Nicky went back to her room after hours her mind still circling around this kiss. Lorna's lips had been soft and moist tasting sweet like cherry lipstick. Nicky touched her own lips feeling them smiling against her will. But the smile was erased when she opened the door with the big N and A and P on it and the silence in the room hit her hard in the face.

Piper's sheets were ripped off the bed showing off the rank matress with the huge beerstain Nicky had spilled on Piper's bed two years ago. She had thought Piper would yell at her and demand to change matresses but Piper had just observed the stain in a serious manner before looking at Nicky 'It looks like a sleeping bat!' first Nicky had looked like her best friend had totally lost her mind but then she had broke in a laughing fit telling Piper she loves her and they had spent the next hours on interpreting the forms of the beerstain.

Now Nicky sat down on the bed the matress squieking under her weight and she felt kind of betrayed. Of course she would still see Piper everyday in school and all through the day but it wasn't the same and she couldn't believe that her stupid friend had treated their little living community just to provocate some chick she had her eyes on. That was so not Piper. The Piper Chapman she knew were reasonable, quiet and reliable and didn't go nuts because of some hot girl. Where there really any doubts about Piper's sexuality? Because right now it was so obvious that she was a lesbian, a infested with hormones, dyke-drama causing, best-friend-forgetting lesbian.

Nicky looked around in the room. It was so full of memories of the past years. Fourteen cuts on the inside of Piper's wardrobe door: Piper had marked everyday with a deep cut like a prison inmate waiting for release when Larry was on a two week long school trip last year. She had ignored the teasing's of her roommates and nearly cried when see saw Mercy making out with her new girlfriend at the time because she considered the love between Trisha and Mercy so damn romantic. Nicky back then had formed a gun with her fingers pressing it against her forehead and making a 'pew' sound before falling backwards on her bed causing Piper to roll her eyes.

Nicky stood up from the bed accompanied by the familiar squek of the coil springs. It was already dark outside the grey, dusty lanterns threw a smilthy light on the cobblestone pavement.

She had no idea what time it was but she slowly started to wonder why she was still alone she hadn't seen Alex since their short conversation on the schoolfloor earlier that day. When the time went by Nicky was getting more nervous she had no idea where Alex could be or what she should tell Diane and she surely was too mad at Piper to ask for her help and advice.

She had texted Alex multiple times but hadn't recieved an answer by now. Sitting on the windowboard she smoked her millionth cigarette of the day. She was tapping her phone against the board before she threw it against the door where it shattered in a thousand pieces. What a fucking day. And to cap it all right then the door opened and Diane walked in looking at the shattered cellphone before she threw a asking glance at Nicky 'Are you nuts now? What the hell is wrong with this day? Piper is moving. You are getting destructive. Teenage Drama? And since when do we smoke in bedrooms.' Nicky just shook her head angrily throwing the cigarette out of the window. 'Hey, girl, tell me what's wrong. You aren't throwing phones for nothing, are you?' Shrugging her shoulders Nicky stayed quiet.

Diane knew her forsterlings and she had already assumed that Nicky wouldn't be amused about Piper's desicion since the two of them had always been inseperable and she also knew that behind her cool facade Nicky was very sad girl who wished nothing more than to feel loved. She sometimes reminded her of her little sister. Both of them hid their vulnerability behind their badass attitude.

Laying a hand under Nicky's chin she turned her head making her look at her 'Hey, girl. Must be pretty shitty without Piper, huh?' Nicky snorted contemptuosly but didn't say a word. 'You pretty mad at her, aren't you? Maybe you should tell her? Maybe she didn't think about who she might hurt, hm?'

Diane's eyes were worried like most of the time. It was part of her job to worry about these kids and she was very good in her job. 'She doesn't think at all anymore.' Nicky's voice was shaking in anger. 'Well, I guess she's in love. You know people do stupid things when in love. Who would know better than you?'

Diane winked tapping a finger against Nicky's nose. The ginger blushed knowing what incident Diane was referring to. She had had a little crush on her black haired caretaker when she was fifteen she had kept making her compliments and flirting with her ignoring Diane's adminitions. Then one day she had crashed a date Diane had with some random guy by hitting him in the face and confessing her love to the beautiful woman. Noone else knew about this incident but the two of them and of course Piper.

'Well at least I never let my best friend hanging.' Nicky stated matter of factly. 'She'll get her senses back sooner or later, trust me, hm? She loves you.' Nicky shrugged her shoulders again staring out of the window. Diane squeezed Nicky's tigh before turning around and throwing a glimpse on her watch 'So where is Alex?' she asked.

I'm sorry I know it took me long and now it's short again but I really tried to keep my work up as good as possible. Now my midterms are over and I hope I'll be able to write more the next days...