A Kiss of Fate

Lunch

Stef:

I finish inventory & go to the sink to wash my hands.

"Alright Lena. Where do we wanna eat lunch?"

"Hmm. I don't know. We could just get some takeout."

I look at her.

"Okay. I actually love takeout."

I walk over to her and she get out of her seat.

We lock the door behind us & go back to our apartment complex.

"We could eat it at my place on the seventh floor."

"Yeah. And next time you can come to my place."

We arrive to my apartment.

"Oh my god. How do you make that walk everyday?"

"It's easy when you aren't wearing blistering flats."

She laughs.

"When we get inside you should take those off and give your feet a rest. Kick back."

"Okay."

We head inside & I open my curtains.

"Wow Stef. Your apartment is gorgeous. I try to keep mine clean, but that never goes as planned."

"Thank you."

"And it's so nicely furnished."

"I did this all myself."

She turns to me.

"Really?"

I smile.

"Yeah, I used to do it all the time back home."

"You need to do mine one day."

She sits down on my couch & takes a clear view at the city.

"Wow. It's gorgeous from up here."

"Yeah, it makes all of the pain worth it."

"Yeah."

"Alright. What do you want to order?"

She tells me her order.

And I go to the other room.

Lena:

I look out of the window.

I look around her apartment.

It's so neat.

I lay down on her couch.

She comes back into the room.

"Your couch is comfortable."

I laugh.

"Yeah."

"What made you go with baby blue?"

"Well, most everything in my living room is baby blue. My kitchen is ruby red. My bathroom is grey. And my room is green. It remind me of home."

I look at her.

"Why?"

"Well, baby blue represents the beautiful sky is Kentucky. Sure every sky is blue. But, I have never seen a sky quite like good ole Kentucky."

"Yeah."

"And red reminds me of the barns. That's where I would spend most my days. Petting horses, feeding goats, & other stuff."

"Your life sounds so freeing."

"It was."

"Well, what does gray & green represent?"