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Valentine’s mouth turned to a big ‘O’ shape as her eyes widened. Her vision was annoyingly getting blurry but she could still make out William’s facial features. He was shocked, and she giggled at his face.

“Hi William!” she chirped, and as she mentioned his name, her pitch gotten higher.

“Don’t ‘Hi William’ me, Valentine, who is that man you’re with?”

“OH!” Valentine realized that she hadn’t introduced her date yet. She stood by William’s side, her arm attempting to reach his shoulder for her to place her elbow but he was too tall. “Uh… can you stoop down a little?”

Obediently, William bended his knees and sighed, “who is he, Valentine?”

She successfully placed her elbow on his shoulder and answered proudly, “he’s my date.” She smiled, reaching from ear to ear. Her eyes closed as she did. “Noah, mee