My love

翠竹佳秀

We are walking on the bank of a small river. The water is running quietly. One or two birds sing happy songs in the woods beside us.
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She is two steps in front of me. She is so beautiful. She is slender, tall. Her hair is long. I want to touch her hair. I am hesitate. This is the first time I ask her out. Will she think that I am an easy man? But she is so attractive, and her attraction prevails. So my hand is raised towards her hair.
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# }, h6 ^6 g, E9 _+ cSuddenly there is black thing jumping out of water. She is startled, and so am I. My hands freeze in the air. She turns around and see my hand.
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. m8 z: O) E6 @2 v, v' O3 `"Are you going to catch the thing with your hand?" She asks.

"Yes, " I lied.
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"What is it?"

3 r! p1 ^4 @! b1 s"I don't know. Maybe a beaver?"

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(To be continued)