The Kiss

Emily was in her shower, relaxing her muscle under the constant touch of the warm water. While scrubbing her scalp and producing more bubbles at her hair, she recalled that scene, the one scene that happened so innocently but had changed her life.

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It was raining very heavily but they were still under the rain perfecting their steps. When the school bell rang, all the students left the canteen and walked back diligently to their respective classes under the watchful eyes of the disciplinary teachers. Tanya, the leader who was form 5 decided to call it a day, asked everyone to change and get some rest in the scout room.

Tanya was closer to the 4 form 1s which includes Emily, Ashley, Louise and Sandy because she sees leadership potential in them. While the other members prefer to go back to class for lessons, only 4 of them followed Tanya down to the field for more marching practices.

In the scout room, they took turns to change their wet marching T-shirt into their dry school uniform in the empty cupboard which was initially used to store their camping equipments. The first to change was Tanya, then Ashley followed by Sandy while Emily was packing her school bag. When it was Emily's turn to change, Tanya was in her playful mood where she threatened Emily to open the cupboard door immediately before she force the door to open.

Emily was shocked because she just took off all her clothes except her undergarments. She could not open the door. No, she didn't want to open the door. So instead of following the order, she held the door tight and told Tanya that she will not open. After much discussion and persuasion from her other friends, Tanya gave up and said it was all a joke. Deep down, Emily knew Tanya was serious.

When she came out from the cupboard, her face still felt hot and she knew that it was red. Secretly, Emily wanted to leave the room immediately but she has no where to go since it's another half an hour before school ends. Hence she stayed and pretended to pack her bag again. This time, Tanya had another idea. She approached Sandy and asked her if she had tried kissing a guy before. Emily did not manage to catch Sandy's answer but what came next shocked everyone in the room.

Tanya went closer to Sandy and asked if she wanted to try kissing her. Sandy said no but her answer made Tanya push Sandy back to one of the cupboard and it happened just so quickly. All the other 3 pairs of eyes were watching them and Emily knew what was on their mind at that moment. We don't want to be the next victim. Tanya was pushing her face harder to Sandy's while Sandy shut her eyes as hard as she can, it was a scene that all of them will never forget.

The next victim was Emily. Tanya walked slowly towards Emily and told her I know you want it too. Emily, terrified said NO yet it did not discourage Tanya. Emily as quick as she can opened the cupboard-turned-changing room and shut the door hard and shouted as loud as she can that she did not want it at all. Before she realised anything, Ashley and Louise became the following victims since they were afraid to lose Tanya's special attention.

Emily, in the dark cupboard cooked up a plan. She will open the cupboard door, ran to her bag and out from the scout room. Before she executed her plan, Tanya whispered to the cupboard that she will respect her decision and she is safe to come out. After a long pause, Emily breathed in hard and stepped out from the cupboard that had become her shield. She noticed Tanya was not around anymore but the lips of her 3 friends were very red. They hugged each other and it was Emily who said "everything will be fine".

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Why did Emily recalled that scene? Because it was the warm bath that she desired when they were marching under the cold rain, on that unforgettable evening.