"Ughh, I'm so full."
"I told you not to eat that much, but no, you just had to eat so much popcorn, then finish that whole pizza and eat all that ice-cream after."
"It was worth it though."
"Was it really?"
"Maybe."
"Let's go upstairs, it's getting pretty late and I'm starting to get tired. We can just lay in bed and talk for a while."
"Sure."
***
"Hey, Piper?"
"Yeah?"
"Lately I've been thinking about homecoming a lot."
"Don't remind me. I still regret saying that. I really shouldn't have."
"Don't be sorry. It's good you said that. It's got me thinking and... Well..."
"Ella, I told you. I wasn't expecting anything. It was stupid of me to say that stuff. I don't want you to do things you'll regret. Don't do anything just because you're scared of hurting my feelings, okay?"
"That's not it, Piper. On the contrary, I'm scared I'll regret this if I don't. We've spend so much time together and I think... God, I'm so bad at this."
"Ella, I-"
"I want to kiss you, Piper."
"You... What?"
"You heard me. I really want to kiss you. Right now. I'm bad at talking about this and I'm not sure about a lot, but I'm sure about this. I've been wanting this for a while now."
"Ella..."
"I mean it. I really want to. So if you still want to..."
"I do. I really do."
"Okay."
"Okay."
***
"Fuck, that was..."
"I think we can do even better."
"You think so?"
"Come here."
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How we met
Short StoryElla has gotten to a point in her life where nothing feels certain. Her relationship with her parents has been getting worse and worse, she's been missing her old best friend more than ever and she hasn't really been feeling like herself. You could...
