**The Amateur of Love**

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The hour had passed, and I was waiting for my secretary to notify me. I still hadn't recovered from his unexpected presence. I mean, he had been missing for five months, and now he appears and treats me like a VIP in someone else's company, which he joined only to strengthen his project because he doesn't have money, and the other person does.

- "Can I come in?"
- "Yes, dear."
- "The payment has been made, and in the email sent, they confirmed that they will adhere to your design and will pay again."
- "Will they use the entire design or make changes?"
- "I'm not sure; they only wrote that they will adhere to it."
- "Alright, dear, you can go home."
- "The workday isn't over yet."
- "Go, it's not a problem."
- "Alright, thank you very much."
- "You're welcome, dear."

I was about to leave for home when it started raining. Damn, I hadn't taken my car, a taxi, or anything around. I continued walking in the rain when a familiar car stopped in front of me.

- "Get in."
- "Get lost, fool."
- "Oh, speak more nicely, dear."
- "Disappear, I told you."
- "Leya, come on, now you're soaked, and I know you don't like the rain."
- "No, leave. I like it. How do you know? You act like you know me well."
- "You asked for it," he says as he gets out of the car and forcibly puts me inside.
- "Enough," I tried to fight, but I was already seated in that seat, strapped in, and we were driving on the rain-soaked road.
- "Are you okay?" he broke the silence.
- "No, I'm not. I was fine until you came."
- "Calm down, wet lily."
- "Don't call me that, fool."
- "Alright, wet lily, do you like the water?"
- "Where are you taking me?"
- "Home."
- "That's not where my home is."
- "No, I didn't know."
- "Where are you taking me, then?"
- "To your home."
- "To what home? To your home, where are you taking me?"
- "I'm taking you there."
- "No, no, no, no, no, forget it. Get away."
- "Calm down, it won't hurt you."
- "Why did you take me? Why did you come? Why?"
- "You know why."
- "No, I don't know. Arber, I don't know anything about you."
- "I took you for the reason you had when you came to me the last time."
- "Damn, you're a fool," I said. "What is this fool saying?"

Now we were at the house. I don't know which house of his it was.

- "Can I know how many houses you have?"
- "Yes."
- "Tell me."
- "Three."
- "This is the last one."
- "Yes."
- "Can I leave?"
- "No."
- "Arber, please, I can't stay with you. Why did you take me? Are you okay? Mind your own business."
- "I liked you a lot today."
- "Rain, what are you talking about?"
- "Please, I felt proud today."
- "Why should you feel proud? Who are you to feel proud? You're nobody. And I couldn't talk anymore. He was kissing me, yes, you won't believe it. I didn't believe it myself. He was kissing me. I had closed my eyes. Can you wake me up, please? This is not a good dream. I was still with my eyes closed, and I didn't realize that the kiss was over. I slowly opened my eyes and saw him looking at me."
- "I love you, Leya, I truly love you."
- "Get away," I said and tried to leave.
- "No, you're not going anywhere."
- "Arber, let me go."
- "Please, Leya, listen to me. I left because your father didn't threaten me or force me. He told me that it's better for you, that it's better for your well-being to stay without me."
- "Enough talking, please."
- "Leya, I love you. I loved you from the moment I saw you, and I know you feel the same."
- "Yes, yes, fool, go away. I don't love you, okay?" I said and made him leave, and surprisingly, he let me leave until...

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