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confession booth - by lieve - Windows Charm

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confession booth in the passenger’s seat of your car.

confession booth in the passenger’s seat of your car. side by side, eyes on the road. i ask you how it feels to be in love and you say that you’d peel a clementine for me if i asked but for them it would already be on your mind. pretending to be half focused on our conversation makes the space we share feel less small. we keep the radio on. you ask me how i feel. you keep your eyes on the road and i look out the window. i say i never like myself when i’m in love. the car in front of us stops. you press on the brakes and i wonder if what i said will be forgotten. the light turns green and we…

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