It came so suddenly that I couldn't turn away. It was my first kiss. Celeste’s lips clashed against mine as I looked at her face. Her eyes were closed as she fondled my soft lips. I couldn’t move. Couldn’t breathe. Couldn’t think. A part of me wanted to stop it, to step back and question why, but the other part—the one I didn’t even know existed—ached for this. I shut my eyes and leaned into it, letting the world melt away. For a second, there were no secrets, no doubts, no walls between us. Just the warmth of her lips, the way her breath mixed with mine, and the soft tremble in her fingers that rested against my chest. Then she pulled back. I kept my eyes shut. Not because I wanted more, but because I was scared of what I’d see in her eyes. Scared of what she’d see in mine. My hear

