He was the wallflower; the one that nobody seemed to notice. He could hear everything they said, knew everything they thought was a secret, and all the while kept to his self. He was the one everyone forgot about or was picked last to play a game. They never even gave him a chance.
He was the wallflower that saw above the rest, which is why he wondered why nobody noticed him. What was it that caused people to look away? He had wondered for years, blaming himself for being caught up in this predicament. If only he had the courage to speak up and express his true feelings. Whenever he was troubled, he had nobody to turn to. “Nobody would even care,” he thought frequently. So he buried his feelings deeper and deeper until he hit rock bottom.
His brother was the opposite. Everyone seemed to adore him as they disregarded “the other one.” He was so taken aback, thinking that because they were twins, they would be considered equals. How wrong he was, both with friends and family. His parents favored him even though they did everything the same. The wallflower was left alone while his brother was praised. When being chosen to play hide and seek or capture the flag with his siblings, they sighed when having to choose him. So he secluded himself in his room with anger and jealousy with terrible thoughts of living in a lonely world. That would all change soon.
She was his savior and salvation. She was the first one to actually notice the wallflower and approach him. He was stunned and had no idea how to react. A wallflower was not meant to be seen. They’re meant to stay hidden and merely listen, but she led him to a whole new path in his life. She broadened his horizons and helped him realize that he was just as good as his siblings, if not better. He loved her for doing this and had no idea how to reciprocate her actions other than to start living his life to the fullest.
He stretched his roots through the ground and dug up the buried feelings. He grew tall and proud, more colorful than ever before with vibrancies of happiness and joy. He was no longer a wallflower, but simply a flower.