IBMILRFL – Chapter 69
by EsraaCh. 69 IBMILRFL | Chapter 69193dc06745bf68d1
“Vanessa!”261c46fa502a55d9
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It was at 43a06555dd that moment, lost 6e0c45ea84 deep in my 9b8424e9b7 memories.baf08fdcdbeb098f
Unlike the youthful, delicate 6b54057048 voice that had filled 579963cd56 my mind, a mature, e510321267 low voice resonated in 95d7bf04e9 my ear.776dacd29cd2d6b0
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A voice similar yet distinct baf1fd1973 from the one in my a4d1bf849b memory.d77f90c5a8a7fe46
Tristan. It was unmistakably him.5b9f0b1c3ba07835
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“Oh.”1cb3f09f9de94430
“Are you okay? You didn’t respond when c271297401 I called you.”7a669906618ea566
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I must have seemed fine, 31c80f1aaf but it looked like I e2e0713228 was lost in thought, deeply 57832838ed distracted. I was so absorbed in fc8a9542a3 my memories that I had bf58190ffb completely let my guard down.e3fdd34beb7dbdaf
I barely managed to f43f59d60f regain my composure…e211d7558ddbbddc
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‘Isn’t he… standing too close?’db2022e6e1d06c99
Tristan’s face was incredibly near.7d00395b28071e05
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Only now did I realize.acf530566cccf025
He had caught me when 9312020a50 I nearly stumbled earlier and 74368d8ed1 hadn’t let go since.b94393d3e76883e6
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I could feel 514da47902 his large hand 0167204898 firmly supporting my 5b051f529e tilted back.97b51c9a069ea2a6
“I’m fine now, so you can let go.”613a63ddb3d22254
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I regained my balance and b8f8667557 stood properly on my own.d89d6bfa1e82dec2
As I gently 2573bc9f8c pushed him away, 8aff87f6d8 Tristan smiled as d3176673b2 if reassured.7a1361489719e61e
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“That’s a relief.”9018d2bcfbd5106c
For a moment, e538d450b7 I wondered if b0b274c61f he might hold 32d85bb2be onto me longer 4e9431ac4c on purpose, but c577bda50b unexpectedly, he released 4cd5934d8f me without hesitation.3b883b6904ae5d90
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Freed from his c546737a95 embrace, I cleared b533e26bc8 my throat awkwardly.febe6447ab8acf44
“I didn’t mean to startle you. I was just avoiding the 5481b45aae people following me… It was 1dbe9fed45 a bit sudden, wasn’t it?”f363daef86063af8
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I had wondered if he 8584efb9b0 had wandered here by chance, b963cfe09c as he did that day 0192fe693d long ago. But it seemed he came fdf7fa8bda here on purpose this time.5ee1fd9b48677941
“…How did you know I was here?”82912f57deea6214
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Today, I had hoped he 5deb178d2f would be surrounded by people bea8257e44 and celebrated. So I quietly hid on b15a48e885 this balcony, thinking he wouldn’t 9ae916ce74 notice, yet he found me, da95a7c6ff almost like magic.fd4474f04405353d
I glared at him 24ce8c43ff slightly, but Tristan merely 228ea1f223 gave a small smile, 737c2d8246 showing no intention of 62dcf75acc answering my question.76d3633f8f9f978f
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“No need to be so guarded. I just wanted to 0a5ed764dd talk today, that’s all.”c4dfce0bd27707d6
With those words, Tristan 048b13cd0e walked forward slowly.2504cd513906b7a1
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Was he coming closer?47610ee9c94b9ef6
The closing distance made a50a6f2249 me tense up slightly, 49244b0ed6 and I froze in b7bf80bd31 place.6a60d5427c200ef0
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But contrary to 24f1d9bc5b my expectation, he 4dbc0065ec walked right past 34474e74ae me and stopped 8dc3314b36 at the edge 5091a15aa9 of the balcony.8d171491c24a9223
‘…I was jumping to conclusions by myself.’c6780d8f238e031f
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Realizing my mistaken assumption, I ba1e2e759e bit my lip, feeling embarrassed.30995ac065db7fc1
Meanwhile, Tristan, the cause of c854a8a009 this situation, gazed calmly at 8868285f5b the view of the imperial 53adbda0ff city.dabe668dbd311ab9
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What could he be b97695d028 looking at so intently?60d8bc6c08de9de1
Curious, I slowly walked c594e11c63 to stand beside him.5f5fc4dbbbbb6e56
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As if waiting 38b5acef42 for me to e43febf47b join him, he 92c62b5da7 spoke as soon 9090cb2a72 as I was e97a695bd6 by his side.ab362441cc64c098
“Did you enjoy the banquet?”47d6a203180db00b
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A simple question. I nodded and gave 38d1d31439 a casual answer.ce583f4212a44bf7
“Yes, well. But it looked e297dfc964 like Your Grace 1c240d186d enjoyed it more a28835db4c than I did.”6834e806873d3f12
