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.

of dishonesty and lies, I would be shattered. My heart would

our eyes would be leveled and he whispered. “I’ve loved you for years Sophie

breath. My tongue is tied, but my heart beats like

my lungs. My knees are also weak, and I fear I might topple to them soon if I don’t get a hold of my

into my own, searching for anything.’

stared into his unwavering eyes, words finally formed

are you telling me this now?” I asked in soft tone that was undoubtedly filled with

did he wait now to tell me so? Why did he

wasn’t making

told me to go slow with you Sophie, but every

eyes are soft. Softer than they’ve

at me.

in my chest and

bully me all those years ago?”

long ago, maybe 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 happened

that he made me go through all this instead of confessing. Yet his confession had me

emotion to latch on

regret. “Because I loved you then but wanted to hate you. I was angry at you. Those words you said to Mila that day…..it haunted me. I didn’t know they held

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

I got to be with you, when

days were the best. And

realize that was the karma I got for all those times bullying you and I fully accepted that.” He stared

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