The Revenge of One Humiliated
"I need you. I need you to stop running. I need you to look at me, really, without your walls, without your defenses. I need you to let me in."
"It's dangerous, inside me."
"I know. I've seen the damage. I want to help rebuild."
"Why?" I repeat, obstinate.
"Because I love you. Because I've never loved anyone else. Because for six years, I've thought of you, dreamed of you, searched for your face in the crowd. Because you are the only one. The only one."
I say nothing. I look at him. His eyes, his lips, his hands. Everything he is. Everything he could be for me.