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It was the night of their first anniversary.
A chilly night with an abundance of stars
graciously lighting up the sky above them.
He bought her favorite shade of baby pink and cream roses.
She got him a new pen to celebrate his promotion at work.
It seemed like the perfect night.
Just that he did not seem to notice her.
Her. The girl he fell in love with at the coffeehouse.
Her frail hands begging for some warmth,
deep cuts on her wrist that has smoothened out over the past week.
It was getting colder,
their hair ruffled in contact with the wind.
Her eyelids grew heavier by the second,
salty tears welled up at the corners of her eyes
all ready to go.
"Will you catch me when I fall?"
She whispered tenderly into his ears
as they sat inches away from each other at the lake house.
He paused and started fidgeting,
eyes squinting in confusion and
finally let out a voice which was scrambling for a reply.
And in his hesitation,
she felt his answer.
-Audrey L.
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