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I lingered on the step for a long ti stupid I started back for the hotel but was reluctant to return - I didn’t want to admit to Evra how dumb I’d been So I walked around the square a couple of tis and clear my head
I was supposed to meet Debbie the next day, but suddenly I felt like I couldn’t wait that long My mind made up, I stopped in front of her house and looked around towatched I couldn’t see anybody, and with ht I was sure no one could see me
I slipped off my shoes and climbed the drainpipe that ran down the front of the house Theto Debbie’s room was three or four feet froh nails into the brick of the building and clawedjust beneath theand waited for Debbie to appear
About twenty ht in Debbie’s roolass with ain a little harder Footsteps approached
Debbie opened the curtains a little and stared out, confused It took her a few seconds to look down and notice me When she did, she almost collapsed with surprise
"Open the ," I said,the words clearly in case she couldn’t hear , she dropped to her knees and shoved up the lower pane of glass
"What are you doing?" she hissed "What are you holding on to?"
"I’ on air," I joked
"You’re crazy," Debbie said "You’ll slip and fall"
"I’ood cli my feet "Where are your shoes? Come in, quick, before you -?
"I don’t want to come in," I interrupted "I climbed up because well I" I took a deep breath "Is the offer still on?"
"What offer?" Debbie asked
"The offer of a kiss," I said
Debbie blinked, then shed
"One hundred percent crazy," I agreed
"You went to all this trouble just for that?" she asked
I nodded
"You could have knocked on the door," she said
"I didn’t think of that" I smiled "So - how about it?"
"I suppose you deserve one," she said, "but quickly, okay?"
"All right," I agreed
Debbie stuck her head out I leaned forward, heart beating, and pecked her lips
She s up for?" she asked
"Yes," I said I was shaking, and it wasn’t from the cold
"Here," she said "Here’s another one"
She kissed rip on the wall
When shelass, I sawlike an idiot
"See you tohed happily