"Are you okay?" I quietly asked.

"Y-Yeah," she breathed. "Just give me a minute..."

I smiled as I leaned against the table behind me. Both of us took a few moments to rest and catch our breath. She soon lifted herself off of the table with a soft moan. She then straightened her back and turned herself around to face me. She lifted the stalks of hair draped over her face and tossed them behind her head.

Lila stumbled toward me and I quickly hopped off the table to let her practically collapse into my arms. She weakly wrapped her arms around my neck and, with her face buried into...