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I felt my body shake and how my vision suddenly blacked out. I think I almost fell, but I felt Angelo’s hand on my shoulder. I could see that he was serious with what he said, but still, I never imagined in our relationship that those words would come from his mouth. He was the hopeful and most patient in our relationship. He held on to this little fire between us we called ‘love’, and he never questioned my decisions for us. Now, I think he mustered all his strength and time to make this decision, to finally tell me what needed to be done.

“Angelo..I-why?” I softly asked. I held his hand on my shoulder and carefully caressed his fingers. I don’t understand him. I don’t understand where this is all coming from. I waited for him and I remained hopeful too. I prayed for him, every day. I prayed that he won’t be taken away from me. I prayed that we would get the future that we wanted. I prayed for my life to start over, with him.

“Since then, I was always in love with y