34 || ❝because you're you.❞

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❝I'm afraid

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I'm afraid.

Of what?

Of myself.

What? Are you taking drugs or something? It's been three days since I last heard from you. A 'Hey Sophie' would've been suffice.

Sorry.

What's going on?

Annabella took the whole week off. Said she came down with some flu or something.

Oh, boy. She's got it bad for you, Londie.

And James is still planning the perfect way to tell Delilah.

And how would you know that?

Because for some reason, he keeps telling me about his plans and he's all excited about it.

And why do you sound so happy right now? It's kind of freaking me out.

Because James is a good guy. He deserves her.

No you deserve her.

...I don't. I couldn't even talk to her at first and James is here just writing her a whole poetry book.

But you're learning. That's the whole reason you called Heartbreak Hotline, remember? Which I don't understand how you say you can't talk to girls because you talk to me almost everyday and you're fine.

But that's because you're you. You're Sophie.

What does that even mean?

Because with you, everything seems to come so naturally. I don't have to try too hard, don't have to pretend to be someone I'm not. I can just...can just be me. And you don't even care?

Why would I?

I don't know...but you...you just get me.

...awww.

You do. And honestly I shouldn't even be saying this right now, but the reason I'm so happy today is because over the last three days, I noticed something.

What?

Anytime something exciting would happen, you're the one I wanted to talk to. Every restless night I had, you're the voice I wanted to fall asleep to. And every time I looked at Delilah, it was like she was this different person.

...

Because I realized I was in love with the thought of love, I wasn't in love with her. But after I met you, after I kissed you...I just wanted to hold you and never let you go. But I thought I was crazy for thinking those thoughts about a girl I'd only met once.

...

And maybe I am crazy, but Sophie Genevieve Price, you have been the last person I think of before I fall asleep and the first name that floats through my head each morning. And the reason I didn't call for the last few days was because I was trying to sort these thoughts, I was debating if I should even act upon them.

...

And for the first time in an entire month, I want to apologize because the girl I was looking for was here the entire time. I was just too blinded by lust to see her. Because it's always been you, the girl who hides behind the three numbers.

London...

A-Are you crying?

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