"Wait, what?" he asks, still not believing what I just told him.
"I love you." I say it again, feeling more confident this time.
"No, you don't, Pree. You feel that way because you feel sorry for me." I knew that would be the first thing he'd think.
As much as I feel sorry for him, these feelings were there even before I knew about his condition. I was always in denial.
"I think I've loved you long before I knew what you're suffering from."
"How did it happen?"
Do I know how I fell in love with him?
I don’t think I do. I guess it was the day I had the option of going to Adrian, but I came back to him. I guess it was always him all along.
"I really don't know."
"Even after the hell me and my mom have put you through, you're still stuck with me. You're supposed to be running in the
