28. First Girlfriend

With Gray gone, Zia Scott raided through the kitchen and started cooking dinner with the very few ingredients she could scavenge on the deserted fridge. With the help of a stool, she struggled to level with the countertop to prepare the necessary ingredients. As she knelt on the stool, she reached for a knife and cutting board and started cutting vegetables. And while she did so, her divided attention convinced her mind to whirr back to memories that were bugging her head all day.

This was back when she was still a high school student. Summer break had just ended and they had just started their life as a senior student on their way to graduation. Back then, Zia had an even-lined bangs that Gray would tease her about for half a year, and she was a member of the student council. Around this time, Gray's hair was still not dyed white, her skin was tan and her ears still weren't pierced, and a midfielder in s