Skies Without Stars II Wattys2017 II

"why..." Odem leaves a deep breath.

"Why are you torturing yourself with pictures, even if you know it hurts you?"

I silently suck a breath and leave my lungs to do the further work. Those pictures are really one of the bad collections of my life. I really hated photos because it will always remind me of the incident. But I can't remove them from my wall because; it is my only way to look who I was before. How I lived before. Who was Catherine before.

"Please. I ask you, Catherine." I look into his eyes and it is full of concern and sorrow. He wanted to go near me, to hold me, but the resist exists in his hands. It's a tingling feeling that I could also feel. I wanted to turn to him and gave in completely. It's just difficult for me to comply.

"Catherine, listen...I tell you honestly, you look amazing though your face is covered with your hand, or cream, or anything near you. You're completely beautiful. And don't manipulate any meaning to it because it is true." He rakes his damp hair. The few falling bangs a while ago were swept with one easiness in his fingers. "You're kidding right?" I chuckle but not chuckle. Like in a sarcastic manner.

And,he shakes his head no.

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Find what will happen between Odem and Catherine. Will they be together, or miserably be broken by each other?

*WARNING: IT HAS STRONG LANGUAGE AND SCENES.