Chapter 21

 For a Lifetime

Eva

I am sitting on the bed, the soft, white bathrobe the hotel offers wound around my body. Nathan was right. They do have toothbrushes and everything in here.

I’ve wrapped my hands around my knees and the water from my wet hair’s still dripping on me, some drops land on the nice, fashionable carpet on the floor.

Everything seemed perfect. Once Nathan went out, I did stay alone with my head and took a look around. This was me and this was happening.

I was here, miles away from home, with the person I liked the moment I saw him.

We were in a nice hotel, and ...and then I went to the bathroom and took my clothes off.

What’s worse than having the school nurse come and give the class the sex education lesson and show us how to put condoms on; what’s worse than dropping your pad in front of your classmates on your way out to the restroom is, and I swear it’s the worst thing ever- is getting your period when you are finally w