They sat together on the pavement in the parking lot of the school. She rested her eyes on his, he seemed tired too.

'It's almost midnight', she whispered as she leaned against him.

'I know', he said.

'I don't want this to end', she whispered as she looked up at him.

He nodded and grabbed her hand.

'Almost', she said as she lifted her free hand to remove her mask while he did the same.

The clock sounded through the surrounding areas as soon as it struck midnight. She removed her mask and stared at him while he did the same. A few silent seconds followed as they looked into each other's eyes. She'd recognised him as Matt, the bully of the class. And she was quiet sure he had recognised her too.

'Hi', she said as she placed her mask on her lap.

'Hi', he said.

'So', she said as she stared into his eyes. 'Who would've thought.'

'Yes', he said while nodding in agreement. 'Who would've thought.'

He kept holding her hand and she squished it a little bit. It felt awkward, they had known each other for so long. But never had they spent as much time together as tonight. But now the masks came of, and she couldn't help but wonder if they actually had gone back on.