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me that this was t

looking around. Eight years have passed, and little

ane dragged me into thi

e was f

the one when I admitted tha

, after all these years, I feel

g, I was so absorbed in him - I didn't notice anyone else.

ened to S

likely he does too. Perhaps if we had met under different circumstances

d it only got worse from the

d put an end to everything! It was just then that he... bli

houlders: well, I'm not here to hit sentim

temples. I wanted everything to be over as soo

lassroom door. I opened my

beat: why does he h

ay

letely out of character for the Shane I know, an

odd

eat,"- I pointed to

de there was a slight panic. What was he doing her

looked at me for a few mom

also s

y began. He didn't seem to be

h tears in our eyes, caus

it was only h

t I didn't add anything else, giving hi

d to apo

a little: what can

ting to see you," Shane explained, correctly interpr

t was your first word

nod

act

last name, it

ot the po

ely s

always did it i

and throug

ra

it took the pre

didn't mean

't mean to, Me

ed at the pen, which I was

rt more than any insults. But there were moments when he looked down

," I calmed down and

be we were looking for similarities w

een-year-old graduates, scared and confused i

anged. Shane has changed as wel

e me a l

gain?" He raised his e

hru

t my maiden

hat they say?" H

asant for me, but I think he

wspapers lie a lot.

ok his

m so

re, but I still looked

ious

ad," He said softly, b

aos that is happening in my life right now, "Is too much. My head sometimes bursts. And

you know that,

that

alking about y

inc

ea

an eyebrow

don't t

I could see the football field in the dis

sked quietly, and I understood that

fine, and then ... then everything changed." I took a breath and shook my head

ed in unde

I shouldn't h

ears?" God, I wanted to disappear at the stupidit

tried to be a responsible guardi

ut your mother. I

sig

ank

sible big brother now?" I joked,

thought - Shane

dangerous, reckless. With a head surrendering

en though my heart was broken into a million pieces. I was afraid t

and glued together, but some fragments are s

to his brother is vulnerable to him. "Sometimes it works, sometimes not so much. But the only thin

, because he is to

est for me," I said to myself.

llshit. All the tim

p with his index finger, and involun

y life are long gone, but, like many years

nd made me sad because I didn't want him to

d softl

ks, S

reshold. Hesitating, he turned around and looked into my eye

eaving me devastated