MY PRIZE

GABRIEL

At her grandmother’s bold advice, Kira gulped. I could easily see she was not feeling comfortable.

“I’ll do it as soon as I get the chance.” I said. Then, as she walked by me, I grabbed her arm. “Really, it would be fair if you wanted to go to bed early” I lowered my voice so she could be the only one hearing me.

Kira made her eyes so big I had to lean right in front of her so her family wouldn’t notice. She was giving herself away.

“With you?” She asked, shocked in a relatively treble voice.

“Keep your voice down,” I whispered close to her ear.

Indeed, with me, do you see any man around? I wanted to tell her.

Why did she find every aspect of this complicated? After all, that was her crazy plan.

Making the best of it was all I was doing.

I pushed her ahead, and across the dining room as I was conscious of her grandmother following us. “We’ll figure out how to make the most of it. Good night, family!”

I laughed when I heard her whimper. “Don’t worry, I only spoke to keep up a