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…How beautiful. She ought to smile more like that, it suits her well.
Columbina blinked at that, her words trapped in her throat as the woman’s thoughts continued, relentless, as they caught her off-guard.
I’m really worried about her, but I’m sure she’ll be fine. She’s tougher than she looks.
“Oh, um, have we met before?” she found herself asking, bewildered.
For a brief second, the woman appeared taken aback by her question, before she schooled her features back to indifference as she answered with a raised eyebrow and a scowl. “Obviously not. Now, enough with this chitchat and go home before the rain gets more intense.”
Columbina, through eyes that reflected people’s inner thoughts, knew that greed was often masked behind sweet, tempting words. Over the years, she decided to always avoid their gaze to keep the incessant noises from forming in her head. But then, she met Sandrone, and for the first time in a very long while, she found herself unable to look away.
(or, how Columbina, in spite of herself, fell in love with a liar.)