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Chapter Thirty-Nine

Iris

It feels like a million years pass.

I stare at my cell during boring lectures. Between classes. At lunch. During coffee breaks. When I get home. When I finish yoga. When I sit down to study.

When I'm in bed not really trying to sleep.

All week, nothing.

All weekend, nothing.

I try to convince myself to give him time. To give him space.

But I can't.

I need to explain this.

I need to look him in the eyes.

I only hope it's enough to convince him to forgive me.

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