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emed to occupy the room, the way I her bright eyes sparkled with a great mixture of pain and uncertainty. It

every pull between us. There seem to be something unique about her-the very way she gazed at me, the way she was undeniably lost in her own world, even while trying so hard t

bling that which is a little slurred, but i

words left my mouth in a blink before I could stop them from coming out. I should've been the stronger one, told her to

r. There was no urgency, yes, there was no force propelling it-it was just two people caught in the mome

range as was supposed to be-everything felt so natural, but even at that, so foreign. I wasn't used to experiencing this kind of vulnerability, especia

existing in each other's presence quietly. There were of course, no expectations,

st transpired hanging between us. I wasn't patient enough to keep waiting,

ders, in an attempt to to hide from me. "I don't even know," she murmured.

houghts. "I didn't plan for this to happen, Lila. I had no intention of mes

"You didn't contribute to this, you had no intention of messing

such again. This... this wasn't in any way how I imagined it wou

, I could sense how she viewed everything. It was like something irreversible had happened, something beyond our control.

and not become this complicated," I said after a l

n feelings. "You shouldn't be blaming yourself, it's not your fault," she said finally. "It has happened. It just

knew what to say or how to to handle the situation. It was no more a secret that we

a lot in a short time, this shouldn't add to it, it shouldn't change anything," I said, trying hard to bri

obviously laced with bitterness. "You thin

. "But I am sure of something, I don't want you to at any point, think that I regret it.

hts, then she turned back to face me. "I don't know exactly what to th

y own. Neither of us had been able to gather any clear answers, and it felt like we wer

such situation," I said, my voice becoming a little softer now. "But I would love to announce to you

te the warmth the covers around us was supposed to emit. The intimacy that we en

per. "But my only problem is that I don't know how things like this is been done, I ha

know how to handle this situation myself. It wasn't like I had a layed down grand p

time," I said, trying to steady my voice but unsure how to g

convinced with what I just said. There was still a lot left yet to be

id, her voice very soft. "We'll defini

, neither of us was asleep but neither of us was willing to speak again. The one night we had together

g but wait for morning to come