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"I don’t know Because you seeht--"

"You didn’t think"

"Why are you some?"

My lips parted to speak, but no reply came to mind We stared at each other, so close that our bodies were al

"Everyone in this town is afraid of me Do I scare you, Elizabeth?" he whispered, his breaths brushing against my lips

"No"

"Why not?"

"Because I see you"

The coldness in his stare softened for a split second, almost as if he was confused by those four words But I did see him I saw past the hate in his stare and noticed the hurt in his frown I saw the broken parts that soht, Tristan pulled ainst an to fade as his tongue slipped between my lips and I kissed him back I kissed him back, and maybe even kissed hi The feeling of falling into so rock bottoainst your skin as another person supplied you with your next few breaths

Iwanted…

I etic and agonizing, raw and authentic

Just like ue slid across his botto his rapid heartbeats flying throughinto my own body

For a few seconds, I felt like I had felt before

Whole

Co divine

Tristan hastily yanked hisme back to my current, dark reality

Broken

Incomplete

Lonely all the ti like you do," he said He started walking again, leaving , perplexed