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97: That Forgotten Gift
"I expected that."
"Uh-huh," he drawled lazily like he found the topic very uninteresting.
"Won't you ask about me?"
It was as if my heart was pounding at his weak question. For a moment, even how my heart beats wildly, I felt the urge to face him and watch his expression. I want to caress her face and say how much I want to ask, how much I want to say.
But as always, I was driven by fear. Fear of making a mistake. Fear of being hurt again. Fear that the love I think is right will also lead to crying. The fear I don't know if I will ever overcome.
But then, like people say, love is a risk. If you want what you've never had, you have to do what you've never done.
Should I let the emotions rule me? Would it be worth risking for?
"Why didn't you try to talk to me before?" I asked, finally had enough courage.
He didn't mo
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