CHAPTER THIRTY TWO

"know any good spots", John asks as we walk a little further away from the house, I pause my steps and think for a moment before looking towards the stables. I am suddenly hit with a memory, mum brought Lisa and I to visit Grandma often and one time when I was ten, Lisa and I were playing around the stables, I took note of the way the bales of hay were stacked against the side of the stables. I had this instant idea in my small mind that I should climb it, it was as high as the roof and the way Grandma would stack it made it almost look like stairs, I suppose it was easier doing it this way for her. When I reached the top, I decided to climb up on the roof and realized it was the perfect hang out spot. "Lisa", I called, looking down from the roof, she looked around a little trying to find my position, "Lisa, up here", I called down, Lisa finally looked up and gasped when she saw me, "Annah, come down", she urged, warily, "you are going to get in trouble", she warned, looking back towards the house, to see if any adults were around. I shook my head and giggle slightly, "oh Lisa", I say, "its so nice up here, come up and sit with me", I asked, Lisa shook her head with a scared look on her face, "it is not safe", she says. I reassured her that I would be there and I would keep her safe and she finally joined me up on top of the stables. Lisa and I would climbt up there every time we would visit Grandma, until one day when I was thirteen, Mum and Grandma came outside to do washing and caught us up there, we got into so much trouble then, but even then, I could understand their worry. I looked up at John, who was staring down at me, waiting patiently, I smiled and squeazed his hand before leading him to the side of the stables, I silently prayed the hay was still stacked the same as before. I breathed out a sigh when I found the hay stair case, I released John's hand before climbing. I got halfway up before pausing to look back at John, who was standing there with a wary look on his face, "you coming", I ask, he blinks a few times and shakes his head as if clearing his mind, "yes", he muttered quickly before following behind me.

The Moon was full and glowing down on us, we sat there looking up at it for a while, "I don't know why but I always feel a strangly warm, comfort, when its a full moon", I say, not removing my gaze from it, "kind of like home", I hear John let out a content sigh, "I may not get those same feelings, but I do feel rather close to it,", he says, "like the close friend who is always there for me", I look at John to see him marvelling at the moon as though seeing it for the first time, "I suppose it does have that effect on people", I thought to myself, "it is one of nature's greatest beauty's", I say calmly, looking back at the great orb, "it doesn't compare to you though", John blurts out, I slowly pull my eyes away from the moon to look at John, who was now looking at me. We become trapped in our own gazes and my emotion kick in to overdrive, butterflies are flapping, heart is racing and that warm tingly feeling has started spreading throughout my body, we began moving closer to one another and I decided in this moment, that nothing would stop us from finally sharing our moment, our proximity was slowly closing and I began feeling his breath mingling with mine as they became faster, my head started buzzing with excitment, his nose touched mine, guilding us closer and I closed my eyes before I felt the velvety softness of his lips caressing my own, we collided with a gentle passion, my heart fluttered and my entire body felt as though it were vibrating. John brought one hand up to hold the side of my face and the other reached around my back to hold me in place as our kiss deepened, I felt his soul mingling with mine in this moment, I felt his past, I felt his happiness, his sadness, his joy and his anger, our connection deepened the more this moment continued, it felt as though it stretched further then just ourselves, it was electric and passionate. We needed a moment to breath and brudgingly released our lips, our foreheads connecting as we panted from the lack of air. I began to slowly open my eyes and gasped at the sight in front of me, John too let out a gasp as he open his, he was glowling, much like the moon, I created a little distance to get a better view, his entire body was glowing white, my eye met his once more, his expression seeming to match my feelings of shock and curiousity, I suddenly had the thought to check myself, I find I too was glowing. I glance at John to see he was also checking himself, he looks up at me mouth agape, "how", I managed to get out, John shook his head, he too was clueless about the situation. We sat in silence for a while just staring at each other before the glow started fading, I finally recovered enough to voice my thoughts, "maybe it was this kiss", I suggested, John nodded, "it felt like our souls were connected in that moment", he said, causing my heart to jump into my throat, "I felt the same feeling", I say, "maybe we should try and see if it will happen once more", John suggested in a cheeky tone, I instantly agreed hoping to feel that wonderful feeling once. We connected once more, with great passion, John grabbing my shoulders and gently laying me flat, the same feeling as before resurfaced and it was once again a lighter than air moment, when we disconnected to look each over and found no glow, "maybe it was a once only scenario", I say, still laying on my back. John lays down beside me and pull me over so my head rested on his chest and lets out a satisfied sigh, "maybe we will have an answer one day", he says, we stare at the moon above us once more, "Annah", we hear a voice yell quietly.