I stood there staring at Romeo, without saying a single word as he confessed his feelings to me.

I didn't know what to do.

I didn't know what to say.

I didn't know how to react.

It came as a shock to me. I wasn't sure if he was being sincere about his feelings, anyway. He might be displaying one of his great talents again. His talent of making me fall in love with him so that he could break me into pieces.

I was still standing in front of him, my eyes fixed on his lips. I wasn't even listening to what he was saying anymore. I just fixed...