Chapter 23

• The drive to college this time around is devoid of any of the previous tension. I am satiated, I rest my head on his thigh as he drives and he runs a hand down my body all throughout the drive. I think I dosed off at some point, because eventually, I feel his hand tapping me gently. I open my eyes and we are in my college. In front of my residential hall.
• My mother insisted I stayed on campus for my first year, even though I had have preferred renting an apartment outside. But I am glad for it now since I got to meet Charlie. She is my roommate and she has become my best friend. We just get eachother.
• "We are here, princess." Stephane's smooth baritone calls to me. I lift my head off his thigh, thankfully the windows are opaque so nobody outside can see us. I watch as a couple people move about. Going in and out. I feel sleepy. Weak. Satisfied. Happy. Aglow.