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Karina.

His gaze was slightly stricken.

Hope gleamed in me. Perhaps this was all I needed to do. Maybe now he'd stop trying to reach me.

But he didn't say anything for another set of seconds, and slowly my hope turned into worry.

I contemplated not moving forward.

“Co- you… are you okay?” I asked. His name seemed too powerful to say.

He nodded stiltedly before replying, “Yeah. I am.”

I breathed out, all the tension and worry deflated like a bubble.

“So… we're okay then,” I said tentatively, hoping that he'll agree.

But he didn't say a word, or give any gesture. Instead, he turned away for a moment.

“Please just answer this question for me.” He said.

I nodded. No doubt it would be a question about whether I cared for him. Even if I did care enough to not reject him, it didn't change things.

Liking someone wasn't enough, mate or not. I had seen it amongst the humans already, whether it was the gossip of coworkers or strangers or events that happened in my presence.

Like wasn't enough. L
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