The Military School (En)

The freedom

It had been three weeks since Carina had her cast on. She couldn't take it anymore but the big day had finally arrived.

She had an appointment at 11:00 a.m. to pick it up and Maya had insisted on accompanying her despite the fact that Sam and Andrea were available.

Carina had brought a pair of jeans and refused to allow Maya to enter the room while her cast was being cut. Three weeks without waxing her leg, there was no way Maya could see this.

She had come out of the room on her own two legs, limping a bit anyway.

- "fortunately I have an automatic!"

- "When are you getting your car back again?"

- "this afternoon, can you take me there?"

-"Of course. But first ... Would you go to a restaurant with me for lunch?"

- "I'd love to, I haven't wanted to go out for three weeks because of this cast, so anything you want."

- "don't tell me that I might take you up on it"

- "anything you want to do outside"

Maya took Carina to eat at The Pink Door, an Italian restaurant.

She had a plate of Gnocchi and Carina had Linguine alla Vongole. They had eaten very well and had decided to go for a walk to Pike Place Market and to push their walk to the big wheel in Seattle.

-"We should come back here sometime" said Maya.

- "when you ask me on a date we'll come there"

- "Do you want me to ask you out on a... go out with me?" She was stunned by this revelation

- "not right away, but yes I hope you will eventually"

Maya had butterflies in her stomach, more than usual, if that were possible. Carina wanted to go out with her, well ok not right away but she wanted to anyway.

- "stop smiling stupidly" Carina gave her a sideways glance as they stood in profile to each other and admired the view of Elliott Bay.
Maya hadn't even realized she had that look on her face.

- "excuse" but she still had the same stupid smile. She couldn't help it, which made Carina laugh.

- "Ma dio-mio quanto mi sono innamorato di te!" Fit Carina looking at Maya who was trying to fight her own smile. [But my god, I am so in love with you!]

-"Are you aware that I understood what you just said? We're not 16 anymore... I can understand a lot of what you might say to me."

- "oops, I forgot. But... Well, I didn't say anything you didn't already know."

- "Carina" her tone was suddenly more serious. "Can I ask you something?"

- "What? You look very serious".

-"Please, just once, I can tell you just once, and not in my head, I really, really want to tell you, more than kissing you or anything else, it's eating me up, it's all I can think about. And I wanted to tell you when you're sleeping but it's not the same. I just want to tell you once. Without us getting into a fight or teasing each other or whatever, even though I know I'm not allowed to tell you. Just once, I promise, and then I won't ask you again until you give me permission."

- "ok"

- "okay?" She was surprised

- "yes ok, once"

- "like I want? Like can I touch you and stuff?"

- "yes, but no kissing on the mouth or anything, you have one minute"