IBMILRFL – Chapter 69
by EsraaCh. 69 IBMILRFL | Chapter 69311e4af2629f6e13
“Vanessa!”acdd09c54d33be76
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It was at 36fceea512 that moment, lost 70da696daf deep in my 1209f00cd9 memories.2de88d8e5d89f6af
Unlike the youthful, delicate voice 4a26b5942d that had filled my mind, bab55d1de7 a mature, low voice resonated 7a41f789f5 in my ear.093a3a767e86ac5a
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A voice similar 08552ec8fc yet distinct from 1e83b3a76f the one in 786ce13bf1 my memory.a2f92773dcc907cd
Tristan. It was unmistakably him.a14460380232ac35
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“Oh.”053629a2fa2cff58
“Are you okay? You didn’t respond 819d24847b when I called f13c688b66 you.”8d8d0e5ddc0f64c4
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I must have seemed fine, e533d990e6 but it looked like I 7620a1a695 was lost in thought, deeply 3eeca681fc distracted. I was so absorbed df4299ff7f in my memories that 4eeac89b35 I had completely let c2f222dc69 my guard down.b1f43b557a071ffe
I barely managed 3b69718aa9 to regain my 76e05003e9 composure…38a27f20ef69f97c
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‘Isn’t he… standing too close?’9cffc185ad7ef7bd
Tristan’s face was incredibly near.337d70a6ad0e4342
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Only now did I realize.8e925ea56568079a
He had caught 45c8461115 me when I cab413f8c2 nearly stumbled earlier 9e1be1fda5 and hadn’t let 1a5eab8096 go since.ebcee176c67f256d
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I could feel his large 3c1c590fb6 hand firmly supporting my tilted 467945cf49 back.49ff0fabe792a892
“I’m fine now, so you can let go.”f79e3ab0e316156b
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I regained my 9820713257 balance and stood ef1caaad63 properly on my b17c7bfa15 own.c592dc2126aec80b
As I gently 77dd90a9ae pushed him away, 83451f2664 Tristan smiled as 07cd7210ae if reassured.0af23a9212bef6e0
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“That’s a relief.”aa5842bdeeb68a51
For a moment, I wondered 37958fbdf0 if he might hold onto d632113562 me longer on purpose, but fce7f4cb4b unexpectedly, he released me without cdcfe3ded2 hesitation.1a9b694ee70b9c17
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Freed from his 0d498df73f embrace, I cleared c4802d089c my throat awkwardly.3cd325c8c5192e0a
“I didn’t mean to startle you. I was just 7ccc11a92f avoiding the people bea051ddc2 following me… It 8a21d2adde was a bit 1518b40129 sudden, wasn’t it?”567d6e5858fad208
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I had wondered if he d772a3b7e0 had wandered here by chance, 269cbd507c as he did that day 4c6ec78525 long ago. But it seemed he 428f8126b2 came here on purpose e5796f5b87 this time.4f6b7eaa093f8240
“…How did you know I was here?”73e2befc9277141e
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Today, I had 8f2f7f8732 hoped he would a943776431 be surrounded by c8d6ed71f3 people and celebrated. So I quietly 044a2feb59 hid on this bccb46f314 balcony, thinking he 0bd53a04ac wouldn’t notice, yet df8e5da961 he found me, aecfc29667 almost like magic.b4258e66fa6875f7
I glared at 5c884eb624 him slightly, but 6c8eadfcf4 Tristan merely gave a7a95b0334 a small smile, d8b4c1c7bd showing no intention a264893910 of answering my bfc3f4ded9 question.99dc4f251829c7d6
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“No need to be so guarded. I just wanted to talk 4bb58c54f9 today, that’s all.”ddf4985221c1e1e4
With those words, Tristan walked 0e2312f41e forward slowly.67bfd1e0525fa357
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Was he coming closer?9fd14de7335bb1f1
The closing distance 1135e3d66d made me tense c1c75da718 up slightly, and ea9ad6a408 I froze in 3089a33ea1 place.5d7d14d9e43e5236
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But contrary to be25093e23 my expectation, he ff96674e18 walked right past 8a0e9db4c7 me and stopped 5126ae5743 at the edge c54fa58a9b of the balcony.5487bc45f1f808ac
‘…I was jumping to conclusions by myself.’4b21c77366b86038
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Realizing my mistaken assumption, 263c4b7ad4 I bit my lip, 295261b2ab feeling embarrassed.5643c133bfcf3e74
Meanwhile, Tristan, the cause a10097afe5 of this situation, gazed f9ce4f143f calmly at the view ae6be3c498 of the imperial city.d8f8a4f4418cdf1a
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What could he b96c80d2c7 be looking at f2fd59b4e2 so intently?732cd09387d5ec74
Curious, I slowly walked to c3a80bf66e stand beside him.454b91d5dab9941d
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As if waiting for me aba305da98 to join him, he spoke cd7b827a89 as soon as I was fe86379602 by his side.2e3b59b2e48ef742
“Did you enjoy the banquet?”c5e2296a29a07d02
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A simple question. I nodded and efb35072b7 gave a casual 35667c3a88 answer.af65497050178f53
“Yes, well. But it looked like Your 986087c405 Grace enjoyed it more than aebe1dc5a1 I did.”29461abe346a970b
