Monique and Antony were both immersed in their work. Monique was baking pies while Antony was coating frostings on the pastries. They looked damn good. The pastries, I mean.

Monique looked up and gave me a warm smile. "Hello Zara. How was your first week at school?"

"Tiring. And full of drama."

She laughed. "That's senior year for you."

I moved closer to her and planted a kiss on her cheek. Then, I moved closer to Antony and gave him a kiss. He had his earphones plugged in and so didn't even see me coming.

Antony was a really nice guy and a really great friend of mine. If only...