We weren't able to stay out there for long.
As soon as the sun dipped below the horizon, the temperature plummeted. The wind turned cruel, slipping through the thin fabric of my blouse and sending a chill straight to my bones.
I wrapped my arms around myself without thinking.
It was strange, wearing a woman's clothes for the first time, but I didn't hate it.
The baggy things I used to wear had always been loose, comfortable in a careless way, but never right.
The clothes Elara had bought were different. They fit me like a second skin. The seams rested exactly where my shoulders bent. The pants hugged my legs in a gentle embrace. Even the shoes made me feel like I was floating rather than walking on the ground.
When the sea swallowed the last of the sun and the sky deepened into blue-black, Elara led me back inside without a word.
One of the things on my list had been to cook together.
