Ester, Even after pushing you away countless times, after hurting you so much, after crushing everything; you still gathered those fragments and put them together and made me who I am today. You gave me life. Thank you.

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Her cheeks turned crimson as she laughed quietly and turned her head away while putting her one hand on the side of her face, looking so timid.

I walked closer and leaned in her ear, "I love you." I whispered and pulled away. She looked at me with her ...