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"I love you."
I grinned.
My heart strained against my chest, nearly combusting with joy. He finally admitted it. So why did he look so sad?
He looked down at me, his blue eyes swimming in tears.
"I love you too." I said, trying to stop his tears from falling.
He shook his head, his straight black hair sticking onto his wet cheeks.
My heart broke to see him like that: so miserable, so vulnerable, so unlike the man I loved.
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