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THE END(my lucky charm)

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Today feels like a very special day. I hope everything goes smoothly. After thinking this, I immediately dialed Leng's number.

"Oh, Leng, please can we go somewhere today? I'm bored," I said.

Leng replied, "Why not? Where should we go?"

"Just get ready; I'll come to pick you up, okay?"

"Okay."

To be honest, I'm both happy and nervous at the same time. But today, I have to say this; otherwise, I don't know when I'll get another chance.

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At Leng's front gate:

"Let's go."

"But at least tell me where we're going?" Leng asked.

"You'll understand everything soon enough. Just wait and see," I said, trying to hide my nervousness.

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After some time, we arrived at a familiar place.

"Oh my God, I didn't think our school would have changed this much," Leng said.

"Yeah," I replied, my heart racing. I was shaking inside because I was super nervous.

"By the way, why did we come here, and at this time?" Leng asked.

I avoided answering his question. "Let's see what changes have been made," I said, hoping he'd drop it.

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We wandered for about an hour, and then we stopped in the middle of the playground. This was the moment I had been waiting for.

"Leng..." I began.

"Yes, Pawat?" he responded.

"I want to tell you something."

"Go ahead."

I hesitated, unsure if this was the right time. "But I don't know if you'll like it. What if I say something wrong, and it breaks our friendship? I don't want that to happen. You know, I really don't want any relationship to fall apart."

"Ah, Pawat, don't overthink it. Nothing will happen. Just speak. You know I'm as clueless as you. If it's bad or wrong, it's okay. We'll sort it out and forget about it. But I think you should open up now. I can't see you this nervous," Leng reassured me.

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I took a deep breath. "I don't know how this will sound to you, but I've been wanting to tell you this for so long. Leng, it was so hard for me to look at you back when we were in school, standing right here in the playground. You were so charming, and I was afraid, I don't even know why. I used to hide from you."

After we lost touch for ten years, there was this emptiness in my heart that I couldn't fill. But then my career started, and so many good things happened. So many people came into my life, and I was happy. But then, like we say, bad things follow good. People started doubting me, thinking I was disgusting, and I lost hope. There was a point when I wanted to die because I was jobless."