Eva awoke at dawn, although she was hesitant in opening her eyes; she could feel Kai staring down at her. Thinking she was asleep, Kai kissed her softly on the forehead, and brushed back hair from her face. Safe under the pretence of sleep, Eva struggled in vain to hold back the smile that involuntarily lit her features.
“Ah, so you are awake then!” Kai tried to hide his embarrassment with a grin, but Eva saw right through him, as per usual.
“So, breakfast, what do you fancy?”
Eva smiled and looked as though she was going to answer, but the thought of food suddenly made her stomach churn. Once again she rushed to the toilet, and threw up the remainder of lasts night’s blood. Tears streamed down her face as she retched, the memories of last night were abruptly brought back up, raw in her mind.
Kai poked his head round the previously slammed shut bathroom door.
“Listen. I’m going to get you better, we’ll run away from here, just you and me. Put all this behind us.”
“I can’t Kai, what about University? I can’t just up and leave, Mum and Dad would go spare…” Eva’s face took on concern, but there was hope in her eyes, she knew she wanted to run but felt the need to rationalise.
“Screw them all. Come on when was the last time your parents checked you were alive? Screw university. We only need each other.” Kai looked pleadingly at Eva. Eva realised how much she wanted to run away with Kai, or was it just that she wanted Kai?
“You make it sound like we’re a couple, you know” Eva replied, avoiding Kai’s gaze. “Oh fuck oh fuck” she thought to herself, “Can’t flirt with Kai what the hell are you doing!”
Kai didn’t say anything, just smiled, and swept Eva up into his arms, and carried her to his bedroom where he laid her down on his bed. Eva wasn’t sure what was happening, but she knew she wanted every part of it. Giving Eva a long, passionate kiss, Kai shut the door and took the phone off the hook…