Ellie stared straight into my eyes, as though wrestling with a deep internal struggle.She took a deep breath and spoke up. "Zander, I actually have feelings for you. I've liked you ever since the day you stood up for me back in college, but I never dared to reach out to you."So when you introduced me as your girlfriend earlier, I was truly happy. Because in those brief moments, I could hold your hand out in the open and call you mine."My eyes widened in complete disbelief.To be honest, it wasn't as if the thought had never crossed my mind that Ellie might harbor feelings for me, but I always dismissed it as wishful thinking.It wasn't just because she kept her distance so impeccably. It was also because she knew everything about my past—that I was divorced, that I had been blind, and that I had dragged myself through the mud of a terrible relationship.Even though I seemed carefree on the outside, I was already hollow inside.Could someone like me really be loved again?As
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