Drystan’s POVI willed myself together as I stared at Astrid, who was standing in front of me. “What is it?” Astrid breathed out in a whisper, wondering why I asked her to talk to me in private. I swallowed hard as my mind went blank. All the things that I wanted to tell her, all the questions that I was hoping to ask her, had fully vanished from my mind. I could only stare at her, not even remembering why I had called her out here. “H-How are you?” I asked her the first question that came to mind. I instantly felt embarrassed. I felt like I had just asked her the most stupid question I could possibly ask. “I’m fine, but I don’t feel excited as I ought to be,” Astrid answered without judging the awkward mess that I was. I watched as Astrid tilted her head to the side, her eyes deepening in thought. The corners of my lips lifted in a small smile when I saw her falling into her usual mannerisms. Ever since I met Astrid, she has always been like this. When I ask her a question, s
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