“Yeah” her friend said, knowing something was expected of her.

Kim stretched her hand out towards Kerry, not sure what to do. Kerry took a step forwards and leaned into her, and Kim put her hand on her cheek. Their foreheads made contact, and for a moment the atmosphere from the night before was back. Kim sought to kiss Kerry, but Kerry took a step back again.

“I’ll see you later” she stuttered, and turned her heals.

“Yeah” Kim said and waved her hand. She’d have to work on Kerry’s unease. She smiled to herself, still happy. Even if Kerry wasn’t comfortable... She could learn to be.

Kerry turned in her pace, suddenly remembering something. “Oh no, Kim thought. Here it comes.”

“Hey, uhm, I know that this is understood but... This is just going to be between us right?” Kerry almost breathed, in a thin fragile voice Kim hadn’t heard her use before.

“Of course” she replied. It wasn’t what she wanted but... She could adapt for a while.

Kerry nodded, soothed by the knowledge that no one was going to find out. For the moment.

She made her way out the hallway, Kim running after her to open the door. The morning was bright and cold, and it hit her face like a slap.

The door was shut behind her, and it all dawned on her, like a bomb dropping from the sky.

“Oh my God... what have I done?” she thought, the wind whipping her red strands of hair.

Kim watched her from behind her window. “Was this so clever?” She wondered, tucking a loose curl of blonde hair behind her ear.

They didn’t know how it would end. They just knew it had begun, and wherever they were heading, it was destined to be a rocky ride.

The question was; would they walk it together?

Or would they be left alone?

The End