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Chapter 87

He gasped before taking a step back "I....I....." he ran his hand over his face probably to make sense of things. I stood there silently as he opened and closed his mouth. I could see his mind racing from one thought to another.

He looked at me abruptly "Of course" he sighed in relief. I raised a brow in question "Everyone has that one crush you know. I had a crush on my Spanish teacher in middle school"

I closed my eyes to contain the sudden anger in me. He could have kicked my love away and I wouldn't have been this hurt. But he was belittling it.

I opened my eyes and looked at him "I love you" I said without hesitation.

He shook his head "Look" he tried to explain like one would do to a difficult child "I know we haven't had the most conventional relationship and you took it as a challenge and...."

"I love you" I repeated firmly.