Shadows, You & I.

Shadows, You & I.

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I walked up to him as he sat there staring directly into my eyes. His eyes were empty yet surprised. His lips slowly morphed into a pout and the corner of his mouth turned up. I shivered a little and looked back at my friends. They were whispering to each other and giggling. I gulped. This was now or never. I felt like a prey walking right into a trap. Nothing about this felt right. I tried to push all the rumours from my head that I'd heard about him. I'll be okay. I sighed deeply. Yes, I'll be fine. He's just a human being after all. I met his gaze and the smile from earlier had disappeared. He just stared at me with no emotions visible on his face, like his face had been devoid of any emotions for ages. It felt like he was staring right into my soul through my eyes. I slowly sat down infront of him. "Well hello there," he whispered with a voice that sounded like a rusty wheel. Goosebumps were all that I was.
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I used to think I was living the life people only dream about. Everything looked perfect on the outside - the smiles, the success, the routine that gave me comfort. I had the freedom, the admiration, and the illusion of happiness. I truly believed that this was it - the life I had worked so hard to build, the one everyone else wished they had. But then he came into my world - unexpected and uninvited, like a storm that doesn't ask permission before it breaks everything in its path. He was unlike anyone I had ever met. A man cloaked in mystery, always quiet, always observing, like he carried the weight of a thousand secrets. People knew his name, admired him from a distance, but no one really knew him. And he liked it that way. He wasn't kind in the way the world expects. He wasn't soft or gentle. He didn't chase approval, and he didn't waste time pretending. His world was cold and guarded - his heart only opening for the few he truly cared about: his family, and the rare souls he dared to love. And yet, somehow, I was drawn to him. Not just to his mystery, but to the way he made me feel - like I was no longer the polished, perfect version of myself I had grown so used to pretending to be. Around him, the mask I wore for years slowly cracked. I started seeing pieces of myself I didn't know existed. He turned my world upside down. He didn't just make me feel - he made me question everything. Who I was. What I wanted. Who I was pretending to be. I became someone I no longer recognized - not the girl with the perfect life, but someone raw, confused, aching for something real. He didn't just enter my life. He changed it. He changed me.

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