Give Me Your Love

You looked possessed

My usual routine begins: shower, get ready, sort out my bag and go downstairs to put water and food, say hello and start leading the way on my bike, I arrive in front of Anastasia's house and call her on the phone, she comes out and quickly takes her bike

Anastasia: good morning

Grace: good morning

Anastasia: did you have fun last night?
Grace: yes, but not too much
Anastasia: too bad
Grace: but think about it, my pussy is fine the way it is
Anastasia: and you haven't tried it yet
Grace: what do you mean
Anastasia: do you remember Alberto?
Grace: yes
Anastasia: after three months we did it, yesterday
Grace: what are you saying
Anastasia: I swear
Grace: and are you planning on having serious intentions with him?
Anastasia: yes, we talked about it after we did it and now we are together
Grace: one thing I ask you, use protection or I will ruin you instead of your parents
Anastasia: okay mom

We laugh and after a long way we arrive at school, we put the bikes down and then we go in to sit in the relaxation room, I start reading the book that Anthony left me and I do as usual: I take a sheet of paper and I write everything down to then add my comment, I finish a chapter and then Anastasia comes over to see the situation

Anastasia: have you already finished a chapter?
Grace: yes
Anastasia: you're crazy
Grace: ok

The bell rings and I put everything in my bag, we go to the auditorium and the new singing teacher introduces herself, then she calls the roll and calls me

Teacher: Miss Kushner, would you like to go up on stage?

I don't say anything and I get up, I go up on stage and he hands me a microphone

Prof: I heard that your professor last year gave you the task of preparing some songs that he assigned you, and I saw that he chose Everytime We Touch by Cascada for you, do you want to let us hear it?
Grace: of course

I go closer to the piano and the professor stands very far away, they dim the lights and I position the microphone, I start playing and after 30 seconds I start singing, in the meantime I think of Anthony and I give the best of what I could do, after letting myself go I raise my head and look at the professor, she turns away from everyone for a moment and then they applaud, I am a little amazed and then I smile a little

Prof: you have potential, Grace
Grace: thank you very much
Prof: how long have you been playing like this?
Grace: since I was 12
Prof: congratulations, and instead how long have you been singing?
Grace: always since I was 12, prof
Prof: ok, who's next?

We'll do two really intense hours of singing and then we'll do Italian and math, we'll go out and Anastasia and I will go towards the bikes

Alex: Grace, do you by any chance know anything about my friend Anthony? I wouldn't want you to be the one to hurt him

He starts laughing with his shitty friends and I decide to grab him forcefully by the shirt, looking at him with wide eyes

Grace: do something like that again and next time it won't end well, ok?

I leave him and, as soon as I touch the bike, he challenges me

Alex: you don't scare me Kushner

I turn to Anastasia and she understands me immediately, I leave my bag and start hitting him making him fall to the ground, after a while someone lifts me up and holds me, I don't understand and Alex gets up with great difficulty

Grace: it doesn't end here Alex
Sam: Grace, stop

I recognize Sam by his voice and change my gaze, I turn to him and hug him

Grace: what are you doing here
Sam: I wanted to surprise you, but since I saw you hitting that boy, I preferred to stop you
Anastasia: the bag
Grace: thanks

I put on my bag and Sam takes my bike, we go to his car and get in

Sam: would you like to stop by my house for a moment?
Grace: Go ahead

I'm starting to feel pain in my right hand and I'm suffering in silence

Sam: Am I wrong or do you have blood in your hand
Grace: It's not mine
Sam: I think so