He kissed my cheek, then took off back toward town, to his apartment. I stayed in the doorway till I could no longer see his silhouette. Dorm Mother greeted me with a smile, then went back to monitoring the door. It was almost curfew. After a long day, I went to wash up. The dirt looked like it was never going to come off, as it slowly went down the drain. Plenty of cuts and scrapes from flying debris. Maybe even a few bruises, but thankfully nothing serious.
