Kat and I whirled into coy flirting over the next week. We were always shyly holding hands or cuddling in some way. Before bed every night she'd kiss my forehead, and I'd kiss her nose in return. Cute little things like that.
Christmas was drawing near and I knew I wanted to get Kat something great. The problem was: what? I couldn't get to the nearby town, we were forbidden from leaving without an escort. One afternoon while wandering the grounds, I got an idea.
I saw the gardener I'd spent so much time with last year, and walked over.
"Hey." I said quietly, and he looked up.
"Hello there. Haven't seen you much this year…"
"I've been working pretty hard in school, spending a lot of time up in my room."
He nodded. "What's up then?"
"Do you live by the town?"
"Yeah, right on the outskirts. Why?"
"If…If I gave you money, could you buy something for me? I need to get my…friend a Christmas gift."
"Yeah, sure. Just bring it to me and give me a description of what you want, and its yours. Don't worry, I won't rip you off."
"Thank you!" I said, smiling as I ran off towards the room.
