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“Where’d you learn how to do that?” she asked.
He shrugged as he wiped the lower portion of his face. “I don’t know,” he said honestly. “I do what feels right, you know?”
Kate let a strangled laugh come out of her but even laughing was too much. Her stomach was sore from all the clenching and her lungs were raw.
“I don’t know,” Alessandro moaned. “You need to tell me how you did that.”
Kate was too tired to deal with these boys and their bullshit. She wanted to sleep after all that excitement.
A cigarette,she thought,then a nap.
“Either of you boys got a light?” she asked, interrupting their conversation.
Fabian instantly shoved his hand into his pocket and pulled out a pack of cigarettes and a lighter. Kate grabbed the pack and moved out to the balcony, her tired legs barely able to carry her.
The boys followed her eagerly, waiting for her to say something, anything. Kate stayed silent as she lit the cigarette and looked down to the world around them.
Below her room, the pool was covered in darkness. A few white, twinkling lights were dotted around, lighting small areas and walkways. It all looked so still out there, so calm and peaceful.
“Kate?” Alessandro asked. “Is everything okay?”
Kate looked over her shoulder to both of the boys. “Fine,” she said, handing back the pack of cigarettes and lighter to Fabian. “Why don’t you boys see yourselves out?”
Fabian frowned. “Did we do something wrong?”
Kate shook her head. “It’s late,” she said. “I’m tired. How about we do something tomorrow night? All three of us.”
The boys looked between each other, a little uneasy, but they nodded eventually.
“Tomorrow,” Fabian said, a sudden confidence to his voice. “We’ll see you then.”
Kate stayed on the balcony, puffing on her cigarette, as she watched them collect their belongings and leave her hotel room. Once the door was shut behind them, Kate relaxed on the small half-wall, giving her exhausted legs a much-needed break.
What a night,she thought.What a hell of a night.
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