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.

emotion that crosses over. I needed

if there is one little flicker of dishonesty and lies, I would be shattered. My heart would not be the

so hot on my skin brushed over my cheek softly. His head dipped a little so our eyes would be leveled and he whispered. “I’ve loved you for years Sophie Bell. Even as teenagers. I’ve loved

breath. My tongue is tied, but my

to hold air into my lungs. My knees are also weak, and I fear

own, searching

I stared into his unwavering

me this now?” I asked in soft tone that was undoubtedly filled

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

making any

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

eyes are soft. Softer than they’ve ever been

at me.

and my stomach

did you bully me all those years ago?” I asked, my eyes

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

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

know which emotion

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 so much

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.”

kissed, when I got to be with you, when

days were the

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

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