Episode 1

I woke up on the first morning of the summer brake all energized. It was the day that Laura and me started working on the art school's project. We were given the task of decorating a playground in our hometown with paintings.

It was 8 o'clock and I had to be there by 9. I went to the bathroom to get ready. The mirror was showing that my deep dark eyes, there tired, although I didn't feel like that at all. I washed my face, it was already better, then I put on some clothes that were suited for the task of being covered in paint.

I headed out and went towards Laura's place to meet with her.

- Alma! - she shouted, once she saw me in the distance. - How are you?

- I'm pretty excited about today. I feel like it's gonna be a great day!

- Me too. I already drew some sketches. I'm gonna show you once we're there.

Laura was my best friend for the longest time. She was chubby and having the kindest hear I've ever known, putting others ahead of herself.

Once we arrived and got the paint from the storeroom, she laid down her sketches on the ping-pong table. They were wonderful, with fairies flying around, and big, magical trees. It was like a child's world opened up in front of me.

- This is magical! I haven't even thought about anything we should paint, I thought we would just improvise. But I can see that you're well ahead of me, as always.

She put on a big grin, while blushing a bit from the compliments she just got.

We started planning, placing the magical element in the playground, deciding on tasks, when I suddently heard a voice:

- So you're the ones who're gonna work on the playground?

As I turned around I saw two guys looking at Laura's sketches. I also noticed some other people came to play on the basketball ground. One of them was paying close attention to the discussion, but only from distance.

- Yes, hello! She's Laura and my name is Alma, nice to meet you.

One of them put on a smirk, while the other was searching for Laura's eyes, while she was too absorbed by work to pay attention to him. They were both really tall and good-looking. One of them reminded me of my favorite singer. After they introduced themselves I quickly forgot their names, as that is my weak point.

The guy that was just silently observing the discussion from afar, at a given moment came running and grabbed the two guys by their shoulders, almost trowing them to the ground.

Wow, such an appearance. I thought.

- 'Cmon, you punks, we gotta play.

His energy and joy were overflowing. I felt like they had reached me too.

- In a sec, we were making conversation here.

- Yes yes. - he said, while looking at me for the first time - The game's gonna be more interesting than such a plain girl.

Excuse me? Did I hear it right? Were my senses playing tricks on me a few moments ago? I thought I saw something brighten up in his eyes, while he looked at me, but I must've been mistaken. How rude, to say such a thing in front of the person...

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