The Void Between Hearts ~~ongoing~~

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   "I'm glad you had a great time Chinny." Boma starts moving towards the escalator to the ice-cream store on the second floor. I follow behind her.

   "Wait. Were you being sarcastic?" Chinny catches up. We're standing in front of the store.

   "Yes, Chinny, it wasn't thrilling and I'm pretty sure the ending was whack," Boma says.

   "I'm happy you're happy, Chinny, and at least we watched something. Let's just get the ice-cream and I'll take you guys home." 

   I turn towards the counter, "Boma what are you having?" I ask. She doesn't respond. "Boma?" I turn around, and she's sweating a lot.

   "I have to sit. Just plain vanilla will do," she says 

   I follow behind her. "Bo are you okay? you don't look so good."

   "I'll take the largest cup with the waffles, a scoop of chocolate, coffee and butterscotch . . ."

   "I'm fine, just a little dizzy," she says.

   It's that movie. I feel dizzy too. "Should we just go already, we could leave the ice-cream." 

   "With white chocolate chips, coconut shavings and sprinkles. Do you guys do the chocolate syrup drizzle? I'm asking because the other store does,"

   We're both watching Chinny make her order.

   "I'm sorry we don't. Will that be all then?" the girl attending to her asks.

   "That'd be all." Chinny smiles.

   "Wow, she's really wonderful." I say and Boma laughs.

   "She ordered already. I'll just pass mine. Maybe some other time when it's just us." She says.

   When it's just us?

   I see Chinny walking down. "Buns, are you good?" she asks, Boma nods, "Ivan, hope it's not too much?" her smile is so bright.

   "Nope you're good!" I hand her my debit card. "Current." I say.

   She yelps in excitement. "Aren't you guys having anything?"

   "We're good," Boma says. 

   Chinny shrugs. "Your pin?"

   "Eleven. Eleven," I say.

   "As in my birthday?" Boma asks. I nod.

   "That's just too cute," Chinny rolls her eyes. I smile. Boma's cheeks flush.

   Chinny gets her ice-cream, it's like a mountain of goodness. The last time I had ice-cream looking this good was the summer before my father died and we all went to Disney world. Vacations didn't feel like a chore then, Tosin wasn't an ass then and my mother felt like my mother. We watch Boma for a few minutes. 

   "I feel better. Let's go," Boma says.

   We approach the doors again and I see the watch shop. They sell nice jewelleries. I look at Boma she didn't accessorize. Maybe she doesn't like them.