As I close my chemistry book, out of the corner of my eye I see Alex run his hand through his hair. "Listen, I didn't mean to be rude to you before."
"That's okay. I got too nosy."
"You're right."
I stand, feeling uncomfortable. He grabs my arm and urges me back down.
"No," he says, "I mean you're right about me. I don't place anything permanent here."
"Why?"
"My dad," Alex says, staring at the picture on the opposite wall. He squeezes his eyes shut. "God, there was so much blood." He opens his eyes and captures my gaze. "If there's one thing I learned, it's that nobody is here forever. You have to live for the moment, each and every day…the here, the now."
"And what do you want right now?" Right now I itch to heal his wounds and forget my own.
He touches my cheek with the tips of his fingers.
My breath hitches. "Do you want to kiss me, Alex?" I whisper.
"
, I want to kiss you…to taste your lips, your tongue." He gently traces my lips with the tips of his fingers. "Do you want me to kiss you? Nobody else would know but the two of us.
"That's okay. I got too nosy."
"You're right."
I stand, feeling uncomfortable. He grabs my arm and urges me back down.
"No," he says, "I mean you're right about me. I don't place anything permanent here."
"Why?"
"My dad," Alex says, staring at the picture on the opposite wall. He squeezes his eyes shut. "God, there was so much blood." He opens his eyes and captures my gaze. "If there's one thing I learned, it's that nobody is here forever. You have to live for the moment, each and every day…the here, the now."
"And what do you want right now?" Right now I itch to heal his wounds and forget my own.
He touches my cheek with the tips of his fingers.
My breath hitches. "Do you want to kiss me, Alex?" I whisper.
"
, I want to kiss you…to taste your lips, your tongue." He gently traces my lips with the tips of his fingers. "Do you want me to kiss you? Nobody else would know but the two of us.
( Simone Elkeles )
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