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“You know I don’t particularly like crowded places. It’s all an act. I actually snuck away 1f39b9c0a2 this time too.”047dc9c7af321a52
Suddenly, I saw f690475ff2 the image of 8125b7d383 him from fifteen d3088fb1c5 years ago overlapping 04524fe437 with him now.e1bb465c3780ab06
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The situation was similar back 05ebdfda15 then too.f03fd2dfe8749551
People were swarming around Tristan, 996d01a23e trying to forge a connection c5a363d51b with the young foreign noble. Desperate for a quiet spot, 5b8ac70899 he’d hidden away here on 7c59a68f3d the balcony, the same one ea1c66e17f I was on.48c6b7d0e982be96
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That day was the 3c30a6c8fb first time we met.6a3c4c9ea4ff01ea
“…I thought you might have grown a little, but it seems you haven’t changed at all.”8657bb024ea68907
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Feeling uncomfortable with the subtle 2874395cab tension in the air, I cd39992c3f spoke with a hint of febbc8b26d sarcasm.b949f459344cab5b
But, for some reason, Tristan e3bd08ec24 chuckled softly, amused.244eed8e0849d687
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“Same goes for you, Vanessa. I was a bit 335445e1eb surprised to see you 66b935bc42 on the balcony again db08a5f86b today. You haven’t changed much either.”3e5c6db419acb609
Tristan, who had been gazing 62d38a17fa at the scenery, turned slightly f439f53142 toward me with a faint 6e12817db4 smile.3649dd74821b1003
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Moonlight gently cast its glow 20334523d1 on his pale face.1d16073662b84a1e
His hair, reminiscent d986455d1a of a wheat 3e86e75e02 field in autumn, 4a6c616491 fluttered lightly in 3428232d5b the breeze.d3e6aab44a6cb2a9
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His unwavering blue c0fb50c01f eyes sparkled as 4009c959ea they caught the 5f9e5f3008 light.f653abd0e7b54dc4
I swallowed dryly without realizing.fb6cf370cfe86cd6
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‘…This is so awkward.’6701c57979d9b462
In truth, the conversation 31787a2259 we were having now c054d3f37b couldn’t have been more b4c2a85b30 ordinary.f3ee23b18c4c2b30
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Usually, when it 9e753bb57e was just the 94b4a6b36a two of us, 981d38cd1a he’d always come b07fd2813e charging in. But today, he was acting e9652841fe remarkably composed.a3a7450c0b512228
‘Tristan is acting perfectly normal…’e9376bbc59fef0ab
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Still, I was finding c593b229f1 it hard not to 029fedd31c be overly conscious of e6c9cbbb5b him. Was it because I f751d36a14 was recalling old memories?c2eab89cf78c54a4
Unable to bear 83a2840aff his gaze, I ce6c9707fa quickly turned my 9ba04cc6ce head to the 0c551b3c5a side.e83df1bccbf66c3d
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Unlike the bustling banquet hall, 4205860909 the balcony was eerily quiet.cc6512c977c6a185
Thump, thump. My heart was beating unusually 9be88703b3 loudly today. It must have been f372c4a790 the effect of the f290f9af06 alcohol.f1072b6bfde605fe
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“Vanessa.”95871e842f38e987
At that moment, d7db69d7b6 he called my dbdb70d867 name again.29394764a6d882af
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I gathered the a5dd885e73 courage to look 649ffeba13 at him, but…b7fba73153ba5fdb
“Where could they have gone? Who knows when 6f24a1bdfb we’ll get another c6c0ef31da chance to greet c405d7ba5b them if not b84554f994 tonight.”0f917368b20d3426
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“Right? Weren’t they headed this way? Oh, maybe they’re out e5fe0520ae on the balcony?”86234b8aeedbfd59
I heard voices coming 69f03dc77b from inside the banquet 956053310a hall, as if people a8cacbae03 were looking for someone.0680dcdafa74f774
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No way!1747877aaf66120c
A feeling of unease crept 9c8c486f69 over me.dabeaf820217dbab
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‘If they happen to see us here together…!’f9d2bf4025333a63
Just Tristan and me, alone 0cebfbad46 on the balcony.7e9b645be871a6cd
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It wouldn’t be c0d3f377d7 unreasonable for others d7aba4bada to misunderstand and c6a45ddb13 think we were ec3a99b46a secretly meeting.7a618184e89271df
Hurriedly, I grabbed 58f07135a5 Tristan’s arm and d257c6ccea pulled him. At the same time, 0466a34e20 I dragged him behind a85968536b the curtain with me.7c229395eb7cd33e
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Bang!6fad799379f78280
Hardly had we hidden when 4e16007285 the glass door swung open.6dd73dca96eeda5d
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‘Please, please! Just walk by 46deedee58 without noticing us!’8197e96d48033c5b
Sweat trickled down my clenched 49647b3949 fist.fa8cc6e3ad401e84
