Chapter2
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Julian came back the next day.
And the day after that.
sometimes he ordered the same honey latte
sometimes he tried something new and grimaced ,playfully if he didn't like it . He always thanked her like she had done him a favour just by being there.
They learned small things about each other, the way people do without meaning to.
Julian was new in town. He had moved for work ,though he never said much about it . He liked quiet places and old books. He always sat by the window, note book open, pen moving slowly as if he were afraid to rush his thoughts
Elara learned that he noticed details. like the way the sunlight hit the counter in the afternoon, or how her smile change when she laughed for real.
she learned this because he told her
"you do not thing ",he said one afternoon, pointing vaguely at her face.
"what thing?"
He smiled."your eyes crinkle when you're actually happy .Not just being polite".
She laughed embarrassed."you've been studying me?".
"observing",he corrected. "There is a different"she did tell him how much that simple attention meant to her. Elara had loved before. Or at least, she had thought she had.
To be continued
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