Back to me

Here with me

Maritza giggled after her great discovery, which made flaca smile back at her. She was so incredibly beautiful when she smiled, it's like the world stopped just so she could admire that precious moment. Right now, it was like nothing happened. Like they're never split up by the police. Like they're still best friends talking about the best way to contour with paprika. And that made flaca's heart warm. Even after some time far from each other, their familiarity was still there.

- So, I told you what happened in Ohio, but you still have to tell me everything about your time without my presence - maritza said that as a joke, but little did she know... Flaca thought that "I spent seventy percent of my time thinking about you, other 15 crying over your absence and the 15 left I used for my hygiene and food obligations" was not a good way to start this conversation, or the way she wanted to declare her love for Maritza.

- it was as ok. When I got here there was this girl who recognized me right away from our videos - this made Maritza jump from joy - but her friends were a piece of shit and they gave us a hard time. After some time they just forgot about us and started to bother other people.

- Idiot's! - Maritza seemed mad.

- Tell me about it. But everything is ok now, that's in the past - Her friend still looked pissed, but calmed down when flaca touched her arm gently - I'm serious. Cindy and I are Hosting the prison's radio program and daya has a girlfriend that seems nice. The only thing that's still an issue is the Maria/Gloria situation. Gloria still didn't forgive Ruiz for what she did, so try not to mention Maria in front of her - Maritza looked like she was having an internal fight, like something wanted to slip and she was pulling it back.

- This radio thing, how did it happen? - "smooth, Maritza. Very smooth. Sos una estúpida!".

- well, one day the woman who hosted it was put in the SHU, nobody knows why, and they needed to replace her. I really wanted to try it, but - "after being with you for so long I wasn't used to being alone " - I wasn't confident enough to do it alone, so I invited Cindy to try it with me. She's funny, so I thought it would work, and it did. The girls here are very into our show, I'm so happy. - Maritza felt happy for Flaca, she really did, but something in the back of her mind was bothering her. It was green and had a huge board over it "YOU'RE JEALOUS, YOU LOSER". She knew she had no reason to be jealous of flaca's friendship with Cindy, but she was anyway. She was used to being at Flaca's side all the time, so when somebody filled her place she felt weird. Flaca didn't replace her, she would never do that, but she had a new friend that could not like her. That scared her. What if Cindy hated her? Would she force Flaca to make a choice? Maritza or her? 7 months before, she knew no one could beat her in this question. But now, after she spent months without looking at her face, she was not so sure. Flaca noticed the other girl's silence and got worried - Everything ok?

- yeah, everything's fine. It's just I....I missed this - Flaca stared at her - I missed these moments with you - Flaca's heart got stuck at her throat, the air wouldn't come in anymore, she was about to faint. It's like maritza was doing on purpose, like she knew how much those words mean for Flaca and how they affected her.

- I missed it too - she looked her in the eyes - I missed everything about you, Mari - Maritza's neck was suddenly red, her breath was shaking and her hands were sweating. That phrase reached deep inside her heart. It was like Flaca had a map of her body and knew just the right word to say to reach each part. Flaca was spectacular, she's one in a million, for sure. In an attempt to not give her feelings away, she hugged flaca affectionately and rested her chin on the taller girl's neck.

- I missed you, too. More than you can imagine - having that breath so close to her neck, and those words said with such tenderness, flaca felt goosebumps starting to climb through her spine. She hugged the other girl back, with the same tenderness she was receiving, trying not to break the moment. She started to massage the tiny women's hair, which made maritza let out a yawn. Since none of the girls seemed to want the end of the hug, Flaca adjusted herself so Maritza could lay down by her side comfortably. They stayed cuddling like that for so long that the night came and brought with her the first good night of sleep both of them had in a long time.