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The other day collapsed at the bakery was because I experienced the switch' but it isn't you.

It's Lia.

I didn't want to tell you, I was so afraid, I thought it wasn't true but even after that I've been seeing Lia's vision through the switch.

Every day I thought to myself, what should I do? What do I tell Rose?

Even writing this, my hands tremble and my tears won't stop spilling.

You're probably caling me a cry baby, right?

It's okay if you don't forgive me because what I did was a mistake too big to fix. Not even an apology could mend this.

Rose, do me a favour and move on. Be with your soulmate who's no longer me.

You deserve someone who would always be there.

Please don't search for me.

And Rosie, I meant every word I said yesterday.
I love you eternally and I'm sorry.

- Noah Collins <3

Rose clenches the piece of paper, tears streaming heaveier than ever. She clutches the letter tightly to her chest as it's the only thing Noah left for her aside from the bracelet.

"I'm sorry" Rose says, her voice cracking. She feels as if it's part of her fault. For not pushing the older to tell her his problems, for not being strong enough but just comforting him. He's broken. Because to Rose, Noah had and will always have her heart.

The doorbell of her apartment rings and she bolts to to the door, hoping it's the latter.

"Noah?!" Rose calls out as she opens the door. But to her disappointment, she's met with Cole and lexi and not the boy he expected it to be.

"Rose." Cole calls out. Rose stands there, still trembling. Cole walks to the latter and envelopes her in a hug.

Rose breaks into tears once again, soaking the older's clothes. She didn't have the energy to hug Cole back and Lexi soon joins the hug, comforting her.

Lexi prepares a few drinks while Cole waits at the living room as Rose showers. When she's done, Rose sits beside the taller, with a blanket over her and the letter stil clutched in her hand as if her life depends on it. Lexi joins them after giving them the drinks, Rose takes it without thanking the older, which was understandable looking at her condition.

Even after a shower, Rose's cheeks and nose are still flushed red, her ears too and he feels her body warming up.

"Did you know about this?" She asks, staring into nothingness.

Cole shook his head. "When I came back to the
apartment, he was gone. So, I thought he was going over a friend's. I didn't know he was staying over at yours. I didn't know about him leaving. But, I did know about the change'"

"You didn't tell me?"

"Noah strictly told me not to." Cole said, looking at the younger with sad eyes.

"Rose" Lexi clasps the younger's hand in her. "We're here for you."

Cole hands over a piece of paper to Rose. "He left this letter for me but I think you should read it too."

Rose reads the letter, slightly longer than her. it has everything Noah told her, but more detailed. Starting from the arranged marriage, and how he started going out with her but ended falling for her deeply to the sudden call from his mom informing him about the transfer and how the engagement is set a few days earlier. Noah even told him that he would change his number so that none of them would search for him, because he felt like a betrayer. Everything was written detailed in Cole's letter.

Rose is mad, angry as she should be, but she knew Noah wouldn't leave her without a reason, but, it did break her heart when Noah asked her to move on and not search for him.

Rose knew that her heart belonged to the latter. No matter how mad She is at him, she couldn't bring herself to hate him. She wanted Noah by her side as much as Noah didn't want to leave her.

A sentence in the letter catches Rose's
attention; 'If youve found them, please give them to Rose..'

She points to the sentence and shows it to Cole.

"Ah-" Cole takes something out from his clutch,
revealing a few folded papers. "I think Noah wrote all of this for you" Cole hands the letters to Rose.

There were four of them, five including the one she found on her night stand. On each letter, there are numbers written on them. She looks at the letter she found this morning which has a '5' written behind it. The others have 1 to 4 written on them. Rose opens the first one and continues to read them and lastly reading the latest one again.

Rose curls up and starts crying again, Cole and Lexi immediately atteding the younger, comforting her.

Rose feels hopeless and heart broken. She feels sorry that she couldn't help Noah. She thought to herself if she had have done something, maybe Noah wouldn't have to go. If she knew she would fall this hard for the latter, maybe they wouldn't even make a deal about the change. She regrets everything that she's done but she doesn't regret loving the latter. When she reads that Noah asks her to move on, she knew she couldn't.

How could she?

Noah made her realize love is so special. It wasn't anything she felt with Liam before. The
love she shares with Noah made her open up about her feelings, made her trust the latter in such a short time. Noah showed her places she has never gone to. Noah made her happy with the tiniest gestures, whether it was holding hands or stealing kisses whenever they're at the bakery.

Noah and Rose are exact opposites, Noah being outgoing and fun while Rose being conservative, but Noah made Rose realize emotions she has never felt before, abilities and freedom she never experienced before. How could one month be such a rollercoaster?

Almost everything started with Noah.

Rose glances at the bracelet that she's wearing. It's one of the things she now have of Noah be cause who knows when will they ever meet.

Rose re-reads all the letters, as she reads the last line of the last letter;

"I love you eternally and I'm sorry'

Rose realizes that she should be the one to be sorry because she, even when they had started dating a month ago, never told Noah that she loves him.

Rose clutches the letter to her chest, muttering;

"I'm sorry and I'm forever and always yours."

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