He loved me.
My heart swelled as these words slowly made their way up to the most tingly depth of my mind, one by one. He loved me! He really loved me! He was the most beautiful thing in the world, in my eyes, ‘cuz you know, I have really good eyesight. I don’t know if I really believed it or not, but something in my head forced me to repeat the words he said, outloud, in my stupid, way-too-raspy voice.
“I love you.” My heart lurched as I heard myself say those three words in a voice that wasn’t quite mine. “Really, I do.” My heart was swelling with pleasure and a tingly sensation...
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