less divine!”

            There were no butterflies, no dizzy head, and no ache of desire. Ah, the perks of being a wallflower. Gabrielle sat in the light autumn breeze, basking in the clearing of trees with a suitor. She looked into the distance, beyond the leaves, past the ravine, through the everglades and gazed into the ever ebbing sea of thoughts and twisted emotions, perhaps a lack there of.

            No emotions gripped her heart as she softly heard there woos of her future husband. “Oh Gabrielle, whose amber eyes are so pure…” The simplicity of that statement stirred a complexity in her mind. She was reminded of her dear friend, Miss Olivia, whose heart swayed like the trees, whose love flowed in her veins life the ravine, and whose affair has become as complex as the everglades’ ever-changing bristles.

            Miss Olivia was not pure. As day lit up the perfect expressions and serenity of a charming woman, the night shadowed the actions of a forbidden mingle. Oft her heart beat for another and oft were her cheeks streaming with salty tears, flowing freely of a distressed girl, tied into a tangle web of a lover.

            Ah, the perks of being a beautiful wallflower. Gabrielle found her hand being clasped by a gentleman in the changing season. Not a care in the world as a necklace was placed around her neck and a locket perched on her bosom, one that complimented her corset ever so slightly. Forever shall Gabrielle be a wallflower.