Throughout this semester, Gabriele and I were truly inseparable. Just as before, we would meet after dark with curfew being our shield and would give into each other or even just talk. He would tell me stories of France and I would introduce him to something about America he didn’t know-like pop culture and our cuisine. When we were allowed time to leave the grounds, we took it under the guise of “volunteer work”, when we would really be taking advantage of the fact his seats reclined back. During the day when church and class was in session, we would give each other flirty glances-careful to not be seen by others, and even brush our fingertips as we passed. We were cautious in our timing and never did anything just because of lust-we had done it only when we were sure we wouldn’t be caugh
