Breeze of Life

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Author: Kirsty Dallas
lesson,” Harper said thoughtfully. Mia snorted.
    “I’ll be sure to tell him.”
    Finally Harper was partnered with a tall dark-haired boy called Ryder. Boys against girls and in the spirit of fairness Mia and I let the boys go first.  They spent a painstakingly long time choosing a song and in the end they agreed on Flo Rida’s Good Feeling . Harper held nothing back, breaking out all his moves which had the girls gushing and the boys hi-fiving him. Once they were finished, we moved them aside and chose our song, it was an easy choice, Pink’s So What. Mia and I danced our hearts out and when we were finished it was up to the spectators to decide on a winner. It was Mia and I, of course, and we hi-fived and hugged like a pair of crazy girls. Harper grinned with lazy satisfaction, approaching me slowly, his gaze holding mine.
    “Nicely played, Breeze baby,” he murmured. His arm wound its way behind my back and he pulled me close, placing a chaste kiss to my forehead. Like always, my heart did a crazy flip at his touch. The way Harper had looked down on me, the heat in his stare was unfamiliar and confusing though. Suddenly our friendship felt different, more intense and maybe a little bit thrilling. And just like that I was entertaining thoughts of more. More Harper, more us, more life. I didn’t want to cling to any of those possibilities because to not get them would hurt too much. For a long time now I had convinced myself there was nothing in my future, entertaining thoughts of something now would only lead to disappointment.
    ***
    Later that evening, I wandered out from my bedroom to find the dining table, which had sat unused since Harper left in March, full of all the ingredients needed to make tacos and my stomach grumbled with satisfaction. Harper smiled from the kitchen and quickly poured two glasses of water and joined me. Just like that my mood picked up. All it took was one smile, one quirk of his lips and my world felt brighter.
    “You did great in Portugal,” I quietly confessed as we sat in an almost painfully awkward yet civilized manner. We usually only ate at the table when we had guests over.
    “You saw?” Harper asked surprised.
    “Of course, I watched via the live feed on the net. I’ve watched most of your heats through the year when I was able to.” Harper seemed pleased with that revelation.
    “When is your next doctor’s appointment?” he asked.
    “The third.”
    “And what happens at that one?”
    I shrugged. “Results from the last tests, more tests. I hope some indication of how long I’ve got to live.” My voice was excruciatingly flat and void of emotion. This was my death voice, the one I purposefully forced when I talked about cancer and my future. It took every ounce of my strength not to start crying the moment my lips parted to speak, so this was how I dealt with it, detached.
    “Your positive attitude is astounding,” Harper said a little too sarcastically for my liking. “With thoughts like that, I understand why you mope around the apartment all day.” I took a deep breath trying not to lose my temper, I simply didn’t have the energy to do this tonight.
    “I’m just being realistic.” I shrugged with nonchalance.
    I could see Harper shaking his head in disbelief beside me. “George tells me you haven’t played much.” He signaled to my guitar. “Why?” I looked at my guitar that sat on the couch where Harper had laid it down this morning. A part of me wanted to play but I was afraid of enjoying something I might not have the pleasure of enjoying much longer. Somehow my mind had reached the decision it was easier to give it up now rather than have it ruthlessly snatched away from me later. It was quite clearly a ridiculous thought now that I was trying to reason it aloud.
    “I don’t feel like playing. It doesn’t bring me the peace it used to, it just makes me sad.”
    Harper laughed but it was a sound of sarcasm rather than genuine happiness.
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