A Bloom of Thorns
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He would write on and on.
[Once she's gone, we'll spend some time together. Remember that cool place abroad you wanted to check out?]
[Holly, you're my number one. Always. This thing with Cecilia? It's just for show, for my parents' sake.]
[And hey, you promised not to go to the Ocean Sonata Cup, right? Stick with that. Stay home and we'll have our own time.]
[Holly, I love you.]
Holly had been on the balcony when she read that. If she had not seen Luke tenderly pick up a flower that slipped into Cecilia's hair and tucked it away like a treasured keepsake, she might have kept fooling herself into believing Luke still cared for her.