[LENA]
Luca, I love you.
I did it. I finally said it. My true feelings for him, expressed in that single line.
I didn't even think it through. After everything that happened, it made me realize that life wasn't to be taken for granted. I could lose it at any time without warning.
And before I did, it was important that I tell him how I felt. Before it's too late. I don't want to have any regrets.
I studied his face. He was very still, his face unreadable, his eyes averted.
Did he hear me? Did my voice not work again?
No. He definitely heard me. His eyes had widened the instant I said it, before settling into the passive gaze he was so good at.
My confidence began to ebb. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. Now that I think about it, it was probably a bad idea. It wasn't the right time or place.
