Chapter 259

Clara opened her mouth but found herself at a loss for words.

When she first met him, she was swept away by the torrent of emotions that radiated from him-love, resentment, anger, sorrow. It was this intensity that stopped her from walking away. Her boundaries softened, and before she knew it, they were involved in a relationship.

The more she got to know him, the more she felt for him, and her boundaries kept shifting.

"Z," she whispered.

He didn't want to hear it. He pulled her close, a storm of emotions raging between them.

Afterward, Clara heard him murmur, his voice hoarse and raw.

"That's why I don't want you to see this side of me."

With that, he opened the car door, slammed it shut, and left.

Clara lay in the backseat, watching his figure fade into the distance. He didn't even bother to clean up this time; he must be really upset.

Slowly, she sat up, her mind still spinning from the intensity of their encounter.

tissues beside her, cleaning up in silence,

reminded her of a line

offer you barren streets, the despair of sunsets, the moon of desolate fields, I offer you a soul gazing long at the solitary

tissue into the car's trash bin. She got it, but carrying on like this was just

the adult world, love can't be

she wasn't careful, she

washed up quickly,

dreamt of a hot spring

asked her softly if she knew who

the steam, her cheeks

know what her dream self said, but he became

nothing but exhaustion,

teeth. As she climbed into her car, she saw a text from Z sent at three in the

"I'm sorry."

heart softened again. She didn't know why,

are funny that way, easily swayed by emotions that don't make

a hard look at their relationship today, maybe even consider a break to cool off. But knowing he was awake

some life in

immediately. Instead,

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