AFTER
Lily
I wear a cloud of Luc's vanilla perfume and clothes I stole from her; black palazzo, grey turtleneck and black flat sandals with weaven straps. I wear her dangling gold earrings, gold bangles over sleeves of the turtleneck, a necklace with a gold 'K' pendant and a ring on every finger.
The sky is dark and gloomy, heavy clouds lean down and before I can make it to the yellow Mercedes waiting for me in front of my house with James in it, it begins to drizzle again. Gentle raindrops land on my face, my hand and I'm transported back to the day Luc and I went out under the terrible rain to catch non-existent fairies.
James smiles when I slide into the seat beside him. "You look great," he says. He leans in and fingers caress my cockscrew curls. My heart skips a beat and I stop br
