And as I listened to his words, I realized that it made perfect sense. The pain and the anger I'd experienced earlier, the overwhelming sadness I felt, and the frustration I'd been experiencing lately - all came to point at something I hadn't been able to figure out for the past few days. Why, why did I love Luke so much?
For the second time, tears spilled uncontrollably down my cheeks as I buried my face deeper in Luke's shirt, refusing to allow him to see me crying. For a while we simply held onto each other silently, lost in our own minds.
I don't remember falling asleep, but I must have, because the next thing I was aware of was that we were lying down on the ground, and there were many blankets wrapped around us. My head rested comfortably on Luke's chest, while Luke's arms were wra
