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ofthem,she’dneverhave

madeit withoutbeingseen.

Butit wasn’t,andshehad

• shewasfree.Adrenaline
  bouncedthroughher.For
  the first time in six weeks,
  Kimfeltalive.Truly, alive.
  It wasamazing.
  ✿✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿
  Itallhappenedsofast.One
  minutehewasaloneat the
  vendingmachine,cursingit
  forgobblinghismoneyand
  the next,she was there,in
  thecorridorbesidehim,her

gorgeouseyessmilingat

him. He didn’tknowwhatto

do.He’dthoughtof herso

muchin the last few weeks,

thatit wasoddseeingher

besidehim. In the flesh. All

hecouldwasgrin.

‘We keepmeeting,’he

said,wishingit hadn’t

soundedlike a cornychat-up

line.Nervously,hepushed

his glassesbackup his nose.

‘Don’twejust,’shereplied.

‘Myname’sRav,bythe

way.’Heheldouthishand

to her.Asshemovedherself

closer,theirwheelstouched.

Shelaughedoutloud.

‘Webetternotgetour

chairslocked together,’

shesaid.

Helaughed,too.In hislap,

hisphonejumpedintolife,

thevolumequitelow,but

still sounding deafening in

Hehadneverfeltanythinglikethe

connection he alreadyfelttoKim

thedesertedcorridor.They

both lookedat it. Zoya’s

beautifulfaceshoneout

fromthescreen.It was

preciselythetime

they’darrangedfor

herto callhim,

yetnowit felt

shockinglywrong.

Thegirl

wasalready

backingaway.

‘You’dbetterget

that,’shesaid.‘It

looksimportant.’

‘It’smygirlfriend,’

hesaid,thewords even

surprisinghim.

Rav lookedup. Her eyes

shone.Her gazelockedon

hisface.Whathewantedto

saywasthathe’drather

talk to her than Zoya;that

they’donlybeendatingfora

monthbeforehisaccident

happened;that he wasn’t

sure whathe felt abouther;

that sincehe’d beenstuck

inthisplace,she’dcomein

virtuallyeverydayand

everyoneassumedthey’d

beentogetherforever.And

they hadn’t. He wanted to

saythathehadneverfelt

anythinglike the connection

healreadyfeltto Kim.But

instead,hesaidnothing.

Thephonestoppedringing.

Theybothstill stared at

eachother.

‘I’mgoingnow,’ she said,

turningaway.

‘Pleasedon’t,’hesaid,

finallyspeaking.

Butshecarriedon,moving

awayfromhim quickly

intothe semi-darknessof

thecorridor.

‘What’syourname?’

Ravshouteddesperately

afterher.

Shesaidnothing.Allhe

heardwas the squeakof her

wheelson the floorand an

echoingbangasa warddoor

slammedbehindher.

TOBECONTINUED

Suzanne Ahern, 2019

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