"W-Why?"
"...just cause."
"N-no. T-T-Tell me."
"I just didn't expect you to ask, that's all."
"..."
"..."
"...B-B-Be honest, b-beautiful."
"...You sure?"
"Y-y-yes."
"Promise not to get offended?"
"..."
"Cause I tend to be blunt sometimes."
"I've noticed."
"Yeah, I don't want to hurt-"
"J-Just say it a-already!"
"I didn't think you'd have the guts to ask."
"..."
"You obviously wanted to try."
"H-H-How-"
"Remember when we talked about art?"
"Y-Yeah..."
"You were super enthusiastic about it. Obviously you wanted to try just didn't think you had the guts."
"..."
"..."
"J-Just cause I h-have a stutter d-doesn't mean I'm s-super sh-sh-shy."
"I didn't-"
"Y-You did. I know you d-don't mean t-to, but it's an a-a-assumption everyone m-makes."
"..."
"Just b-b-because I have a st-stutter doesn't mean I'm n-n-not c-c-confident b-b-beautiful, I'm just e-embarrassed because I have a l-l-little trouble sp-sp-speaking."
"You have nothing to be embarrassed about Just Ben, I like you for who you are."
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Trains
Short Story"W-Why do you p-p-paint the t-t-train cars?" "To feel alive, Just Ben." ~ A dialogue story. ~ Sequel to 'Airplanes' but can be read as a stand-alone. ~ Sitting by train tracks, a guy and a girl learn to understand each other. And maybe even fall in...
