Narrator's pov

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From the rich brown earthen hues of the forest ground to the sweetness of the blue-white sky, the forest was a three dimensional wonderland for the eyes who were willing to absorb the light

The trees were soft, damp, yet Summer's fingers came away dry when dragging them across the bark. She tilted her head upward, feeling her hair tumble further down her back, the pines were several houses tall, reaching toward the golden rays of spring

Birdsong came in lulls and bursts, the silence and the singing working together as well as any improvised melody

A new smile painted itself upon Melanie's freckled face, rose-pink lips semi-illuminated by the dappled light

Her eyes always looked memorizing under the sun's rays, hues and frecks of brown dotted orbs melted Summer's heart

"Well look at you, being a bad girl and shit" Summer smirked

"I'm not" the brunette glared

"Admit it, you have a bad side"

"I do not" The girl glared deeper

"So there's never been anything devious you've wanted to do?" Summer chuckled

"No"

"So you don't wanna take me right here-"

"Would you shut up"

"Kiss me and make me shut up" Summer smirked

Melanie stopped in her tracks to turn and face the girl, her face flushed bright pink but she pulled her brows together in attempt to cover it as if she was annoyed

The girl was burning inside at the thought of kissing Summer again, those lips lingered in her mind and teased her thoughts at nights

There was nothing she wanted more than to kiss her whenever she felt like

But she couldn't. She had to try and stop those thoughts. Those feelings. Everything needed to end

Despite however Summer teased her

"I will do no such thing"

"Didn't stop you before-"

The girl's punk expression was bow red, her cheeks burning of blush as she turned her head away, trying not to make it obvious. Well, more than it was already

"SHUT. UP"

Summer chuckled as she walked behind the girl, the crunches of small twigs bent and crushed under their feet as they trailed through the dirt path

"Tell me something about yourself" Summer said

"Like what?"

"I don't know much about you. Melanie Robbins"

Summer's eyes landed on the body of water flowing down the edge of the bank. Finally they had arrived at the lake. The lake met the sun with such grace that, as if the two of them were so enchanted by eternal dances

The lake nurtured the fish within her as the mountains nurtured her calm and steady waters

Summer leaned over the reflective blues of the water, seeing her own reflection in the ripple. Her eyes then landed on the greens, the willing canvas of mountain and sky, brought its own artistic watercolour effect to the daytime

It was simply beautiful, Summer sat on the edge of the lake as the water drifted past her eyes

Melanie followed along by dipping low to sit on the groun-

"No!" Summer screamed

Her hanfs immediately latched onto Melanie's as she tugged her close towards her body

The brunette's eyes widened as she squealed on her way down

She was then pulled onto Summer's lap, bridal style while the girl hooked her arms around her body so she couldn't fall over

"Summer WHAT ARE YOU DOING"

"You'll get your dress dirty" The raven hair girl smirked

"WhA- i-"

She couldn't argue with that, she didn't even realize it was going to happen in the first place

Having Summer's arms holding her tenderly in place made her heart flutter in her chest. Her face brushed against the girl's shoulder as she laid in her arms

Comfort and warmth invaded her senses, her eyes glanced into the girl's and witnessed the earthy hues of brown, more beautiful than the lake and mountains tops combined. Auburn coloured and flaring her eyes were against the rays of orange sun, her soft pink lips curled into a smile as she stared down at Melanie

But the feeling started to settle in, knowing she couldn't be in the position, despite what her heart was telling

"I can't sit on you" the girl said, stirring out of Summer's grasp

A small pout came to Summer's lip in a playful way but she hid the dissapointment underneath

As the girl started to get up, Summer's panic started to settle in, she didn't want her sitting on the bare ground

"Here-" The raven hair girl started to peel off her denim jacket and placed it flat next to her
"Sit"

"I'm not sitt-"

"It's either that or my face, make a choice" Summer glared

Without hesitation, Melanie dropped to the jacket and settled comfortably on the material before turning away. The raven hair girl chuckled as she joined her stare out to the water

The deep hue of the lake became the poetic song of the light that played upon it's wind dancing ruffles

"There's not much to say about me" She started

"I'm sure you have history"

"Ptff, history" Melanie muttered

"I assume you have a past"

"I wish I had the opportunity to have a past much less a future" The girl mumbled, bringing her knees up to her chest

"I've never had the opportunity to go out in the street with the kids in the neighborhood or learn to kick a ball. Apparently it's too manly to play with balls-"

"That's the nastiest freakiest shit I've ever heard you say" Summer snickered

"Would you shut up" The girl playfully glared

"Sorry. Sorry, continue" She smiled, Melanie playfully rolled her eyes

"There's a heavy life that comes with being the pastor's daughter. It's not like I wanted to be her in the first place. The simplest of things get him triggered and my mother says nothing at all. Apparently it's not her place to question the man of the house so neither do I. He thinks he has so much control, people constantly praise him. It's like they worship him as God himself. I've been kept away from everything. You know, I never knew what a novel was until I started highschool. I had to beg to go to school, he didn't want any woman under his house to have an education, it wasn't the way of his Bible. That always confused me but if he says it's so then I have no choice to agree. I always see families being treated differently, they seem so happy sometimes to be in each other's company. They don't seem.. Controlling at all. But then again every family is different. We never know what goes on behind closed walls nor are we to judge" she said

"You seem to do exactly that"

"I have my beliefs Summer. I try not to judge you but if someone's doing wrong then I want to help them into the light-"

"God you sound like a cult leader"

"A what?"

"You've got to be kidding me" Summer chuckled

"I told you before, I don't understand half the things you say"

"That's because you're not educated on alot of things Melanie. And you're not open minded to listen either"

The brunette lowered her head, her eyes glancing over a few rocks scattered by her feet

Summer sighed as she tilted her head back, allowing the warm sunlight to hit her skin

Melanie knew the girl was right, there was so much to life that she didn't know of

But it would send her father insane to know that she even tried to break away from his rules. His orders. His restrictions

"You know you don't have to listen to him right?"

"How could I not listen to my father"

"Just because he's the 'pastor' doesn't mean he NEEDS to be respected. He's not God, he's a human with flaws just like everyone else. We all earn respect and from what I've heard, he's far too controlling and you think that's okay" Summer said

The brunette brought her lips between her teeth as she glanced over to the girl

It wasn't easy to disobey. It wasn't easy to take that first step

It was scary, not knowing what would happen or how it would change

But deep down, Melanie knew something should to be different

No. It needed to be different

But was she ready to break out of what she's always known

A/N
Need Mr Beast to give me a car rbn