The unspoken truth

Roman’s POV

The corners of my mouth quivered in a smile, as I watched Sofie's eyes lit up as the car screeched down to a halt in front of the college building.

I never knew a day would come that I'd derive so much happiness in seeing another person being happy.

Maybe Damien was right about me getting softer, and less cold to the people around me.

It was all because of Sofie and I wasn't sure if the thought didn't scare me.

It had not even been up to fifty days since I had met Sofie, and I was sure that if she asked me to pluck down the stars for her, I'd surely do so.

I had given up trying to convince myself that it was just lust I felt for her and not something akin to love.

Who else was I deceiving anyway but myself?

But something still stood, I wasn't going to tell Sofie about my feelings until the contract was over.

I wanted to be certain that I wasn't mistaking compassion for love and that I hadn't been brainwashed into thinking I had feelings for her all because we had surreal