The Military School (En)

The day after

Maya had woken Carina every two hours last night. That's why this morning, they were still a little tired.

Carina was the first to wake up. She was lying on her side with her leg plastered to the mattress. She was facing Maya. Maya was out of the comforter, still on her back, her hand had lifted her tank top and was resting on her stomach.

Carina lifted her head to look at that body beside her. She looked at her fleshy breasts jammed into her tank top, then at her hand and her abs. She wanted so badly to just run her hand over Maya's body... Then she saw that Maya had a tattoo but she couldn't make out what. If she lifted herself up any more she might wake Maya up.

-"Wow, that's weird" said Maya in a hoarse voice.

- "what ?"

- "to wake up next to you"

- "you literally woke up next to me every two hours"

- "yes, but it's not the same, here I see you in the morning light... Is your leg okay?"

- "I'm in pain but I'm okay"

- "we'll have breakfast and you'll take your medicine"

- "okay, you want me to make you some French toast?"

- "no, you rest and I'll make you pancakes if you want?"

- "Wow, you're marriageable," she laughed before the phrase became painful. This could have been their life for three and a half years...

- "like I said, I don't sleep with anyone so this is a one-off. I usually just have a shaker for breakfast".

- "don't change your habits for me Bamb-Maya"

Maya was dying to hear Carina call her Bambina again.

-"I'm happy to do it. And my roommate will be home soon, so don't worry if you don't want my pancakes. She'll want some!"

- "shit, you want me to leave?"

- "no why?"

- "your roommate..."

- "she already heard about you, and Vic had to tell her everything"

Maya had not had a nightmare that night. It had been soothing.

They were now in the kitchen, Maya at the stove and Carina sitting at the island.

- "and otherwise ... Do you have any tattoos?"

- "strange question... I have an M on my ankle"

- "I saw and that was it?"

- "Have you seen any others?"

- "I thought I saw you had one over your groin"

- "oooh this one... And what did you see?"

- "nothing exactly. If I had looked, I would have woken you up because I would have had to get up."

- "ok maybe later then"

This answer did not suit Carina, she was now standing behind her. This surprised Maya who had not heard her stand up despite the cast.

- "Turn around" said Carina

Maya complied. Carina touched her side and lifted the bottom of her tank top to read 'Per Sempre - C' in the most beautiful handwriting she had ever seen.
She ran her index finger over the lettering. Making Maya shiver.

- "how long have you this tattoo ?"

- "I did it for my 21st birthday"

Carina rested her forehead against Maya's. But keys in the lock of the door brought them out of their bubble.