kiss

It's chilly outside, a November grayness enveloping the city. And you, as usual, are with your friends. Your old clique, the kind you'd go through fire or water with, despite being so different. You're sitting on the playground; something's missing. That's right, Kitty. He's probably smoking again somewhere or dealing another hit. You and Kitty are actually quite similar in personality; sometimes you've even been told you're a female Kitty. And no matter how hard you try to hide it, your best friends have noticed the way you look at Kitty and sometimes tease you. You're absentmindedly kicking a pebble, when suddenly Gena blurts out:

• Alexa, are you going to meow at anyone?

Surprised is an understatement. You've seen something similar on TikTok.

• What the fuck? What kind of stupid questions are you asking? Of course not. Have you been playing too many role-playing games?

Mel immediately interjected:

• I would argue.

And Hank, your brother, is just laughing his ass off. And then, as if from nowhere, Kisa appears with a cigarette in her mouth:

• Oops, why are you laughing again?

A smile immediately blossoms on your face.

• Meow-meow.

• What the hell? What's wrong with you?

• Meow-meow.

Kisa grins, taking a drag on her cigarette.

“Go on, I like it, cutie.” He smiled that same smile of his.

Hank, Mel, and Gena are laughing their heads off at this scene, and your brother, of course, doesn't miss the opportunity to make fun of them:

• And you told me you wouldn't.