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2024-10-29 19:42:56" I can't believe you brought me here." I say, looking around the bowling alley, whilst Sam and I wear our bowling shoes.
" Yeah and I can't believe you invited your boyfriend here." He says.
" He won't join us till later, besides, it's my way of proving that I really meant what I said. To go back to how things were between us."
"You don't need to prove anything to anyone." He argues.
"Well this is also for me, a step to moving past something and trying to get back what I've placed on pause." I say, rising to my feet.
"Maybe you could also apply that on someone else."
I break eye contact, not feeling up to talking about Roman. All I want to do is have a nice night, a relaxed evening and to laugh, to laugh with no reason.
"Let's play, shall we?" I say, walking on to start playing.
"Hey, hey." His hand on my elbow stops me. " I'm sorry, I sh
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