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Swallowing hard, trying to slow her breathing, through it all, she smiled at him, laughing faintly. “Th-thank you,” she let out, trying to wipe away her tears. How utterly embarrassing, her mind told her, to panic so quickly in front of someone who was her only chance a learning about herself.
“C-could we? I-I’m so sorry, th-this is the worst. I just…can feel– people are– Please, yes.”
He watched her struggle to calm herself, a small smile on his face. “No worries, it’s only the proper thing to do.” He nodded, quickly standing up and offering her a hand, not because he thought she needed it but because it was the polite thing to do.
“Of course we can, there’s cafes around here or I live a couple blocks that way. My place is a mess though, wouldn’t want to expose you to that without fair warning.”











