Tattoos, body chains, and dark lipstick.
Ina and Amé are two women who rewrite the game.
Follow them into their never ending world.
Written by Ina Seele and Amé Fengári
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She was on cloud nine.
She felt guilty, because her friend had died, and only late night cell phone calls with Samantha's mother, where she had to constantly remind Ina to live, allowed her to be happy. Because the truth was, she is. She was excited because of one individual man, who promised the craziest dreams she'd ever imagined for herself, and that they would embark together, to accomplish them.
She was happy.
She wanted to call Amé and tell her of her newfound dreams, aspirations, motivation, and the Arcadia that had settled in her heart, lifting her up and higher. She would impatiently pace around her home, on a Friday where she didn't work nor had class, spinning in circles and fidgeting with the ring on her finger.
Sometimes her mind would tell her to slow down. They just met. Literally. They slept together one night, didn't see or heard of each other in a month, reunite, and speak of marriage and kids.
What madness had occurred? God, she knew this happened before and it ended with a fire that burned down the wooden arches that supported the relationship. She ended with third degree burns and traumatic triggers. Ina knew her sister wouldn't approve. That she'd say "Don't get to close, you know what happened last time you fell too fast?"
But she didn't care. Because just like him, she felt it in her heart, like a call, like a force of true love, like a mission of two souls to unite, and she knew she was delirious, but delirious is so much better than sanity.
So she spun around some more. She was okay with delirious, because worst case scenario it doesn't work out, but she gave her heart a chance.
Her phone buzzed and she checked the screen. It was a message, from Ivaan.
Left TX, flying back to NY to disintegrate the final branches. Give me a few days and I'll be flying to WA to speak to Amé. Be safe my love, I'll return to you soon.
Ina nodded to herself, and held her phone really close to her chest. Soon enough, only a few days and he'd be back. He'd be back and they'd settle together, and they'd make a proper living, and she'd continue to go to school and work. She's going to be happy.
If he could get out of it for her, that'd be the first step to everything. She sat down and smiled, her thoughts venturing to memories, tiny but there. His large hands grabbing her fingers, kissing them one by one, and on other occasions, kissing her tears away. He'd sit there and listen, listen to all an everything, things Ina once upon a time even felt ashamed of. He really seemed to care for her, to want her, to take that first leap of faith into what they could be together... if they take that leap.
So Ina stood up and took her first leap. She'll tell Amé herself the decision she has taken. She didn't text her sister, for the surprise element could be on her side. Ina would make Amé understand why this is important to her, and Amé would approve.
