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CHAPTER THIRTY- SIX- OUT OF REACH
JOANABE (JOENABELL) POV
The night seems long. I crash Leonel's birthday party. I talked about my thoughts with Leonel and talk about love. The person who is driving the steering wheel is the person I am talking about, Kane Boucher.
"How was he party today, Joenabell?" My eyes that are lock in the window for sightseeing immediately looks at the eyes blue eyes that are staring back at me in the rear mirror.
His eye never changes they still look so young and caring. Even though he is getting older and older each day, but he still able to take me breathless by his eyes.
I hate to admit that those eyes are made to look at me the way I look at it. "Dad, it was... the party was fun," I weakly say in a dread face.
"Your face says exactly the opposite," He drives slowly in his car. His eyes look in the road.
"It was fun... it was fun talking with Leonel through the night," I
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