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11Please respect copyright.PENANAcvby6oz7eAns18.216.51.7da2It started with a “Hey.”11Please respect copyright.PENANAuNX31AyqkT
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And then somehow, it turned into 3-hour calls, 2 a.m. confessions, and 4 a.m. smiles.11Please respect copyright.PENANAK2aYAlgMm8We talked about everything — dreams, fears, memories, silly things like our favorite ice cream flavors, and deep things like losing people and trusting again.11Please respect copyright.PENANAiwMK2ruAb1
One night, he said something that made me pause: “I feel like I’ve known you forever.”11Please respect copyright.PENANAVARxlHNCAe
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And I smiled… because I had been thinking the exact same thing.11Please respect copyright.PENANAlY0sBgwdPWI was falling. Slowly. Gently. Quietly.11Please respect copyright.PENANAtcEvTaaGEG
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And I didn’t even realize it — until he made me laugh so hard I forgot every reason I ever doubted love.