Being able to escape academics or religious work with my secret lover was almost as sweet as honey as I didn’t have to worry about waiting until curfew or even waking up anyone whom I would be with. Instead, I would be allowed the chance to bask in a moment away with Gabriele-a moment uninterrupted by others, or at least I thought so. As I waited anxiously for him to approach me as I waited at the bench near the front gates of the entire school campus, I found him to give me an apologetic look before a classmate of mine strolled beside him. The smile on her face was one I wish I could have smacked right off as she knew that she had invited herself without the true joy of either Gabriele or I asking to do so. Maybe she could feel the s****l tension that had risen between him and I or maybe
