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2022-10-29 07:52:17Xander's POV
Days had passed by since the talk I had with my father, and ever since then, his words have remained in my mind, like an initial carved into a tree.
His words were all I could hear when working when sleeping and even in my dreams, his words were everywhere in my mind.
'' Love is not for people like us''
His words had me so worried, making me wonder if my father was right, wondering if I was so damaged and beyond repair, and no one would ever love me.
Wondering if Bella could ever love a damaged man like me and whether she was better off without me, and I should not be hoping for something that would never happen.
Breathing out heavily, my Dad's words continued to hover around in my mind, as I tried to focus on work again because that was all I did nowadays. I try to focus on work just to get my mind off things.
Sometimes it works, but sometimes my mind just wande
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