“So why do you keep looking at everything and everyone, but you won’t make eye contact with me? You look over my head, at my shoes, but you won’t look me in the eyes and I got to wonder…what are you afraid of?”
I was admiring his belt buckle when I realized I could not continue denying what was right in front of me. The gig was up as I timidly looked up into those hazel eyes of his; I saw the soul I had been searching for. I didn’t think it was possible, but right then and there, I fell in love again.
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Aw, I love this one, Elizabeth. It's your best yet. You totally captured that both wonderful and terrifying moment when you realized you've lost your heart to another. Good job!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous. That moment of vulnerability, letting yourself fall and let go of the walls you've built around you!
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