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A Long Time

Author: Tummy
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-02 22:10:03

Collins’ POV

Aiden shifted uncomfortably in his seat, scratching the back of his head as though the words he wanted to say were caught somewhere in his throat.

“Um, boss…” he began slowly, voice uncertain, i have, but… I think you probably even have more experience than me.”

I studied him for a moment, the corner of my mouth twitching at his awkwardness.

Maybe he was right, maybe he wasn’t. With a quiet sigh, I pushed myself up from my chair, letting my hands slide into my pockets.

My steps carried me from one end of the room to the other, the sound of my shoes echoing softly against the wooden floor.

“Well… maybe and maybe not,” I muttered, my gaze lingering on the framed picture hanging on the far wall.

“You know something, Aiden?” My voice dropped, thick with a weight I hadn’t let anyone hear in years. “It’s been so long.

So many years have passed, and sometimes I feel like I’m not really capable of doing… that stuff again.

Like the version of me that once thrived
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