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15 | strawberry kisses on a summer evening.
CAMERON'S P.O.V
I took a few steps back to give them their privacy, and I kept pacing - my mind whirling with thoughts.
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A Handful Of Stars 19 | letters to sister.
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CAMERON'S P.O.VBryan let me into the house - informing that Shayla was in her room - & that he was just stepping out to go to the office, or to Abhijeet's office. He greeted me & asked me to help myself to anything I needed.
A Handful Of Stars 21 | under the daylight.
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A Handful Of Stars 22 | only a fool.
CAMERON'S P.O.VThe few strays of sunshine that peeked through the clouds warmed my skin, and the slightest breeze tousled the ends of Shayla's dark curls
A Handful Of Stars 23 | blossoming feelings.
SHAYLA'S P.O.VI quietly watched as the golden boy in front of me worried his bottom lip, his gaze lingering on me for too long, almost as if I was one of the stars he had spent countless nights admiring from afar. A small smile settled on my lips at his action.
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