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“Honestly, your health matters more than anything. Don’t scare us like that again, okay?”
“Exactly!” Stella chimed in. “But at least you two get to be at the sschool now.”
“You're not that far, Stella-just two blocks away,” Queenie pointed out.
Stella grinned. “Still, it’s not the sschool! Now if | want to see you, | have to trek those two blocks every
time.”
At that, Queenie and Alessia exchanged a helpless glance.
The three girls chatted about everything and nothing, laughter weaving between them, while classmates
stopped by to congratulate Alessia. She greeted each one graciously, never losing her smile.
As the sun dipped lower and the sky slowly faded into night, the celebration began to wind down.
“We're heading out. Save your presents for later, okay?” Stella waved as she gathered with the rest of their
classmates, ready to go.
Cole and Alessia remained, standing side by side, watching friends drift away in groups until the courtyard was
nearly empty.
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Cole looked away, clearly nervous. He fidgeted with his fingers, unable to meet her gaze. “Um... do you want
to... watch the fireworks?”
Before Alessia could answer, the first brilliant burst exploded in the sky, scattering color and light above them.
Her eyes sparkled, reflecting every flash, and the smile on her lips only grew wider.
Cole hesitated, words rehearsed a hundred times suddenly slipping away. “Would you... would you be interested
in being... something more? Like, my girlfriend?”
Alessia’s smile deepened. “Cole, look at me.”
He obediently lowered his head, and before he realized what was happening, Alessia brushed a gentle kiss
against the corner of his mouth.
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Cole froze, struggling not to break into a grin.
“Is that a yes?” he asked, breathless.
“Yes.” She didn’t whisper or hedge. She made it clear, her answer strong and sure.
When had their feelings changed? Maybe it was that afternoon walking htogether in the sunset. Maybe it
was sharing a milkshake during the holidays, or the way they always seemed to be the first face each other saw
when they were sick. Whatever the reason, on their eighteenth birthday, they stepped into something new-
together.
“So... do you want to go on a date tomorrow? My girlfriend?”
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Alessia pinched his cheek, her heart full. “Of course you can, my boyfriend.”
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