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Chapter Twenty-Six:
“I’d love to come!” Liza’s bubbly voice shrilled refreshingly in my ear fifteen minutes later as I compared sweaters in the full length mirror hanging from my door. I closed my eyes and images of Vasha embracing me in front of it surfaced from memory.
Her arms had been wrapped securely around my waist as we swayed to imaginary music. Her chin was resting in the crook of my neck, and I felt like nothing could touch me while she stood from behind. We must have been in sync, because she whispered, “You’re my ocean...” into my ear, and goosebumps kissed my skin immediately.
“I heard it too...” I mummered, and together we sang the chorus of our song.
“You are my ocean, my unbearable-
I love you so strongly.
You are my ocean, my cosmos-
my universe, extraordinary
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