Looking once again at what Akira was writing, Josh found it hard to read everything without cutting in, waiting for him to finish first before taking a deep breath. When he finished what he was saying with that final comment, Josh creased his brow and looked into Akira’s eyes.
“You aren’t at all bothering me. Listen…you Akira, make me feel happy, less lonely, and….maybe even cared for ever since my parents died. You’ll never be a burden. Do you understand?” Josh looked into Akira’s green eyes and shook his head. “You don’t bother me, in fact sometimes I wonder if I’m too persistent with you, that I bother you because of how much time I want to spend with you. If I had to spend my whole life beside you, fine. I wouldn‘t be upset because your presence never burdens me.”
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"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?"
~Ernest Gaines
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