Prompt

The hallway is loud and full of movement. LIYANA stands with her friends, distracted. Her dreads fall softly as she scans the crowd. Across the hall — ZINHLE. Calm. Effortless. Their eyes almost meet. Liyana quickly turns to her friends. LIYANA (whispering) “Yoh… that girl is pretty.” FRIEND (laughing) “Then why you staring like that?” Liyana hesitates… then steps away from the group. Zinhle notices her this time. They stop in front of each other. A beat of silence. ZINHLE “Hey… you look pretty.” Liyana smiles, surprised. LIYANA “That’s what I was going to say.” They both step in and hug. It lingers just a moment too long. They pull away… and quietly smile.