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e town on New Year's Eve, it was impossible to stay strong and

ne gulp, which immediately made me dizzy and gave me a strange sense of euphoria in the midst of

Luciano the first chance I got. The drink hadn't completely taken over me, and I wandered along the beach, dipp

a and the waves breaking ever closer to where I was as if enchanted by the si

sea is advancing more and more..." A dee

ware of the people passing by me. All I could think about was Jul

lied with no interest in getting to k

believe you also don't intend to drown,

wn," I said without reall

elt that he was now right behind me, as his body's shadow covered me, from wh

o be a rebellious teenager and too young to

and in a rather crazy way, he didn't evoke any kind of fear, even though it was just the

poke loudly an

y behavior and once again real

u alone here," the man said calmly, but

n. I intended to tell him to go away, but now, looking directly into his eyes,

eriousness in a rather complex way. His expression indicates a man who rarely

imple on his chin that might make some women sigh. His athletic body is well-defined, as he's wear

e man wears an earring in his left ear, and that truly stands out. A smirk on his well-made masculine face

spoke again, rudely. "If you

you, but that doesn't give yo

an

rusive, and I'm r

lmly, yet still condescendingly, saying, "I'm looking for my girl

t of the beach, and before I could control my bitterness an

there with one of

ook in my direction, leading

e your best friend, or whatever! Probably ch

stranger on the first day of th

he stranger pointed out disdainfully. "That's probably why you're

me direction as before without saying anything else. It wasn't necessary; he had been as cruel as I was, and I couldn't accuse him of

use to be like this, not so bitter and unpleasant. I could have replied, I could have tried