"I'm sorry!" Annie yelled as the first firework went off. Elise looked down at her hand, grasped in Annie's. "Fritz kissed me without asking and I pushed him away but you had already gone and I should have said earlier but I thought you were so mad at me that I couldn't -" Tears streamed down her face. "I don't even like boys, Elise!"

Elise swallowed hard, her eyes pricking. Her world spun.

"I'm the one who should be saying sorry. Goddess, I'm such an idiot!"

The two hugged, locked in a wash of emotion, as colour spilled into the sky.