Love Me Not, Mr. Snow
I whispered, my voice tinged with longing.
"I know you don’t" he soothed, his voice a balm on my raw emotions "Back then, I was blind to your perspective. Your swift rejection of my feelings wounded me deeply, but I understand now. You hurt me, not out of malice, but out of fear of causing more pain if you stayed, knowing you couldn't reveal your entire self to me. You tried to set me free, but your prison is a sanctuary I don't wish to leave. Yes, you hurt me, but I am still here. If more pain is the price, then so be it, Rima. I will always be here. So don't fear that. I'll choose your hurt over a life without you"
His words washed over me, a soothing tide that quelled the storm within. In
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