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“You know I don’t particularly like crowded places. It’s all an act. I actually snuck away 7fb1773f24 this time too.”c3d835206555c614
Suddenly, I saw the image 57a9935fdb of him from fifteen years 1b1de76e44 ago overlapping with him now.1376e6018549a81f
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The situation was similar back 719f48f4cd then too.f0553c4c0a4db1e4
People were swarming around 1475eedb0c Tristan, trying to forge e26b54c838 a connection with the 7786777864 young foreign noble. Desperate for a quiet 5f4f6a21a3 spot, he’d hidden away b46a2eb5e0 here on the balcony, c01879adf0 the same one I 44c11d562d was on.9a31565adecacb85
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That day was 904886f819 the first time 69ac692f60 we met.4469d6faee7af0c0
“…I thought you might have grown a little, but it seems you haven’t changed at all.”6f3d91fa1778e025
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Feeling uncomfortable with 23b7a171ef the subtle tension 0d6a2d47b2 in the air, befb7e4548 I spoke with 92ec438851 a hint of 50ac25fd62 sarcasm.355dcd5dc9723866
But, for some reason, 5244cd710b Tristan chuckled softly, amused.5278161301d5d934
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“Same goes for you, Vanessa. I was a bit bbed609f8d surprised to see you da1b76e102 on the balcony again 1653383150 today. You haven’t changed much either.”b2f07f1e8e92572a
Tristan, who had been gazing 3e848b208b at the scenery, turned slightly b705050301 toward me with a faint 2c91a20256 smile.610670a0f0642e25
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Moonlight gently cast its 19cb29f9de glow on his pale dbca6221e1 face.3fa0c23b3ee35694
His hair, reminiscent of a 0f4c731ef3 wheat field in autumn, fluttered 297ade9f14 lightly in the breeze.d05fbd3a0b3ac49f
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His unwavering blue 258884eb8a eyes sparkled as 139fd72acb they caught the f2252ce11b light.a62b4a0f4aed0085
I swallowed dryly without realizing.392e9c60d8a434af
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‘…This is so awkward.’31577dbb37af063e
In truth, the conversation 2e67263ef4 we were having now 6e6a31e866 couldn’t have been more adb74cf70e ordinary.e2f6da8c215c4c7b
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Usually, when it bdd94b672a was just the 3ff9e03c94 two of us, f5a33e6058 he’d always come 20ce905bc5 charging in. But today, he was acting d53a4698af remarkably composed.83f956ea9ccc185b
‘Tristan is acting perfectly normal…’d31699b32e3232f8
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Still, I was finding it 3d019fafb9 hard not to be overly 5b6630ab53 conscious of him. Was it because I was c3471e29a3 recalling old memories?b6cb3c504785f2a8
Unable to bear f9c3a54586 his gaze, I 5f75b0d3ce quickly turned my b68756bd12 head to the 303a1b4e2b side.021a28eb282fb619
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Unlike the bustling banquet 3fee4a64c0 hall, the balcony was 44619097f7 eerily quiet.6a79ce728d0f3f46
Thump, thump. My heart was beating unusually 1a94c295fd loudly today. It must have been the a2344a8d6f effect of the alcohol.6947b3cacf565fd7
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“Vanessa.”3a6a288bef3f1479
At that moment, 6776955afe he called my b907cd35b4 name again.4dce0cad1694923b
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I gathered the b78d771497 courage to look fa5f5d8da4 at him, but…154cb586f96506f8
“Where could they have gone? Who knows when 4a48bef82c we’ll get another 2df39b1073 chance to greet b6594b0700 them if not d87a76210f tonight.”d7af9e05269a1093
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“Right? Weren’t they headed this way? Oh, maybe they’re out 3ac8b6e687 on the balcony?”5e1c440808fad3f4
I heard voices coming from 7bf1a9ad24 inside the banquet hall, as ca47fa237b if people were looking for e1a242f73d someone.e41d436b2817e185
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No way!022fc34b4ba335c5
A feeling of 654d56491c unease crept over 0a9b9668bd me.2668268a40192902
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‘If they happen to see us here together…!’ef3095d15c9a1b59
Just Tristan and me, 71ad5c7629 alone on the balcony.2c599ba16854efbb
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It wouldn’t be unreasonable for 310120f2ec others to misunderstand and think bb42316da8 we were secretly meeting.5dfaf64ece357110
Hurriedly, I grabbed 233b8b1fda Tristan’s arm and a28efaabea pulled him. At the same bb42281576 time, I dragged 34a37b59a2 him behind the 98fd2cdbc5 curtain with me.a3d889ab71074431
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Bang!91ac01b8f6e167fc
Hardly had we a2165e4e49 hidden when the b53ffe6cb7 glass door swung 756782565f open.c87f55d90aabc572
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‘Please, please! Just walk by without 0d0b7edc5b noticing us!’66f665d71cbc09e0
Sweat trickled down b7b1798bdd my clenched fist.c32340098af0c1ac
