Luci awoke that next morning within her own sheets with the memory of August’s touch still present upon her skin; but also the evidence of his touch, both kind and erotic, that left souvenirs upon her person. She would only notice these as she pulled herself from her cheap sheets and across the floor to the mirror hanging behind her closet door. The dark coloring of a hickey now present just below her ear along with the one on the base of her breast was now covered by her hair and a tee shirt that would cover the evidence of her lustful encounter. But as she transitioned from yesterday’s clothes in preparation for ones that had since been cleaned, Luci was startled by Mollie’s voice gasping behind her.
“Shi-” Luci stopped herself before cursing as she was truly startled by her roommate’s
