Chapter 9

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We were never meant to be; he was once with someone else.

I once watched him treat her the way he treats me.

The way he would touch her arm, hold her hand, twirl her hair.

The way he would stare at her. His chin resting in his hand. Eyes seldom moving. Deep in thought.

She was two years older than him.

She was his for a year.

It was a year too long.

She is gone now. It is I who fills her spot. And I thank God everyday for giving me the opportunity.

I thank God for letting my hand be the one he holds.

For letting my name be the one to pass his lips when he talks about his girl.

For letting him be the one to hold my heart in his hands for he is so careful with it.

For letting it be my lips that he kisses.

And that he chose me. Over everyone else.

Maybe we were meant to be.

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