Tie Break

Aroha's eyelids flutter as she lays in her bed half asleep. The sound of Two Star and The Dream Police by Mk.gee playing from her laptop is the only part of her surroundings she is aware of. She turns to her side and bobs her head from one pillow to the other. She takes a deep breath in. The faint scent of tire grease, citrus and coconut oil brings one face to mind.

Moon.

Aroha reaches to touch her. Her hand falls onto the bed. She aggressively moves her hand around to feel for the woman she fell asleep with. Her eyes shoot open in the midst of her surprise.

"Moon?" She calls out.

No answer.

She jumps to her feet and opens her window blinds. The sun is up.

"When Moon came by last night and said she was leaving, did she mean the next day?!" Aroha thinks to herself. She looks around her room and notices Moon's clothes are not there. She rushes to the bathroom. No Moon.

She runs down her short hallway and through the kitchen.