PAIGE
'I love you' He fcking loves me. Hazel does.
For some reason, Hazel's words refused to leave my mind for even a second, ever since the minute he declared it so boldly. I knew it hadn't been the first time I'd heard those words from him, but this, it felt different from the sudden declaration that happened back in the restaurant. He wasn't trying to silence me nor keep me in place with this confession, something about the turmoil of emotions I was already feeling at the moment and the continuous turn of events around us, coupled with the tinge of vulnerability in his tone had a sudden fluttery feeling making its way through my body. The words sunk, both sitting heavy on my brain and carving out a space for themselves in my thoughts. Like that, it felt so believable, like I could let
