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The intoxicating scent of Anne’s lavender perfume, mixed with the fresh scent of rain, instantly overwhelmed her senses.
"Kung ganoon, bakit mo ako pinapalayo?" bawi ni Lauren, her voice thick with unshed tears, her jaw tight with weeks of accumulated heartbreak.
"Bakit tuwing tinitingnan mo ako sa klase. It feels like I am a stranger to you? Do you have any idea how exhausting it is to stand in front of you, to listen to your voice, and have to pretend that my heart doesn't break every time you call me Miss Miller?"