I'm stronger than yesterday. Now it's nothing but my way.
"So what's on your schedule for next week?" Blaine asked Kurt. They were sitting in the corner at their favorite restaurant. Going there had become a Saturday tradition for them.
"Well I have a meeting on Monday at Vogue and a paper due for one of my classes on Thursday, but it should be a pretty low-key week," Kurt said.
"That's great. You've been really busy recently," Blaine said.
"Yeah well it's the mi…" Kurt stopped his words short. He lost all the color in his face and dropped his fork into his salad.
"Kurt, what is it?" Blaine asked.
"Karofsky," Kurt said quietly.
Blaine turned around and, sure enough, Dave Karofsky was being led to a nearby booth. "Do we need to leave?" Blaine asked. He fished for his wallet to pay for the check.
"No, no, let's enjoy our meal and just pretend we don't see him," Kurt said. A few minutes later, Kurt felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned around and was eye to eye with Karofsky.
"Hi Kurt, Blaine," he said.
"We don't want any trouble," Kurt said.
Karofsky laughed. "Relax. I'm in town visiting family. They're over there," he said. "How are you guys?"
"We're good," Blaine replied. "How are you?"
"I'm a lot better, actually. Getting out of Lima has really helped me a lot," he replied.
"It's good to hear that," Kurt squeaked.
"Anyways, I better get back to my family. Maybe we'll run into each other again." He left to go back to his table.
"Are you alright?" Blaine asked.
"You know what, I think I am. He doesn't really scare me as much anymore," Kurt replied. They sat down and were able to finish their meals in piece.