“Everything is no more than a reminder.”
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She felt so small in his arms, like a little child. Her fragile hands moved upward and held onto his clothes like a little girl seeking comfort and, he felt his entire body stiff.
The fact that she was actually leaning into him with her entire weight took him by surprise. The last thing he expected from her was her total submission at that moment.
“Aren't you going to push me away?” he asked her, trying to comprehend why she had not already done that even before he had to ask.
Surprisingly, she snuggled in closer to him. He heard a soft sigh leave her lips, almost as if she was at peace.
He didn't even know when his own hands hugged her even tighter to his chest. His heart was beating too fast for him to control and his every attempt to
