Valentine's Day
Brooklyn Oberg
11th Grade
Short Story
2022-2023 Spring
TW: mentions of sex
Today is the day filled with millions of red roses and probably lots of sex. The everlasting pressure to find someone you care deeply for, buy them a box of chocolates, and then spend the night laying on rose petals. Hopefully a special someone sends you a card begging you to Be Mine, or propose in a flash mob at the local outdoor mall. Today is the day where every stupid relationship has stupid cute moments. Today is the day where one person deems it is not a special day. The day where one person doesn’t buy a million red roses. A day where one person doesn’t write a love note and slip it in your locker. A day where that, special, one person says “no gifts” and means it. Today is the “loving” day where another person hopes it will be filled with surprises, love and romance. Today is the day where one person deems it is not a special day, and pushes into the person they “love” silently.
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