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Fabrice
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The conversation with Isabella lingers in my mind as I enter my place. As my question of how long we were to keep our relationship a secret hung heavy in the air, all I could see in her eyes was fear, and it filled me with a sense of dread that I can’t shake.
Isabella’s suggestion that we keep our relationship a secret until my innocence is proven felt like a bitter pill to swallow. I felt it wasn’t fair to hide our love because of something I didn’t do. But I agreed to it because I want her more than anything.
I’ve known Isabella for so long and I always saw her as my sister’s best friend, but when I saw her again after returning, something shifted inside me. I fell for her—hard, and it’s a feeling I’ve never experienced before.
I’m not proud of my
