It Was Always You

So do you like her?
What do you mean by that?
Are you going to marry her like Mama and Papa?
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Neyco had told his sister no. He'd promised to protect her, and he had promised himself that no feeling would ever devour him-whether it was emptiness, sadness, or love. He had promised himself that the way he thought of Akira was something he would never tell her. And he had begun to promise himself that her love was something he didn't deserve. But as it turned out, Neyco had never been very good at keeping promises. It was always her, it always had been, and it always would be.