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sofia
As I looked at Arturo, my heart started beating wildly.
It felt like I was hallucinating.
I hadn't seen him for years.
Since university...
After my parents forbade me from seeing him.
Forced me to cut ties with him.
I couldn't believe he was really here...
Right before my eyes.
What the hell was he doing here?!
I could feel all of the repressed feelings and emotions that I shared with this man push back to the surface.
And my heart was throbbing.
I began trembling...
Unable to comprehend it.
Unable to comprehend that this was actually happening.
It felt like I was about to burst into tears.
I knew I couldn't stand here with him a minute longer.
I wouldn't be able to talk to him without crying.
Trying to explain to him the real reason why I cut him off all those years ago...
The real reason I stopped seeing him...
Disappeared off the face of the Earth.
Besides...
I had a husband at home.