She was still in the red dress. Her hair glittered under the dark sky. Both billowed behind her in the wind. She stood at the edge of the cliff where he’d nearly dove and ended his life, following the notes of her voice. She was holding his notebook. His tattered five-cent notebook from Woolworth’s. And reading his words. With tears catching on each syllable. “I still plan to finish that,” he said, approaching her carefully with a sudden need to clear his throat... moreShe was still in the red dress. Her hair glittered under the dark sky. Both billowed behind her in the wind. She stood at the edge of the cliff where he’d nearly dove and ended his life, following the notes of her voice. She was holding his notebook. His tattered five-cent notebook from Woolworth’s. And reading his words. With tears catching on each syllable. “I still plan to finish that,” he said, approaching her carefully with a sudden need to clear his throat. “It’s not my best writing, really. ”. She faced him. “It’s like poetry, when you write. ”. Ben clutched his heart, attempted to feign embarrassment, but the real thing flushed through him. “That means the world…coming from you. ”. She closed the notebook, but she didn’t hand it to him. Instead, she clasped it to her chest. “Are you here to stop me? ”. “Yes. ”. “Because you can’t live without me. ”. “Yes. ”. Her gaze fell. “Even if you’ll die. .. ”. * * * * *. A BWWM Romance about a girl who spends her entire life thinking she is cursed, and the man who never expected to fall for her. less
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