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SeleneI closed the door behind me and slumped to the floor, the weight of my heart pressing down on me like a bag of cements. The room felt too small as if it was suffocating me, and the silence that surrounded me was even more than the one I felt in the room that time. I felt so ashamed and felt so stupid for putting myself out there in a way that felt so raw and vulnerable—ugh, I could barely breathe. I wasn’t proud of myself. Back in the room, I stood up and left him alone when he apologized for kissing me.The words I had said to him rang in my ears. ‘I love you’. So simple. So easy to say, but impossible to take back. And still, I said them. I meant them. I just didn’t know if I was ready for what came after.I buried my face in my hands, trying to dull the lump in my throat, the tears that threatened to fall over. Why did it feel like I had made the biggest mistake of my life? The last thing I wanted was to be a pathetic woman who hung around a man who was still grieving over
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Selene’s POVI didn’t know what I expected when I opened the door, but it certainly wasn’t this.Jakob sat there, looking calm as usual but also strangely unsettled. His eyes went from mine to the floor and back up again. He wasn’t angry. I could tell that from just looking at him. But there was something almost sad in the way his eyes moved, something I couldn’t quite place.Before I could say anything, he raised a hand to stop me from closing the door.“Wait, Selene. We need to talk,” he said, his voice firm but gentle.My heart skipped a beat. Talk? Right now? I had just confessed the most vulnerable part of myself, told him I loved him, and now he wanted to talk? I didn’t even know how to process it.I stood frozen, my hand still on the door, my heart racing a thousand miles per second. My mind was going in different directions, none of them good. Should I allow him to come in? Should I slam the door and hide under the bed until this all is over?And then, as if on cue, I heard Ju
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Selene’s POVI woke up the next morning feeling like I didn’t sleep well. I couldn’t stop thinking about Jakob’s words from the previous night. He wasn’t ready to move on. And I, well, I didn’t know what I was anymore.I wasn’t sure what the time was when I heard a knock on the door. I groaned in my head wishing I could just lock myself up in this room and avoid everybody and the world. But the knock came again, and this time, it was louder.“Selene, breakfast is ready. Come down. It’s time to eat,” came Marth’s voice from behind the door.I wrapped the blanket tighter around me, trying to block out the voice I was hearing. The last thing I wanted right now was to face Jakob. To sit down at a table and pretend like everything was fine after last night. I couldn’t do it. I wasn’t ready. At least not yet.“I’m not hungry, Martha,” I said, not even minding that she might not hear me.There was a little pause before I heard Martha’s voice again, softer this time. “You need to eat, Selene.
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Jakob’s POV After debating on where to go next, I decided to take her to the Eiffel Tower. We stepped out of the elevator and I couldn't help but watch her while her eyes lit up. She was like a kid in a candy store, bouncing from one big point to the next. She was busy snapping pictures and taking in the breathtaking views of the city. She would exclaim at every sight she saw. I giggled at every one of her characteristics. I couldn't help but stare longer than usual, wondering what was so special about her that made me so softened and happy just looking at her. I followed her around and I found myself feeling more alive than I had been in a month or maybe a year. Perhaps it was because of the city, maybe because of the company, but whatever it was, I was grateful for it. And that was caused because of Selene.Her voice suddenly called me back to l life as she screamed my name waving from where she was standing with a large smile on her lips, I could not help but wave back giving he
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Jakob POVI hadn't eaten my dinner when suddenly my phone buzzed. It was Julie. My heart immediately raced as I read the message: "Selene's in the hospital. Please come quickly.Whatever food there was now mattered very little; I dropped my fork and just raced my mind. Wheeling right away towards the door, I did not give any second thought to getting the coat and other stuff; it all boiled down to getting to Selene now.It was not that far, yet it took me an eternity to get to the hospital. Down the hallways, I hustled-wheels echoing in the quiet, my heart pounding louder with each step that brought me closer. Coming into her room, I almost froze at the door.She was as white as a ghost, lying in her hospital bed, about four IV drips hooked into her arms. A catch in my breath couldn't be helped, as bad as I had been worried about her, it was worse than what I had thought it could be, couldn't happen.Julie was standing near the bed, staring at me weirdly. I wheeled myself inside slow
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Selene POVLying in that hospital bed, I was so weak, so drained. My mind wanted to go through it, but it just circled around this nexus. I had done nothing with my life, nothing important. So many issues left unfinished now, here I was, in a hospital, basically feeling my life as one big junction. Which way do I go now?.Standing beside my bed and looking down at me, talking, he seemed nice, yet I wasn't that convinced of whether I even could trust him at all. "Selene," he then said in that soft voice of his, "we really must talk more seriously about your situation." The doctor said softly, his voice a caress over the hushed air.I wasn't ready for that conversation, though it was finally time everything boiled over. It was all just so heavy, and I had no answers and didn't know what to do. I knew one thing, though-hearing the truth was just what I needed. The minute I continuously avoided what happened inside of me, I was never going to get better."Doctor," I said in a low tone,
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