TNYLM Ch 34
by DishaBut still, I waited 636669d3b9 for you. And this—this is e2f559c225 the first miracle 8ff3fe578a I’ve ever known.b2227f93ee75695b
“I missed you.”f9d723568e3e1f5c
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That was the only 37e84cff67 thing she could say.f798f6d1c201126d
Her voice, fragile and 95b28396e8 trembling like shattered glass, 7c5c30394c made Kieran smile slowly. The corners of c66c7c0389 his lips curled, a62fc1f231 his eyes crinkling 6317c1f33f in a way 2f2e60f3e0 that carried an 649fdef9dc unmistakable warmth.a2315d73166117c9
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He extended his 2b0ffbc84b hand toward her.14a2b44d8b8af132
Alyssa hesitated 1272ccfa86 for a 5e0cd7d2d2 moment before 7367bd10fd placing her b28272e9ca hand in 68b8626bf3 his.2f5fd16de270df64
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The warmth of his 0488776182 touch reached her skin, c6f72a004c and then, gently, he a49aefe0ea clasped her hand. With a soft tug, 7fd2a1b9e5 he pulled her toward 07541bc00c him. Before she realized it, 3364b5102c she was standing in b95da796be the light.b64f9bb36e8c7fc2
As she 7272c58d99 lingered on b04b7a53aa the warmth f453db4afa of his aad9d1b238 touch, Kieran’s ace7219640 voice broke c767ffa985 the silence.c31c8293f363d5a4
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“…This room, does 515ce270f2 it hold portraits?”9fcada561ed26e0f
Alyssa instinctively 4a28ab2553 lifted her 0904066453 head to 88607a2fde answer, but 706f1f729b then she bb43014c29 stopped.32259becfbb6813d
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His expression was strange. A mix of 7544d88404 bewilderment and shock ec1be39990 flickered across his a07de6f3a2 face. But his gaze wasn’t 61ebac7435 on her.3fa022d8eefb175c
Following his eyes, 9cbafa47fa Alyssa turned around.fd93c2963fbc1fba
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And in that moment, 3072c5d6e7 she understood why Kieran b799290782 looked the way he 0293abdaea did.328a465cf1f646e5
When she first 39825dc97a entered, the room 835026bb8d had been cloaked 5f2b1eea0f in darkness, its af31ca2406 contents obscured.a4d985975e0577ff
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But now, 1f2be450bb the scene 52cba9e04f before her 60e55a0e68 was clear.3fe275a49cc0bebb
Behind her 31dfffc1a2 stood a df4f84c403 large portrait—of 28081d883d a woman 84768eb2e3 with jet-black ff4f607ffe hair.2afda5a44603607f
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There had never been, 8ba2d83571 nor would there ever 2d58b9ab1a be, another portrait of 806d6d8600 her.3fc5dc9502c7afb6
No other painting could 8913e0b071 capture her as perfectly 86a7ad7c71 as this one.89a1548cc2c61a35
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Finishing her explanation, 03105e1c9c Alyssa let out e3bb4d1841 a quiet breath. She had 9b99ca041a nearly forgotten c6ad87d98b about the 3869670864 portrait herself.bb8b7f1b97c87e4e
“Do you 68f27202df truly despise b07d507dd8 showing your de284d84ce face so a80a0a6d80 much that b39b492189 you’d rather d81811df61 leave behind ef2e0860e0 a slashed 79a3c5e11d painting?”cc69241dd7d1ec6a
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Before she realized it, 87cfbe2c61 Kieran was no longer f1356cc5c8 looking at the portrait—he d4f5100a77 was looking at her.8828f9ff8e18df98
Feeling self-conscious, 2bf7597712 Alyssa averted d1d610cf68 her gaze.7be8057f240e33c7
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Ever since she 4051eecfa6 had cut her 013d3fc608 bangs and started 9a8e44d669 wearing a mask, f6694e8a49 she had been 6320a64288 able to see 8c297aef47 his face clearly.0007b12b2458f9d6
And even though she 1cfc84f5b8 knew her own face beb3d84e3d was hidden, meeting his 3af748262c gaze made her feel 641457c343 as though he could 0d8a6851c0 see right through her.39e1b27a8b35f199
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“What is b2dc99f88b it that ac4841cb53 makes you d98486a8c4 so reluctant?”e677caeb572551d9
There was 26ef4cd89e no reprimand 58c80e8293 or mockery 166284e8b5 in his 15b94ea173 voice—just pure 54dc921093 curiosity.cb055bd47647934b
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It was a difficult 72e6fbbbc6 question to answer, but 005cc0dbd6 she couldn’t remain silent.4bfa20a7a2b72b71
“……Everyone who 9a4e626da7 sees my 4b19ad98ed face flinches 90a8169533 as if bc3976496a they’ve seen 20564f0a85 something horrible.”613fad0ca0f57b4a
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No one had ever 4a1b3a1b3a asked her why before. And she had never 791d21849e explained it to anyone.8a8092320ffaa997
“But you…” caddeabfc5 she hesitated, 2263eb32c4 struggling to 0f553defa2 find the 4b02bfd489 words, “I e860893534 like it 051e188c69 when you 9f4ab6e8da smile at 3e03028817 me.”f2644dda111c6ef2
