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Chapter 2 – I Know You

Time…

It feels stuck.

Like it stopped moving the moment I started knowing her.

Not just seeing her—

Knowing her.

I have everything about her.

Every detail, every fragment, every piece she never thought anyone would notice.

She is a Sagittarius.

Born on the 20th of December.

I repeat it in my mind like it means something sacred.

Her life… I have watched it unfold in silence.

She loves pets—especially cats. The way her eyes soften when she sees one, the way her voice changes, gentle, almost like she becomes someone else.

She loves pepper… garlic in her food. Strong flavors. Bold, sharp—just like the parts of her she tries to hide.

She loves to cuddle.

That thought lingers longer than it should.

She loves maddening foods, chaotic tastes, things that don’t follow rules.

Just like her.

Five feet two inches.

Small…

But never weak.

She loves reading.

Dark romance.

Of course she does.

Stories filled with broken people, painful love, dangerous emotions—

Like she’s searching for something inside those pages.

Or maybe…

She already found it.

She loved someone once.

A cruel kind of love.

A man who betrayed her.

Left something cracked inside her that never healed right.

And before that…

A crush.

One-sided.

He never loved her back.

She gave pieces of herself to people who never knew what to do with them.

And now—

So many players circle around her.

Watching.

Waiting.

But she isn’t interested anymore.

Not in them.

Not in anyone.

Except…

She doesn’t see me.

I have watched her whole life through my own eyes.

Her likes.

Her dislikes.

The way she dresses—bold, confident, a girl who knows she’s beautiful but doesn’t fully understand her power.

A girl who can look dangerous…

And still carry kindness in her hands.

She fights for her friends.

Fiercely.

But never fully gives herself away.

Never completely.

Like she’s learned that lesson the hard way.

She is beauty.

But not the kind people understand.

Her beauty has softness.

Kindness.

And underneath it all—

A sensitive, broken heart she hides too well.

She loves scent.

Healing herbs.

Crystals.

Things that ground her.

Things that make her believe there’s still something pure left in the world.

I thought she could be easily manipulated.

That was my first mistake.

Because beneath everything—

She has a strength that doesn’t show itself loudly.

It’s quiet.

Hidden.

But it’s there.

And still…

She avoids me.

That’s what confuses me.

Because I know her.

Completely.

Her blush.

The way her smile forms slowly, like it’s unsure whether it should stay.

The way she loves—

Carefully.

Gently.

Even after everything.

Instead of becoming cold…

She still believes in people.

In random people.

In strangers.

In chances.

That’s what makes her dangerous.

Not to the world—

But to me.

Because no matter how much she’s been hurt…

She still hasn’t learned to stop trusting.

And I wonder…

When she finally sees me—

Will she trust me too?

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