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.

that crosses over. I

one little flicker of dishonesty and lies, I

little so our eyes would be leveled and he whispered. “I’ve loved you for years Sophie Bell. Even as teenagers. I’ve loved you since I

My tongue is tied, but my

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

searching for anything.’ Please say something,” He

breath hitches and then as I stared into his unwavering eyes, words finally

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

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

wasn’t 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

Softer than they’ve ever

at me.

and my

me all those years ago?” I

then we wouldn’t have gone through so much. Maybe we could’ve been together

through all this instead of confessing. Yet his confession had me melting and

emotion

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

weren’t the 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

when I got

were the

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

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