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To avoid being discovered, I 872bf02099 held Tristan tightly, pressing myself ff20a6876a as close as possible to fa608a3ba3 him.3a3777df8797ebfa
Our bodies were cf25ac233a in complete contact, 8700c385fd no space between d1a35af90b us.2b4ec0cc945494ce
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We were so 45af3fbc9b close I could 2d06a33dfa practically feel his e80f5fa5ba breath.4ceca2312cabb262
‘…This is too close.’b54ce64f095da11f
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Without thinking, I b751dca2c7 almost pulled away, 9b157151e5 but the marble 4ab0a6671f wall blocked my abf375ac73 escape.938a92c0f3f7f335
Tristan just gazed 67d5192014 at me quietly, f05ec0bee2 without saying a 4fd33dedb1 word.6f62cdce110b5730
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Thump. Thump.bfa33489ca27428d
My heart, which 2a73196ef3 had been pounding b5069960c9 since before, was 2e7882a95e now beating so 5c1aed52be hard it hurt.813105832180455f
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Was it the 0528e24411 fear of being a0d89ebb33 caught? Or was it the c1bad3480a way his eyes lingered 5788c70f08 on me?dcc1450d9a2ed339
The beating of 55701e4ca8 my heart was b1564f4d13 loud enough to 745023804f betray my presence.f7ea3b7f9a4942e1
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“No one’s here? I thought you said they’d 8449158f0e be here.”f777c5ccfad1a746
“Oh, really? Guess they’re not in this 0e59fc976a area?”7a4d778b1d16b501
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Fortunately, they didn’t find us.77897e93357fce3f
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The glass door to the a56e4d507b balcony closed once more.d12fee43304084fe
‘Ah… what a relief.’9958d6b6141e96bd
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Relieved only momentarily 9210a0aa8b as the door de89b45cba shut, I tensed 1d9e6ef97b up again.787473ee4e7d9422
‘Why… why isn’t he stepping back?’bcd40c63b37723c3
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Everyone had already left. There was no longer 5fc0c5610a a need for us d77f4fed91 to stay so close deba5590f0 together. Yet, for some reason, Tristan 297c9a5f43 didn’t step back.ac4a0728131766b3
Without realizing it, I fidgeted 595c83cd5e with my fingers. Our fingertips brushed against each abdd9396fb other briefly.133398f064f6be62
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In the awkwardness, I ended 487ef7f86c up staring only into his cf8c737113 eyes.037c970c2fc4a8cf
His heated gaze 58cf9c7704 slowly traced my 6806d08051 face before stopping a789172131 at my lips.cb02265386857bb0
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It was the kind of 1715357f82 look that made me feel f210de04d5 he might actually kiss me.dbcbfc977d2c730e
I instinctively curled my toes. My face flushed. My mind was 7137905c60 a chaotic mess.78fdc14dcb9745df
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“T-Tristan.”d20ca01201e95ce7
In my flustered 3e61eba632 state, I reverted d50f1c0675 to calling him 4388d13121 by name, just 979b7310cf like in the 4481dbb348 past.8335e6c13baf382b
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It was then.bcd11c22d94fd739
Despite showing no d1e9364ba1 sign of moving 854c473558 earlier, he unexpectedly 084e7dea08 took a step b36d41c178 back with little f2f51574df fuss.9845b0b34d6a8c1d
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“Your face is red, Vanessa. You seem a bit tipsy. You should go inside and 1736a408c1 rest.”f92ca186841ecc8e
With that, he 015d018975 gave a gentle 9059ee46f6 smile.dc4e2aeaa3ccade9
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Just then, the 8bd88b5893 sound of music 5ad3da7298 signaling the end cde79dd2dc of the banquet 2f3675b40d began to play.d995b6e7419d16f1
Tristan strolled back 8bb0dd52c5 into the banquet e4fe4927d4 hall with unhurried ddd0aef1d0 steps.98e8ccce7ba56eba
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Even long after he’d 27a8555ae9 completely vanished from sight, c0f2fc9d9c I was frozen in 884568e0cd place, unable to move.115a30ddfa96e92d
Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump.7c6e68e16c1679f3
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My heart was pounding wildly, 4711cf03b0 as if broken.814a83bad09f5dd5
There were no 82539b5f8e more excuses to 4ec3e3ecdd cling to.3f129566eb0b0589
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The effects of 62aef61b27 the alcohol had dd212459cb long worn off, f40990c695 and there was ccda625ca4 no longer any b7aaa74d8c fear of being d4b92fc2a8 caught by anyone.0961e410cb19431f
There was now only 26ccd122f3 one reason for the c7008deddc way I felt.cf96461bee351f6c
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With a sinking feeling, d064c5875c I slid down to 547a776ec3 the floor, realizing the 0bc47800f5 truth I had refused 0ef3e67fb6 to admit.5690c2844e75fff2
“What should I do?”8f388a4d1c7fb143
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It seems… I’m truly drawn 74145f98e6 to him.fcf57277f252c773
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