“Are you nervous?” Thami asks taking my hand in his as we enter the suburb, one place that I had never been before. I feel so out of place being here in a place where there are big houses, walls that are so high and gates that have an intercom.

This part of town is so quiet. There’s no sheebens with loud music, no drunkards or stray dogs. Dogs of this part of town are taken care of and stay inside the yard. It’s like I’m in another world.

“A little bit.” I look at the houses with pools and their well-kept yard’s. There are no papers in this part of town.

“We’re here.” He leads me to a house that is like any other house with high walls and an intercom. He puts a pin and the gate slides open letting us in. He leads me inside the house, which is so beautiful and all the colours blend in.

“You like it?” he asks with a smile on his face turning to look at me.

“It’s beautiful.”

We go to the lounge where there’s a blanket on the floor with pillows, and all the junk food. He takes my school bag and places it on the couch.

We both sit on the floor and start eating strawberries covered with chocolate. We both feed each other snacks and take turns asking about each other. I feel like I’ve known him for a while now.

“You are beautiful,” he says pushing the strands of my hair at the back of my ear making the butterflies flutter like crazy in my stomach and making me blush.

“I have never met a girl so beautiful like you.”

He shifts next to me, “You are amazing.”

He surprises me by planting a kiss on my lips and letting the kiss deepen. Before I know it he is taking off my clothes and that’s when I know that today is the day I get to lose my virginity.

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