Awaiting Retribution

"Oh, come on, you can tell me...
Go on, you know you want to...
Seriously now...
Go right ahead...
You would if you loved me...
You would if you hated me...
Just tell me anyway...
I shan't come until you tell me...
I'll haunt you until you do...
Maybe corporal punishment is in order...tell me or I'll spank
you...
Oh Ker-ist...what's so secretive...
Look, I only want to know so that I can help you...
I love you, you know that...so tell me...
Please tell me..."

She had something to hide from him...her feelings perhaps? Something so
dear to her she had told no-one else...well, almost no-one...but still,
to tell him would be risking everything, the friendship, the future,
the past and an uncertain present...

She made her descision, apprehensive, trembling...

"Oh. You'll have to abort it then. Ciao."