Everyone had secrets. Some much deeper than others. Some relatively insignificant. Some inevitably consequential. Valerie contained a multitude of various within her small frame. In ways she considered herself a vault of sorts. What people told her in secret remained with her, the information locked away, never to be breathed of to anyone else. Quite often even when they had not specified to keep what was said between them, she did. Whether through loyalty or morales she stood by, was anyone’s guess.

Beth’s smile caused another to tug at the blonde’s lips as she gazed back at the girl. The question made her laugh, a combination of how it was asked and the expression that accompanied it. “I guess not, I can stay a little longer.” Why? There was no real reason other than general curiosity and… Valerie couldn’t place it as she looked into Beth’s eyes, at best she could describe it as a peculiar sense of affinity.

Valerie took a half step toward Beth as she drew closer, she couldn’t explain why even as she tried to rationalise it as normal if they were going to stand and talk. “Um…” The blonde laughed, sent her gaze upwards to the stars and actually considered it for a moment. The harsh truth was she’d never dared to dream beyond college because life expectancy didn’t exactly work in her favor.

“I… I don’t know.” She confessed quietly to the dark sparkling sky and took in a breath just to exhale. “Something freeing, something…” Wild. Valerie brought her gaze back to Beth as she pressed her lips together and shrugged. “What would you do? Where would you go, Beth?”