Kiss you

"Happy birthday to you" Hera sang happily while Matteo is cutting the cake. He fed her the first piece.

He was not in the mood to celebrate. But looking at her, he couldn't refuse.

That night after dinner, she insisted on bandaging his palm. She looked disturbed.

"How did that happen?" she asked.

For some reason, he doesn't want to ignore her question like he always does. But at the same time, he doesn't want to tell her the truth either.

"It was an accident" he lied. She believed him and did not inquire further, which he is thankful for.

After two weeks...

Hera is in a hurry. She decided to give her last exam today because Matteo kept bringing more work recently and she kept sleeping during the day instead. She missed school quite often, but that will not affect her GPA. She has only one paper to give and she decided to finish that as well. She overslept and woke up just twenty-five minutes before her exam time. She rushed out of her room in a hurry. She knows that she might