PARTYletmeloveyou

TheonlyreasonweloveyouByIrisChapter1Thereasonweloveyouis,you'reonlychildandwecan'thaveanymore.
Youshinelikethesunwhenyousmile,youareoursunshine,areonlysunshine,andweloveyoudearlysodon'tleaveus,areonlysunshine.
God,Ihatethatsong,whenIwaslittleIloveit,but,wellnowit'sjust,umwell.
Motherlooksatme.
"What'swrong"it'smybirthdaywhatahappyday,NOT,Ihateeveryone.
Istoodupabruptly,theyalllookatme.
"I'M15;IDON'TNEEDSOME3YEAR-OLDSBIRTHDAYPARTY!
"Ishouted.
Everyonelookshocked.
Ihadnevershoutedinmylife.
Iranintothewoodscrying.
Peopletooshockedtoshoutafterme.
Grannywasright,theydon'tgetus,theythinkwelikewhatotherslike,wedon't,but,weneverdid.
Runninginskirts,notmyideaoffun.
Mypretty,bluedress.
Mylonggoldenhairinaplat.
William'shairisblackasaraven's.
"Iris,yourshouldn'trunofflikethat.
"Hisvoicewaslikeasilverknifecuttingthinair.
Ican'tlookathim,hisprettypalefacesmiledatme.
IloveWilliambutwe'resodifferent.
Icanneverlookathimdirectly.
IfyoulookatWilliamtoolongyourdressslowlyundoesitself,whichisnotwhatyouwhatinpublic.
But,whenwe'realone,myfeelingscomethrough.
Iblush.
Williamtakesadventsofthis,andflirtswithme.
"Youknow,you'reveryprettyforagirlyourage.
"Hesitswithme,edgingclosereachsecond.
"Stopit,William.
Youknowyou'regettingmarriedtothatElizabethgirl.
"Oh,noIsaidit.
I'msodead.
Igetupandrunformylife.
Williamisstillonthestep,justlookingintothinair.