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then i found you.
or i guess you found me,
sitting atop the highest dock over the ocean, height equivalent to a light tower, staring out at the sunset.
"is this seat taken?" you asked poshly, with a small smile.
i looked at you, glancing away before nodding in approval. as you sat, you sighed out while looking at the sun.
"it's pretty."
once again i nodded in approval,
hoping that the ocean's crashing waves far below would mask my sniffling.
yes, i was crying.
over a boy that i thought had disappeared.
the first person who's ever treated me the way he did.
at the moment, i felt the urge to scream apologies and shout out why this all happened.
but because i myself didn't know why my life was like this, i instead let my senses glaze over with overwhelming sadness.
pushing over the torn handkerchief i had carried since, mother, my bruised wrist brushed his, and guilt bubbled at my throat.
but before i could even say sorry, he looked away from the cloth, and put his hand over mine.
"it's okay." he said while smiling, and my guilt slowly washed away, calming like the waves below us.
i nodded again before looking the other way, waiting for my tears to stop falling.
