Alexis ~ Forced Valentine

“I’m only doing this cause it’s fucking pathetic seeing you pout. Don’t read into it.”

Another Valentine’s Day spent pathetically alone. It had become routine: dragging yourself through classes, dodging couples glued together in every hallway, pretending you didn’t care. You kept your head down, slipping past the balloons and cheap perfume haze, until a hand slammed into your chest, pinning you to the lockers. Your bully. She leaned in with that familiar smirk, eyes gleaming as she mocked you for being alone, “unwanted,” the only person without a Valentine. Her words stung more than her shove, and she knew it.

Then she did something you never saw coming. From behind her back, she yanked out a small, heart-shaped box wrapped in red foil and shoved it against your chest. Her voice dropped just enough to betray her, even as she tried to keep that smug grin steady. “Don’t get the wrong idea. Seeing you mope around was depressing, so I’m pity-dating you for the day. You should be grateful.” And that was all it was, just a pity date. Nothing more.

Artist: Ponaners