9
On the way back to the dorm, Liam followed
me, keeping a small distance behind me.
His presence was strong, it was hard for me
to ignore it, especially the way he was staring
at me.
I
As soon as I got downstairs, I was so
impatient, I turned around to tell him to stop
following me.
I was a mess, I was tired.
I had thanked him already, he had accepted
く
it, why was he still following me?
“Can you just leave-”
My hands dropped when I saw that he had
given me candy.
“Want some?”
We ended up sitting under the trees near the
dorm.
I had the candy in my mouth, and it was
sweet.
But my heart was bitter.
He silently handed me some tissues.
I was about to sign when he laughed, “I know
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what you’re about to say, wipe your tears
first.
By the time I was done, my eyes were swollen
like walnuts.
“Sorry,” he said.
His sudden apology shocked me.
Why was he apologizing? I almost yelled at
him. It was me that should be apologizing.
He gently held my hand down.
His voice suddenly changed. “I thought that
was your…
He saw my confusion and his voice got
louder.
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“I was going to lift a thief up high. And you,
the victim, was wronged, I have to apologize.”
I shook my head.
He didn’t know, this was not his fault.
But, I felt a bit comforted.
“So, you really think that my song is good?”
He paused, and then laughed as he nodded.
“It was so full of spirit, and emotion. I am
even embarrassed to admit it, but it’s better
than mine.”
His praise made my face warm.
I avoided his eyes as I asked, “Why do you
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believe me? After all…”
After all, no one believed that I wrote that
song.
“If I said it was intuition, would you believe
it?”
