In the early moments, the sighs of my weakness grew larger; I found myself caught in an internal struggle. However, amidst that whirlwind of emotions, an illusory victory emerged before me, like a glimmer of light in the darkness, but fate, inscrutable, crossed our paths once again in its divine dance.
***
In the present:
— No way! Is that Adrien? —Tania exclaims, surprised.
I can’t take my eyes off him. His brown eyes, as beautiful as I remembered, envelop me once more. I realize I never truly got over those feelings; I simply tucked them away in a dark corner of my mind. Now, I feel a lump in my throat, an emptiness in my chest, and a chill running down my skin. Everything comes rushing back: the kisses, the caresses, the promises... and the pain.
Tania shakes my arm, trying to get
