章 93: Newfound Emotions

(From Leandro's Perspective)

'Tough- she's too tough.'

I sighed. No matter what I was going to say, no matter how much I would tell her not to pretend in front of me, she was not going to be herself. Talking about things like this, who did she think she was that it would not affect her at all? Or did she think that I would not be able to see what was deep beyond that smile on her face? 

"Do you want to know about anything else?" I asked.

"No. If I get any other question again later, I'll ask you then," she said, smiling. 

"What's with that smile?"

"I'm just happy," she said, smiling even more. A real smile- it could not just be seen or heard, it seemed like spreading wings inside my chest, and tightening them around my heart. Was that how smiles were felt through the heart? 

"It feels too good to hear you talk. Today you talked a lot- not just about regular things, you talked about yourself. I'm so happy, you know."