RomanoXHappy!Depressed!Reader Depressing Optimism

______ was always happy. No matter the situation, she always was optimistic. When others were down, she cheered them up, even bought them ice cream. Everyone went to her for advice for their problems, and she would help. Always smiling.

Always....

I never really knew ______ on a personal level. She was just someone that was friends with everyone. That didn't stop me from liking her...no, loving her. Her (h/l) (h/c) hair that shone in the sunlight and her beautiful (e/c) eyes. Her kindness and happiness rubbed off on others, and I thought that was a wonderful gift to possess. Sad? Has she ever been sad? No _______ can't be sad! That's just not how she is.

Not sad....

That's what we all thought. _______ is so energetic, _______ is so happy! There is not way she could be sad! No one believed that _______ could ever feel sorrow. I was with them, until that one day.

One day....

It was a rainy day and school had just ended. The hallways quickly emptied and I was walking along to go home when I saw _______. For some reason, he hair did not have it's usual shine. She was slowly putting her books into her bag and hesitated to close her locker.
"Hey _______!" I called out. It seemed to jolt her and suddenly she was her cheerful self again.
"Oh hey Romano!" she waved as she slammed her locker. She waited for me to catch up before we began to walk towards the exit of the school.
"What are you still doing here _______? I thought you would have had plans for the weekend!" I laughed. ______ gave a small chuckle, but I noticed a wave of sadness pass over her (e/c) eyes before it was quickly pushed away.

Sadness....

_______ said nothing and kept walking. We were nearing the door now, and she seemed to walk slower, as if she did not want to leave. At the door, she completely halted.
"_______?" I asked. She was shaking and had grown pale.
"What's wrong?" I almost shouted, dropping my back pack and running in front of her. I gripped her shoulders and gave her a little shake when she didn't respond. She looked at me with the most pain in her eyes, I could hardly bear to stare at her.

Pain....

Suddenly, tears began to fall from the (e/c) orbs. First slow, then rapidly and more of them. She was in a full out melt down.
"I am so sad and people cant even see it! I try to be optimistic to make others feel better, but what about me? I get nothing! I don't feel better! I always have to do more and more and I never can win the approval of my parents! That's why I decided to try to be optimistic about everything and to put on a mask! But it hurts! It hurts!" She sobbed, falling into my arms.

Hurt....

I was shocked. I couldn't say a word as she cried about more stuff that caused her pain and sadness, but felt she couldn't express because she was the optimistic one, the one that was never sad. I never realized a person could hurt as much as she was. I finally got to my senses and began to rub her back and tell her it was ok. I had never been in this situation, but I had seen movies and thought that this is what I could do. Her tears stained my shirt, but I didn't care.

Tears....

Eventually, she calmed down and wiped her eyes with the remaining tears. I looked down at her with love shining in my eyes as I whispered two words into her ear.
"It's Ok." She understood the meaning behind the short sentence and gave me a sweet hug.
"Thank you Romano. I needed someone to listen, to understand. Thank you." I breathed in her sweet perfume and got the urge to kiss her. I leaned down and softly pressed my lips into hers, ravishing the softness of the delicate skin. Her (e/c) eyes widened at first, but then she melted into the kiss and kissed me back. When we broke away, she smiled big and said three words I have been waiting to here for a long time.
"I love you!" I knew that she knew that I was there to stay and that I could be her shoulder to cry on when she couldn't bear the burdens she carried anymore.

It's ok....