Falling for the bad girl
“I respect that. But just know… I care about you, Lucy. I’ll be here when you’re ready.”
His words settled into the silence like falling leaves, swirling around them in the crisp air. “I’m sorry,” I murmured, half to myself, feeling like I was the one to blame for tearing us apart. “I never wanted to hurt you.”
Yet, in my heart, the fear of loss loomed larger than the hope for something new. As darkness fell over the park, I fought back the tears threatening to spill—a lingering promise of regret shadowing my heart. Cole stood up from the bench, the distance between us now more than physical, a gaping chasm of unspoken thoughts.
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