Sophie’s pov

I’m a bit lost for words. A bit startled. A bit dumbfounded. I’m not sure what I should say. Or what I should do.

I’m lost.

I’m confused.

But my heart leaped, twice, three times. I draw air into my lungs and continued to stare into his stormy gaze.

Was he speaking the truth?

The hard veil that had concealed all his emotions behind was torn. Vulnerability.

He was vulnerable.

Which meant, those words were true.

I gasped. Finally, my mind was working back, my body, my reaction. Late reaction, but can you blame me?

For a second there I thought he had frozen me completely.

“Wha-t?” Stammering words…..

He takes a step forward, eating up any bit of space that was left between us. My wet hands are fisted by my sides and my eyes have not left his face not once.

to see every emotion that crosses over. I

lies,

and he whispered. “I’ve loved you for years Sophie Bell. Even as teenagers. I’ve loved you since I first set

is tied, but my heart beats like a drum in my chest by

My knees are also weak, and I fear I might topple

my own, searching for anything.’ Please

hitches and then as I stared into his unwavering eyes,

you telling me this now?” I asked in soft tone that was

he loved me this long, why did he wait now to tell me so? Why did he bully me

making any

keep it to myself anymore. They told me to go slow with you Sophie, but every time I’m in your presence I can’t think properly and I fall even harder. It’s impossible to breathe when you’re near. It’s impossible

eyes are soft. Softer than they’ve

at me.

and my stomach fluttered with tiny

you bully me all those years ago?” I

then we wouldn’t have gone through so much. Maybe we could’ve been together long before what happened. Maybe then…that tragedy wouldn’t have

this instead

know which emotion to latch

at you. Those words you said to Mila that day…..it haunted me. I didn’t know they held so much weight, but they did. And

best and I wasn’t my best then. I was someone you should’ve hated, hell loathed. I was a fucking bully. You had every right to hate me and keep hating me. Those things I said to you and did were things I regret with my entire being. But there were times where I thought I could change. Like the times with you.” His thumb brushing my cheeks

we kissed, when I got to be

Those days were

I realize that was the karma I got for all those times bullying you and I

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