This story is written mostly in English (about 98%), with some Telugu (about 2%) along with translations. -------- His breath hitched. He is leaning closer to her but gave a respectful distance, his words came out softly, "Oka sari na kallalo kallupetti chusunte... nenu cheppaleni samadhanam appude dorikedi emo." [At that time, If you had just looked into my eyes even once... and maybe you'd understand the words I could never say] Everything you're about to read is true... but I've never confessed to him in real life. The story ends with a plot twist my real life hasn't caught up to yet. Happy reading 🩷