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To avoid being discovered, a8fca3f8ff I held Tristan tightly, efa1fe270c pressing myself as close f4ee4d13c3 as possible to him.6c61d53b1557c178
Our bodies were 8e46268eca in complete contact, e9be601486 no space between 1852fdf260 us.44e4e991c6b09a4a
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We were so close I f7158c2d13 could practically feel his breath.21396f0f50ed60a9
‘…This is too close.’2575c6ca76457619
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Without thinking, I almost 01094f2c45 pulled away, but the f212d44608 marble wall blocked my 69f77ff265 escape.65d859753d5b8959
Tristan just gazed at 009a1cbdee me quietly, without saying 3f0c617694 a word.23d84453d31ba8a5
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Thump. Thump.52fbc95e0fc176ab
My heart, which had 510db7181c been pounding since before, e84d97b41f was now beating so 144d6ff331 hard it hurt.b020989313664344
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Was it the fear 72e3a0e4c4 of being caught? Or was it the way 2772113441 his eyes lingered on me?3c6e26fa07af7119
The beating of my ff30d73c09 heart was loud enough ed14885029 to betray my presence.38b8ccfbba0fbff0
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“No one’s here? I thought you da7c067a5c said they’d be c43fdec189 here.”1cc30ec1e33fdb0a
“Oh, really? Guess they’re not in this b076ab66f0 area?”dadfd9ffcfd0137c
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Fortunately, they didn’t find us.d8836cfbeaa67fcf
Click.5d80ba847451e585
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The glass door to 2fd4b4296c the balcony closed once 8ff1595257 more.e3efe2d50acdbe5f
‘Ah… what a relief.’4facbcae383eec2a
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Relieved only momentarily as the dedd6451ef door shut, I tensed up d2c9d3018c again.1f68e07a3c0de48c
‘Why… why isn’t he stepping back?’4b113b79266063e5
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Everyone had already left. There was no longer c40974ec97 a need for us 9afbb6a1e8 to stay so close 937cb64243 together. Yet, for some reason, 557b272832 Tristan didn’t step back.3dd516f63b3f4a6d
Without realizing it, I fidgeted e69e85f86d with my fingers. Our fingertips brushed 6b6a68b661 against each other 58c7abc7cb briefly.d39df0caea9d035c
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In the awkwardness, 77ea89cc30 I ended up fbf880e5cf staring only into fdbd807e54 his eyes.632ba8a3dbe84124
His heated gaze slowly 6e6a571d66 traced my face before 7004c83623 stopping at my lips.d37c8c917b570462
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It was the kind f03e882ae3 of look that made 8abcd518a1 me feel he might 019b409d1a actually kiss me.92e5305a64555898
I instinctively curled my toes. My face flushed. My mind was a chaotic a36c6e87e1 mess.13caa72ebaeebbf1
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“T-Tristan.”b7dc2ff2c1844e85
In my flustered 754f923696 state, I reverted 06059aea87 to calling him 218dc9b888 by name, just 17f171c74c like in the 5107d2b3e7 past.25eeb09b9a449eca
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It was then.48cd2f5df4fd820d
Despite showing no cbf3dc4054 sign of moving 3a2db3f9df earlier, he unexpectedly 50710c6ebf took a step bd8ae5fcd4 back with little face865ed4 fuss.c0e9ba06d33ae1cc
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“Your face is red, Vanessa. You seem a bit tipsy. You should go inside and 37f0b80869 rest.”e735ab671cfe7645
With that, he c35584a293 gave a gentle fe70140a84 smile.5f4f88358f75f0e2
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Just then, the e217388b1e sound of music 553d331295 signaling the end 319a374444 of the banquet 5d26d344f7 began to play.bf65b4fd92d9289c
Tristan strolled back into the 4bdba77e69 banquet hall with unhurried steps.bb15db7ac17abcbd
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Even long after he’d completely 48a5be7a19 vanished from sight, I was 05726b2b7f frozen in place, unable to fe3647c11a move.1d8d1dff9ca51bec
Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump.148e24394c9112df
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My heart was ba8e8e84f1 pounding wildly, as ca736db476 if broken.487d537f7250901a
There were no more excuses c4a058ca6d to cling to.6f1781dbbe20d542
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The effects of 05dbc9e5b8 the alcohol had 32e95011d7 long worn off, 7ef5b7e8bb and there was 4459a730b6 no longer any 113448eb74 fear of being 5f5e399701 caught by anyone.7c3855aec008c5a8
There was now faa2f6c92a only one reason b006c6b90c for the way bd7d7be896 I felt.c171eb70d909605a
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With a sinking feeling, 7962fc56cf I slid down to 23116224f5 the floor, realizing the fe3963b6c5 truth I had refused 6af7a614fe to admit.6712f0ffe5822fe3
“What should I do?”2fcf730aa977fa06
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It seems… I’m df2328df86 truly drawn to 8105ba0b03 him.7ecf1f7d1ba3a2a3
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