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And just in that moment, you let every memory flood back to you.
You're in the middle of a Skype call, he's telling you that you're beautiful, he's telling you how gorgeous your eyes are. You say nothing, you're blushing; nobody has been like this before. You both dream of your future together, your wedding, your honeymoon, your children.
Texts are exchanged long into the night, ones that make you feel that you're wanted. For the first time, this boy wants you.
Then you leave for three weeks, a summer holiday. You talk to him every evening. He tells you he misses you. He tells you he's crazy about you.
You buy him a present the next day, wanting him to know you miss him just as much.
You return home. He ignores your texts. Something has changed.
You meet up rarely, and when you do it's awkward, a romance buried in blushed cheeks and secrets. His present is still buried at the back of your wardrobe. You want him.
He gets a girlfriend. You get a boyfriend. He moves on. You try to. And you honestly thought you had until--
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