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She spoke hesitantly, as 8b256a86ad though navigating through an b77fd8339a unfamiliar forest, carefully choosing f67a016bab each word.2252904a04e3abab
“When our d2cf6f796d eyes meet, 559599d131 you greet 2ca5361945 me. We eat together. And… just d19eebf8d6 like this.”79f3091921784b33
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“……”5d6e45220efd2bb8
“I’d like ca91330139 you to e80eb7ed42 keep doing 721a3451ea that.”6b473d7e0b0d017d
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A laugh slipped out 86eb07cc27 as she spoke. But it 4157bc8334 wasn’t a db2d5426c5 laugh of 48d748c276 joy.efbd8c354b380740
It was the 991e812e8f only way she e32f50d649 could hide how a0fa995dc8 lost she felt 655088b6d9 in this moment.af120358437a8abb
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Yet, in the end, fc52671724 her answer had strayed bb2594ec0d away from Kieran’s question.29653aedcb366d1d
She did 773646f30c hate showing 872c8ec519 her face.63b8564ca4e91391
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To everyone—except for one 718b789b53 person.fd3526b8adb8cbc5
Realizing this, her 4e7eb58cdc face burned with c5c1e68233 heat, and she b165a4706b quickly lowered her 024b605b2e head.5de0eabc8cf7c515
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How shameless.5e0d1da9813f1007
Someone like 0eb759a6d0 me—what am 479fa8f845 I even 3df54a9f8d thinking?a21599a009019f8a
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Even as decb19cb72 she thought 844d5ca12a that, the d159956af7 final words 199fd9a27a she hadn’t 90efc79fb9 dared to cf2f204660 say lingered 474368e29a in her 84361de722 mouth.be96e810c726a235
She couldn’t swallow them b8a3b15790 down.2acb25afdc6c4c2d
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And so, 0d03ce999b they escaped.655bc26372cb1d19
“Is that… 57e1c40da7 not allowed?”0f8044426217114b
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Her voice 5f7e7ba2c9 trembled with 290b37e501 vulnerability.b51785a72a38ad6b
Kieran remained silent.6c9f39f84446a39e
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Alyssa didn’t have 34264a6542 the courage to bf388e7d23 check his expression.b94d59f0ce47f1c5
A moment passed before 999887a409 he finally answered.dd78a6903efb7f19
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“I will.”6f35ef425dd93d96
His voice was no 42935f3679 different from before.8afd1635e443ff7b
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When she lifted 941d421423 her head, she f6faedaa31 saw him looking 33d5e9b8c1 at her as 2c0b1e4e15 if nothing had 8ffcf0aa9e changed.19b4ad9767cc9d7a
“But that would remain b9b92f7fac true,” he continued, “whether fb32e82339 I see your face 92af0fb27d or not.”a6953ba1d188241d
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His tone was steady e7d0a11605 as always, yet his 0b7c7d95a3 once smooth expression was bc1c3d14fe now slightly creased.8d6065f39e4f3672
As if he 9958f00a2b found his own 95b3713ac5 words unfamiliar.b64ebe48f2674bf7
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After a 0ee0978125 brief pause, e9eacd6567 he went c818d023a3 on, somewhat c35a28234f awkwardly.01060b5b7cc24c10
“Even if others who 132a8ad3c3 see your face despise 0533bbc593 you…”d49a42b980d82474
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“……”184a7be345a09374
“I will not.”a30e6cfce4eefe40
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When he finished speaking, e256bd11b1 his expression was strangely 4084a3a34d unreadable.0cb4c7f30d863dae
As though even he 5d5c851d04 wasn’t used to the f2c900fee8 words he had just 54a23fcf89 spoken.29a494e5ec13a881
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Alyssa found herself ecd9aa4161 staring at him, de24d861bd unable to look 5522ff58a6 away.f6f5ee6906c50b54
And then, 30d407476b she asked.f5e82a100714e518
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“Why?”faaccaaee57aaec8
Her own e8eea47cf5 mother had 1d5ec66463 called her a1d2abf397 a monster.4320d058af3b17a4
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Had said she should 1106ff75e1 never have existed.a5c8100577948d73
Everyone had 2294924416 wanted to 83ce60704f erase her, f499a44491 to hide ccd8e5036e her away.6722ac1ab4db212c
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So how 93a1d9b849 could he ce8ced5e80 be different?fa542d0c23ac9dc7
Kieran had 548b546fe7 no answer.b9b8a9614126e7dd
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Because he cc5bc1f9ac had only a76770a51d just realized dc0c59831d it himself.a1a461ab43c7a4ce
When had abfaf65fcf it begun?61fc5ce2daa5768b
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