Both Ms. Clearwater and Ms. Baker grew inseparable. Leah began giving Kim a lift to school every morning. They'd have lunch together with Kim's friend Anna, who would always sneak an 'I told you' look at Kim when Leah wasn't looking. They would spend hours together at each other's homes goofing around and watching movies, or going out to dinner. They'd spend their last hours awake on the phone with each other, each of their voices being the last the other heard that day. As their time together increased so did their comfort together. They would touch more. They'd hold hands down the school halls, share friendly kisses when they'd part, Leah's arm would drape possessively around Kim's shoulder and they'd always wind up in each other's embrace. Leah began to laugh and speak more. Her walls were lowered and she seemed more like her old self.
Many began to question their sudden closeness, as their constant physical contact was not custom to the on lookers. That did not affect them in the slightest because they knew what they had was pure and true. And though the lines of friendship were slightly blurred, they wouldn't change a thing, or that was at least what Leah thought as she finished interrogating Anna for the fifth time. It had been almost a week since she had seen Kim. She hadn't shown up to school, wouldn't answer her phone calls or texts and wouldn't open the door when Leah dropped by her house. It seemed like she was avoiding her. Leah didn't know what she did wrong or even if this was about her.
You see just a week ago, Leah decided to push her luck. She and Kim were at the movies per usual, sitting in the middle of the back row as always. Something inside of Leah couldn't hold it in anymore (the buildup of sexual tension between them ignited by an unexpected and intense sex scene) and she grab Kim's little face and laid one on her, right on those soft, plump, and rosy lips she'd always fantasize about nibbling on. But what she hadn't expected was for Kim to kiss back. Not only did Kim kiss back, inserting her tongue into Leah's inviting mouth, she also climbed onto Leah's lap and proceeded to grind her heated core against Leah's thighs. Leah was in heaven, uncontrollable moans leaving her bruising lips. She would've thought it was a dream too had it not been for security escorting them off the premises. On the drive home, Kim seemed insatiable. She'd kiss and nibble on Leah's neck and shared sweet little kisses with her. Neither spoke, too choked up on what was happening to form coherent sentences. When Leah walked her to her front door, they shared one last sweet kiss, Kim entering her home with a slightly dazed and serene smile.
Leah believed the only reason behind Kim's sudden disappearance was that Kim had regretted what they shared last week so deeply that she couldn't stomach the sight of her. Kim couldn't be in proximity of her, she dared not build the courage to look at her or even fathom entertaining the sound of her voice. She had probably locked herself up in the darkness of her room buried in a makeshift tomb underneath comforters and throws, decorating her floors with tissues covered in mucus and tears as she emphatically lamented over what she had done. Her only friend, the only person she could truly come to care about other than her family was purely disgusted by her. These accusations hovered over her like a kettle of vultures ready to feast on her sanity. She was driving herself mad over something she could not confirm. Here she was assuming the worst when Kim could be home with a horrendous case of the flu or even the black plague. She could have been struck by lightning or hit by an ice cream truck for all Leah knew. She had to see her. Leah had to see Kim.
So as lunch ended and Leah parted ways with Anna, she decided to try her luck at Kim's house again. She'd bang on Kim's front door 'til she opened it or called the cops. She wouldn't give up this time. She wouldn't stop knocking until she saw Kim or was removed by force. Hopping onto her bike and speeding out of the school's parking lot before security noticed, Leah took a deep breath and let all her nerves leave her in a long sigh. She was overreacting. Just because Kim decided to disappear right after they touched a few bases doesn't mean she was avoiding her. No; not sweet, innocent, cute, funny, sexy Kim. She would never do that. She was a loving and giving girl who put others before herself. She would never intently and openly hurt someone's feelings like this. Not her Kim. But as much as she tried she couldn't stop the feeling of heaviness. The sudden sadness surrounding her due to the possibility of Kim's rejection was a heavy weight added to her heart making it bothersome. It made her feel like her heart was slowly sliding down from where it belonged. The building grief and sadness of what could be was tugging roughly at her heart. Tears began to accumulate but Leah would not let them fall. She was overreacting. This was her silly teenage hormones adding fuel to the fire, making something out of completely nothing. Leah decided to tune out of her own thoughts and instead focused on the curves of the road ahead.