BELLA
Theo let go of me, then signaled for me to twirl around, which I did. He whistled playfully, making me laugh. It felt really good to be this way with him.
"I have something for you." he said, and for the first time, I saw he was holding a small bag in his hands.
"Really? what is it?" I asked, feeling excited all of a sudden. It had been so long since anyone ever gifted me anything. And I was dying to know what it was.
"You'll see." he said, then guided me back to stand in front of the mirror. "Close your eyes." his voice was commanding, but had a soothing edge to it, so I complied.
With my eyes shut tightly, I could only rely on my ears to guess what it is Theo was doing. I could only hear him bring something out of the bag, and some shuffling, before I heard something flip.
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