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2024-10-29 19:42:56Monday morning … Both, Carlos and Sara, were still trying to assimilate what had happened the night before, each from his place, and although they had not yet started a relationship, both received the new day with a wide smile, excited and with the imagination flying between the clouds. Carlos was no longer a young man. Yes, he was passionate … but romanticism was not exactly his specialty, perhaps due to his strong, demanding, and direct personality.
For a long time, he concealed his feelings for Sara, in a vain attempt to keep control of the situation, just as he maintained control of everything in his life, but brutal and shamefully, he failed in the attempt. He could not deny that the closeness of the young woman affected him in ways that he himself could not, and did not know how to explain, her mere presence altered his heartbeat, his breathing, his thoughts … his world completely.
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