Yellow(HerWong)

CHAPTER-14

She had feelings for Carly.

Deanna looked down at the smaller girl next to her and bit her lip. Of course she couldn't have fallen for the friendly girl that always smiles at her in Starbucks, or the blonde haired girl in her Art History class.

No, she had to fall for Carly. The eccentric, messy, human tornado that had shown up on their doorstep.

But Carly was so many other things to Deanna. Adorable, affectionate, endearing, genuine, cuddly, goofy, enchanting, and yellow.Yes Carly is Yellow For deanna.

Deanna understood why Carly liked that color so much. Carly was the human equivalent of the color yellow. Bright, cheery, and joyful. Yellow was also the color of sunshine, which Deanna considered ironic.

So to answer her own question, yes. Deanna would let Carly kiss her. There was only one problem, and that was the fact that Deanna had no idea if Carly even knew what kissing meant. What if Carly just wanted to kiss everyone she met?

It was obvious that Carly was capable of love. Deanna could tell by the way the smaller girl would give the gentlest of care to even something as trivial as a flower. Carly loved. Carly loved everything.

But did Carly know how to love?

The fact that Deanna could see herself loving Carly surprised even Deanna herself. She had never seen herself falling in love. In fact, Deanna had basically sworn off any type of relationship before she met Carly.

Deanna didn't like people. Most people. She liked her family, her roommates, and now Carly. That was about it.

She was always afraid that someone was trying to befriend her for the wrong reasons. Or that someone was being nice to her as a joke. She hated secrecy, and lies, and everything else that most people considered to be just a normal part of life.

But now, there was Carly. Carly was pure, Carly was innocent. There wasn't even a word to describe Carly. She was just so genuinely Carly.

There was no way of knowing if Carly returned her feelings, really. Deanna sighed heavily, realizing that she would just have to wait and see what happened.

Carly lifted her head and furrowed her eyebrows when she felt Deanna sigh.

"Didi?" she tilted her head to the side. "Are you sad?"

Deanna laughed softly and shook her head. "No, silly," she crinkled her nose. "I'm just tired." She noticed Carly yawn and realize the smaller girl was probably still exhausted from the night before. They both hadn't gotten much sleep.

"Goodnight, Didi," Carly mumbled, before burying her head in Deanna's shoulder. Deanna bit her lip to stop herself from smiling. "it's only 10am in the morning Carly" .

Deanna stared up at the ceiling for a while, continuing to cycle through her thoughts about Carly.

Carly's hand twitched and Deanna giggled when she realized she was asleep. She scooted over a bit so they could both fit long ways on the couch. She laid her head back and sighed softly, inviting sleep to overtake her. Eventually her eyelids grew heavy and she drifted off to sleep.

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Meanwhile, Eya and Ivy were being dismissed from their only class that day. Eya wiped the sweat from her forehead and took a big gulp from her water bottle.

"I'm beat," Eya huffed as Ivy grabbed her bag and slung it over her shoulder.

"Same. And I'm starving," Ivy patted her stomach for emphasis. Eya nodded in agreement.