"He took the last seat, as usual, a subtle reminder of what he was and what he had become."

Status, Isolation, Identity, Change

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"He took the last seat, as usual, a subtle reminder of what he was and what he had become."

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"He took the last seat, as usual, a subtle reminder of what he was and what he had become."

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"I want to be the 'WHY' behind your happiness."

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"One half of me is a hopeless romantic. The other half is well... just realistic."

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"Trust is the base for all relations. If it breaks, then it's not easy to rejoin. It's very easy to say 'I don't trust you', but the pain these words cause is immense."

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"He stopped his act to take a snapshot of that instant he would so treasure- her delightful laughter that could make him do anything, anything at all, in the world and beyond!"

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"Lie beside me, oh my beloved! For thy thorns are more pleasurable than the petals of the world.Hold me in thy arms of hope, for the truth of separation can rest tonight."

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"The growth of my love story had been gradual but my success had always existed and both coupled together formed a deadly combination that was detrimental to our love. I wanted people to love me. She wanted them to leave her alone."

Love

"I inhale loneliness like it is the sweet smell of virgin earth conquered by fiery rain drops. Within me, I'm a thousand others."

Solitude

"Night is when the whispers of the past become the echoes of the present."

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"As he turns around and her eyes meet his, she lets go off the breath that she had been holding back. All the words she had practised to say when the moment arrived, dissolve at the tip of her tongue. All the things she wanted him to know escape her in the thick blanket of nostalgia that wraps itself around her."

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