YOUR DAISY

Chapter 4

The library was a dark place.

The dim and faint lighting of the candles hanging from the high ceiling combined with the stone faced nuns walking around mindlessly made her a little uneasy, as she walked through the high shelves full of books. The air was cold, and floating around there was the smell of oakwood and fresh paper.

When Taylor reached the top of the library, standing across the entrance of Locu Silentii, the room of silence, she spotted her friend beside the huge wooden door, pretending to be interested in reading a book. As soon as she spotted the smaller blonde, she smiled and waved at the girl, who shyly returned the gesture and started making her way towards her. Karlie put the book on the table nearby, completely turning around as Taylor approached her. "Hey, you made it,"

The brunette's eyes were strangely sparkling under the dim lighting as the blonde smiled faintly. She looked around herself, before saying, "You wanted to show me something?"

Karlie nodded and suddenly grabbed her hand before dragging her through the long corridors of the library. Taylor followed, briefly eyeing their joined hands between their bodies, as the tall young girl led her to a slightly smaller door. It was rather secluded from the rest of the place, the door being at the far end of a dark hallway. Out of fear, Taylor tightened her hold around Karlie's fingers and upon the gesture, the other girl glanced back at her with a sweet smile, telling her, "Do not have fear, I will not murder you," 

Her voice was teasing and as light as a feather and Taylor smiled lightly at the remark. "It's just a little too dark, that's all," she replied, feeling her cheeks heat up. They reached the door and stood in front of it, as Karlie took the key out of the back pocket of her pants; their hands still linked. It was weird to hold another person's hand, but it was great. The feeling of warmth surrounding her fingers as all around them a cool air still lingered. 

As Karlie unlocked the room, she explained, "I'm in charge of cleaning the storage room and I'm the only one who can come here since there's only one key and, well, I have it," she nervously chuckled as the door opened. "It's not really big, but sometimes I come here when I want to really distance myself from the real world. Sometimes it gets too much," 

The chamber was little. Very little. The ceiling almost touched their heads and there was the smell of ancient and dust hanging around. However, apart from that, Taylor still found it nice. She voiced her thoughts and Karlie turned around, surprised.

"You like it?"

"Yeah, it's really nice. I would love to have a place like this one where I can come whenever."

Karlie's lips twitched upwards and she averted her eyes as a blush colored her cheeks. "Well, we can always come here together, if you want,"

"You don't mind?"

"No," the taller girl shook her head. "Not one bit," she stated, staring directly at the blonde for a little longer than necessary. Taylor held her gaze until she heard a faint bell ring in the distance.

"We should go," she said in a breathy whisper, taking a step back and starting to turn towards the door. She watched her friend unlock the door and open it with grace, and as they made their way back to the dining hall to have dinner, Taylor felt like her heart was running an endless marathon. Her hands were shaking and she was weak in the knees. It was a strange sensation, to say the least, because she has never felt like this, as if she was about to have a heart attack because of her state of helplessness.

They reached the hall, which was starting to fill up with all the laughing pupils as they chatted quietly while looking for a seat. The two girls found two empty places right at the end of the long table situated in the central nave. They sat across each other, and she didn't know if she was imagining things, but Taylor felt like there was some type of lingering tension between them. Karlie looked down the table as she placed her elbows on the table, attentively watching as the nuns started to give food to their scholars. She seemed tense but at the same time calm, and Taylor stared at her profile, contemplating whether she should speak or stay silent.

Finally, a smiling sister gave them their food, and as Taylor began eating her own food, Karlie played with hers on her white plate.

"You shall eat," the smaller blonde said quietly, not looking up from her dinner.

"I'm not hungry," Karlie replied with a distant voice. She seemed lost in her thoughts, and Taylor watched her repetitive actions as she pushed her food around her plate with her fork.

"You will be when you will go to sleep tonight if you don't eat now," Taylor stated.

Karlie met her gaze with a worried one and the smaller blonde didn't understand why she looked so concerned until she spoke up. "Why do I feel like we've been friends for ages when we've just met," she mumbled quietly.

Taylor quietly chewed her food, looking at Karlie with a neutral gaze. "I feel the same way," she replied, placing her fork beside her now empty plate. Karlie smiled at that, and finally started eating. The blonde let out a small sigh of relief.

They talked about everything and nothing until a nun announced that it was time to go to bed. They walked side by side, and just when exiting the hall, before they parted ways, Karlie did something that Taylor did not expect. She had to go right and the taller girl had to go left.

But right before they went their separate ways, Karlie's fingers brushed against Taylor's for one second, the touch light and gentle, and when the smaller blonde looked up at her friend with a surprised and confused look, the taller girl just smiled at her.

A smile that had invaded even her dreams that night.