i heard a sharp knock come at my window, the sudden noise startling me as i sat up and opened it, knowing that it was dana. his hair was damp, indicating that he had been out in the rain.

'' savy,'' he whispers, ''listen i'm sorry for walking out, earlier. i was just--i was just scared.''

i furrowed my eyebrows, perplexed.

'' scared of what, exactly?''

he sat on my bed, then looked up at me.

''i'm in love with you.''

''you--you are?''

he took my hand in his, then laid me down on the bed as he wrapped his free arm around me.

'' i fell in love with you without knowing how, and as i am laying here beside you, i'm still trying to understand.''

he strokes my hair with his hand, then gently presses his lips onto my cheek.

''even if i don't find the answer, i'll still be lying down next to you. because i love you enough to help you fall asleep.''

i smiled, massaging his veiny hand with my thumb. what he said right now gave me butterflies, which was something i hadn't felt in a while.

''i love you, too.''

''what's going to happen now?''

i bit my lip. ''i'm not sure. let me just get out of this storm and then i'll tell you.''

he hugged me tightly against his thin frame, then sighed as he rested his chin against my shoulder.

''i'll be by your side no matter what, sav.''

he then pauses, tilts my chin to face his sapphire blue eyes as their pools began to drown me in their beauty.

''can i do this?'' he asked as he scanned at my lips, then at my eyes once again.

''s-sure.''

before i knew it, he gently presses his lips onto mine; a spark igniting in my body as the oblivian began to emerge in my brain.

he pulled away, then looked into my eyes once again as he cupped my face in his hand; kissing my lips once again.

i wrapped my arms around his neck, then they slowly traveled to his shoulders as he continued to kiss me.

'' i love you,'' he pulls away and turns on the turntable, the sound of paul simon's the sound of silence being the only noise aside from our chests rising and falling.

whatever was happening, i didn't want it to end. because dana was the reason why i fell asleep, he was the reason why i dreamed.

'' it's the sound,
of silence.''

was the last thing i heard before shutting my eyes as dana continued to sing to me, brushing my hair in between his fingers.

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