Hannah
We still haven't talked about the kiss and the way things have been in the past few days. We are supposed to leave soon - will we act the same way when we go back? When it’s not just the two of us? Is that something he does just because he is bored? After all, we are quite far from everything and everyone- there isn’t much to do here, anyway.
“What is it?” James asks, looking at me. He always notices if something’s wrong, even if I do my best to never let it show.
“I just hate my birthday. “ I lie and try to smile.
“We are going back today. It will be fun.” Then he adds, “I hope. And I hate mine too, if that's any reassurance. “
“Always. “
I laugh and talking to him distracts me from all the things I’ve been obsessing over. By ‘things’ I meant him and the kiss.
We leave
