here's a teensy lil sneak peek for chapter sixteen~~out tmrw night!!!
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Bucky sighs as he runs a hand through this hair, frustration growing. "So...how do we move forward?" He asks.
I shrug while biting my cheek, urging myself to rush the words out before I think better of them. "We don't." I answer.
Bucky's eyes widen. "We...don't." He repeats slowly, nodding methodically. "That's just it? With everything? With us?"
"I guess so." I confirm, tilting my head slightly. "I thought that was understood?"
"Oh, no, no, I just—" Bucky pauses, taking a deep breath as he drags a hand down his face. "Why do you do this?" He mutters.
I frown deeply. "Do what?" I ask, ignoring Bucky currently waving me off. "No, no, please do elaborate. I am curious to—"
"You shut down!" Bucky blurts, throwing his hands into the air. "You self-sabotage. You push people away thinking it'll hurt less when it hurts more! It hurts me more."
I scoff. "Are you serious right now?" I question, my voice raising. "Who do you think you are telling me how I am? You don't even know me like that!"
Bucky's face hardens into a cold stone. "You can tell me a thousand lies, Symone, and I'd take your word for it." He says, taking a large step closer to me. "Just not that one."
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