𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐍, 𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐬

twenty-one.

       THE STUDENTS had decided to have one last big party before school closed. The whole school was going to be there. Mae had gotten ready with the girls all afternoon. They all understood that they had little time left all together and that it was stupid to argue.

       It was a white party so Mae had put on a strapless white dress that fell to her mid-thighs. She and her friends had found the boys so they could go to the party together. Henry was wearing white pants and a shirt that showed off his red hair. Mae slipped her arms around his neck to kiss him.

       "You look very handsome." she told him.

       "And you look even more beautiful." he smiled back.

       He had a bottle of wine in his hand. Mae took it from him and drank straight from the bottle. Henry gave her a surprised smile. She usually didn't drink, or very little, because of sport.

       "It's our last night." she told him. "It will be memorable."

       He nodded and put an arm around her shoulders as the group was walking towards the party. Some of them had already started drinking too. They ran to the party venue. The music was loud and since everyone was dressed in white they all seemed to fluoresce in the light.

       Mae went to hug Simon, who just came in with Rosh and Ayub. Elisa couldn't be there tonight but they would be hanging out the next day. Sara was there too and they just shared a nod. They hadn't spoken since she kissed August.

       "Can we talk?" she yelled so Sara could hear despite the music.

       The girl nodded and Mae quickly looked towards Henry who was taking shots with Valter and Alexander. She grabbed Sara's arm and lead her to the corridor so they could talk far from the music.

       "Are you here for August?" she asked once things were a little more silent.

       Sara shook her head. "No. I'm here because it's our last night, and I wanted to see you and Felice."

       "Really?" Mae asked. "Because Fedrika saw you and August kissing at the dinner."

       "Yeah, but... it's over now. I loved August and I did very bad things, I know. But I really am sorry. You're more important than August, and Felice and Simon are. And I am. I understand that now."

       Mae smiled. "I'm glad you realized it. I think Felice's over there, if you wanna talk to her."

       "Thank you. So, are we good again?" Sara asked.

       Mae nodded. "Yes, we're good."

       The two girls opened their arms and hugged tightly for a minute. Mae had to say she missed Sara a lot.

       Sara left to get Felice and Mae returned into the room. She bumped into Henry and they danced for hours until they had to go outside because of the stifling heat of the shed. It must have been four or five in the morning because even though it was dark, the sun seemed to be about to rise.

       They had made their way to the field not far away and were drinking from the bottle they had brought with them. She was sitting on top of him, her legs straddling his body as his hands were grapping her waist and thighs. She ran her hands through his hair while their mouths were moving in perfect sync.

       "I'm going to miss you so much." Henry whispered between two kisses.

       "What do you mean?" she asked as she pulled away of a few millimeters.