the progress project [3]

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yuli

"good morning," vivian whispers against her neck, voice tinged from slumber.

yuli jumps a little, had forgotten that she wasn't alone. she doesn't know what this is between the two of them, and it makes her terrified.

"hey," vivian is alert now, cupping her face to make eye contact. "what's wrong?"

"nothing."

"we didn't talk the way i wanted to last night. please, talk to me."

"i have to go. i'm meeting up with atília for coffee," yuli says with an underlying message: go home.

vivian understands it, hurt washing over her face. "right. i'll see you around, i guess."

"yeah."

she disappears. yuli sighs.