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I nod quickly, glad of the distraction and distance I’ll get from the situation, from this room, from him.
I almost run out of the room. I know I’ll be alone in the garden since everyone is in class, but I don’t care. All I care about is being away from the suffocating feeling I had in that room.
I feel like something is wrong, and that makes me dizzy.
I sit on a bench in the garden, near the big gate where I can see the road. A big drop of rain falls to my forehead, and I lift my head with a smile.
“Nikki? Nikki!”
It’s Nick, and I’m on my feet in the blink of an eye, running toward him.
“Nick!” I grin at him. I didn’t meet him yesterday, and I missed him.
He gets even more handsome everyday, making me fall in love more and more. Before I can stop myself, I hug and kiss him.
“You didn’t show up yesterday. Is everything okay?” he asks.
“Yes, Nick. Don’t worry,” I say. I don’t want him to know about the weird situation I’m in. I can’t
tell him I had my period.
He pulls me closer to him, hugging me. “I missed you, Nikki. I’m looking forward to the time I see you every day.”
I lean back to look into his eyes. I don’t know what he finds in me, I don’t know what I’ve done right to deserve him, but this beautiful boy likes me. He misses me.
“I missed you, too,” I whisper.
He leans down to me, and I know what he’s about to do. My heart hammers in my chest with excitement. We kiss without caring about the bars between us, without caring the way metal bits the side of our heads. He licks my bottom lip, and I gasp with the sensation it creates over my body. He sucks my bottom lip, pushing his tongue into my mouth and I try to reciprocate his movements with mine. I repeated the same moves he does, and soon my whole body is tingling, vibrating with my heartbeat. I feel warm, so warm, but it’s not enough. I want to get closer to him.
A throaty groan escapes from our mouths as we try to get closer but can’t manage to do it. Finally, it’s the thunder that separates us. I don’t even realize, but the rain has already started, wetting our hair.
I giggle as I pull back, the rain cools off my warm cheeks. He caresses my cheek.
“I want to see you every day, Nikki. I get nervous when I don’t see you,” he says.
I nod. Thinking of the weird sessions with the father, I’m not sure if I can come to meet him every day, but I know I’d do anything to see him. “I may miss a few days, with classes and…” I trail off.
“I’ll wait. I’ll wait for you until the sky is dark,” he promises. “I love you, baby,” he whispers.
I gasp, these words always make my heart beat faster, and my mouth go dry. “I love you, too,” I whisper shyly.
“Veronica?” I hear someone calls me and I turn to look at the source of it, putting some distance between Nick and me. It’s Sister Sophie.
“Yes, Sister,” I murmur when she comes next to me. Her eyes are focused on Nick for a second too long that I wonder if I’m in trouble. But she shakes her head without saying anything, her lips turn to a thin line.
“Father Edward is expecting you.”
I swallow, remembering the suffocating feeling I’ve felt there, but I nod.
“Goodbye, Nick,” I murmur and turn back to follow Sister Sophie.
“See you later, Nikki,” Nick calls out after me, but I don’t turn to look at him. It’s already so hard to leave him behind. If I look at him, I’ll beg him to get me out of here. Anywhere. Anywhere with him.
***
“Have you ever kissed anyone, Veronica?”
I bow my head to look at my hands on my lap. Father Edward’s kept asking questions since I came back to his room, but his questions turned more and more uncomfortable.
