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Chapter 38
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2026-06-26 01:11:32The brief pause Dad took after saying, “I do have my doubts,” couldn’t have lasted more than two or three seconds.
In real time, though, it felt endless.
It was strange how something so small could expand inside your mind that way. A few seconds are all it t
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Things with Jacob felt different now.The uncertainty was gone. So were the long silences weighed down by everything we couldn’t say. In their place had appeared knowing smiles, lingering glances that seemed capable of carrying entire conversations, and those casual brushes of hands that still sent a shiver racing through me as though it were the first time.It was strange and wonderful at the same time. We had known each other for years, and yet everything felt new, as though we had only just been introduced.We didn’t spend much time talking about what being together actually meant. We didn’t need to. It was there in the way he looked at me when he thought nobody else was paying attention, or in the way he opened the car door for me with that calm, confident half-smile that somehow dismantled every coherent thought I had.We were living inside a small, quiet bubble, a shared secre
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If someone had asked me to calculate the probability of Jacob and me ending up together, I probably would have needed a larger sheet of paper.Not because it was impossible, but because it had spent so long in the process of happening without actually happening that my brain had stopped treating it as a real possibility. And now that it had finally happened, I discovered something I hadn’t expected.The difficult part had never been falling in love with Jacob.The difficult part was getting used to the idea that Jacob was in love with me, too.I woke up half convinced that I ha
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By late afternoon, the house had grown quiet again.One by one, everyone said their goodbyes, leaving behind warm wishes for this new trip around the sun and for the stage of life I was supposedly entering—a stage where I was no longer considered a teenager and was expected to begin my journey into adulthood. The truth was, I had no idea when that transition actually happened. I wasn’t sure anyone did. Maybe discovering it was simply part of growing up.Before leaving, Kate wrapped me in one of her trademark bone-crushing hugs and handed me her gift: a spa day for the two of us.We laughed and exchanged promises about scheduling our girls’ day soon, speakin
Mesmerize Me Chapter 38
The brief pause Dad took after saying, “I do have my doubts,” couldn’t have lasted more than two or three seconds.In real time, though, it felt endless.It was strange how something so small could expand inside your mind that way. A few seconds are all it takes for anxiety to slip beneath your skin, for your heart to brace itself for a blow before it even knows what’s coming. In moments like that, the only thing you can do is organize your thoughts as quickly as possible and remind yourself that, whatever happens, you can’t let the disappointment show on your face.“But I also don’t want to be the reason you give up your happiness.&
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The landing was so gentle that I barely felt it.The basket brushed against the grass before settling into the meadow with an almost unreal softness, as though the air itself was reluctant to let us go. When the balloon finally came to rest among the open fields, a knot tightened in my throat. I didn’t want that suspended moment to end. I wasn’t ready to come all the way back down to earth.Jacob helped me climb out of the basket, and when his hands brushed mine, the world seemed to pause for a heartbeat. Neither of us said anything. We didn’t need to. The silence between us still carried something new and fragile, as though we were both afraid that the wrong word might break it.The sky above us was impossibly clear, a shade of blue so pure it almost hurt to look at. For a moment, I found myself thinking that it belonged to the same secret language as Jacob’s eyes.Neither of
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“Did you know hot air balloons work based on Archimedes’ principle?” I commented, resting my hands on the edge.Jacob laughed, as he always did whenever I surprised him with some random fact—or not-so-random fact, according to him.“No, but I love that you do.”The genius probably did know, but he was pretending he didn’t.“The idea is simple: the hot air inside the envelope weighs less than the cold air outside, and that difference makes it rise. Like a ship floating in the sky,” I explained, my gaze fixed on the horizon.I took a deep breath, savoring the moment.“Now I understand why they woke me up so early. Balloons have to take off at dawn because the sky hasn’t decided to become hostile yet. Before the sun heats the ground and the air turns unpredictable, everything stays still, tame. It
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“You have to come with me,” he insisted, desperation now trembling in his voice. Jacob tensed further and stepped forward. Paul raised his hands as if trying to calm things down, but his eyes revealed something dark. “Sweetheart, you have to come with me. It’s only natural,” he re
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We parked and headed toward the entrance. After passing through security, we reached an area with high tables and a bar for drinks and food. As soon as Jacob spotted a group of people, he nodded in their direction. That’s when I understood: he had friends waiting. So this wasn’t a sacrifice fo
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“What did I miss?!” Kate’s voice shattered the moment. Jacob pulled his hands away at once and lowered my blouse, while I silently cursed her timing.“There was a fight, and Camila was collateral damage,” Jacob said in his usual serious tone.Jacob shot Kate a deadly look, but Kate—being Kate—didn’
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