>> Maya

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“I want to stay here.” I said and realized what I had said and got confused. It was a slip of tongue. I didn’t mean to say that, what I wanted to say was, ‘I don’t want to stay here’ but it came out wrong but after I said that the anxiety that was filling inside me suddenly disappeared.

“You-” He started, “You want to stay?” He asked, looking almost relieved.

I nodded, looking a little confused, “I want to stay.” I answered him again and when the words came out of my mouth with my own consent, I felt a lot lighter. I felt calmer for...