You always knew that Deena's presence made your heart beat faster, you two had a hidden relationship... Obviously your parents would never accept two girls dating, but now it was just a distant memory, you broke up with her out of fear . Today, however, as you board the school bus hand in hand with your new boyfriend, the most popular boy on the football team, you realize that the memories are far from forgotten. His eyes, despite the smiles he exchanges with him, follow Deena. And you see, if only briefly, the disappointment on her face.

Deena didn't try to talk to you in the school yard, nor when you passed each other in the hallways. But when you got on the school bus, you felt her warm hand holding your arm firmly, leaving no room for you to escape.

“Come sit with me,” Deena said without hesitation, pulling you towards the back of the bus. Without thinking, you followed her, as if years of secrets and unrevealed feelings weighed on your every step.

You sit side by side, the space is tight, the silence between you is so dense that it feels like the air vibrates. You look ahead, not having the courage to look at Deena, but you feel her gaze burning your skin.

"So that's it?" his voice finally breaks the silence. "Are you going to pretend like nothing happened between us? Pretend like all of this wasn't real?"