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.

every emotion that crosses over. I needed

and lies,

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.

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

I’m finding it difficult to hold air into my lungs. My knees are also weak, and I fear I might topple to them soon if I don’t get a

eyes bored into my own, searching

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

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

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

making

my jaw bone and he uttered. “Because I can’t keep it to myself anymore. They told me to go slow with you Sophie, but every time I’m

than

at me.

heartbeat spikes in my chest and my stomach

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

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

through all this instead of confessing. Yet his

emotion to latch

day…..it haunted me. I didn’t know they held so much weight, but they did.

was a fucking bully. You had every right to hate me and keep hating me. Those

got to be with you,

days were the

for all

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