Otsana
“Really? You’d really do that for me?” My voice trembled as I spoke, barely able to contain the emotions bubbling up inside me. I was on the verge of tears, completely overwhelmed by Paul's unexpected kindness. After everything that had happened, I had braced myself for rejection, for anger, for him to turn his back on me as others had. But here he was, standing before me, offering his help when I needed it most.
For a moment, I couldn’t speak. The words stuck in my throat, choked by the guilt and shame I felt for how I had treated him. How could he be so forgiving? How could he look past all the pain I had caused him? I had hurt him deeply, and yet, he was here, extending his hand to me, offering me a way out of the darkness that had consumed me.
“I love you, Otsana,” Paul be
