Alya POV
“I can live my life knowing you are mad at me or distant from me, but I cannot live if you are gone.” Leo kissed my forehead again.
With the moon casting its light inside my room, as I forgot to shut the curtains close last night, I could see Leo’s wet face looking hopeful at me.
“Please, Alya, don’t do anything stupid again.” He held my face and caressed my cheek. “I love you. I love you so much.”
I could not breathe and felt like crying, too. I could not believe what I just heard. Pushing back against Leo’s chest, I sat up and wiped the tears I didn’t know were already running down my face. Leo also sat up.
“Alya.” Leo must be getting paranoid as I sat still, running my fingers through my hair once. He moved to the edge of the bed to turn on the night lamp and went back to
