"I..." she choked, "I thought I loved him..."
"You love him?" I asked.
She shook her head. "I... I thought I loved him..."
"You thought you loved Charles?" I asked.
She looked at me.
I think I understood.
"Do you think you're worthless?" I asked.
"Yeah." She nodded.
"Why?" I asked.
"Because..." she whispered, "I thought I loved him, but actually, I was just his toy."
I fell silent.
"I..." she said painfully, "I was just his toy..."
"You are not," I said.
She widened her eyes.
"You are not a toy," I said.
She stared at me blankly.
"You are a person," I said.
She blinked.
"You are a woman," I said.
She looked at me.
"You are my woman," I said.
She froze.
"You are not a toy," I repeated.
Tears streamed down her face.
"You are not a toy," I said firmly.
She threw herself into my arms.
She started to cry.
I stroked her hair.
I thought she was about to wake up.
I thought she was about to stand up.
I thought she was about to become a woman.
We danced four pairs together.
This was our first time holding hands in public.
Our beauty, our grace, our smiles...
We attracted everyone's attention.
We became the only ones at the ball.
As the song ended, we stopped.
We looked at each other.
I kissed her gently.
She looked at me and said, "Why did you kiss me?"
"I like it," I replied.
She shyly said, "A lot of people are watching."
"I'll teach you how to play with men," I said.
She asked in confusion, "Play with men?"
"Yes," I said.
"How do you play?" she asked.
"Just wait and see," I replied.
We returned to our seats.
Just as we sat down, a tall and handsome man walked over.
He smiled and said, "Hello, I'm Alexey."
I ignored him.
Yulia also ignored him.
"I'm a member here," Alexey said.
I still ignored him.
Yulia still ignored him.
"I want to get to know you," Alexey said.
"We are lesbians," I replied.
Alexey was taken aback.
Yulia was also surprised.
"You...," Alexey exclaimed, "you are..."
"We don't like men," I said.
Alexey awkwardly responded, "I..."
"Do you mind?" I asked.
Alexey hesitated, "I..."
"If you don't mind..." I said, "we can chat."
Alexey's eyes lit up, "Really?"
"Yeah," I said.
"You...," Alexey said excitedly, "how did you become..."
"We have always been this way," I replied.
Alexey looked puzzled, "Then how did you..."
"We are sisters," I explained.
Alexey didn't understand.
"We grew up together," I continued.
Alexey looked even more confused.
"We...," I whispered, "we fell in love with each other."
Alexey was stunned.
"We...," I murmured, "we can't help it."
Alexey looked at me.
"We...," I started to cry, "we're sorry..."
Alexey panicked, "Hey, don't cry!"
I ignored him and kept crying.
Yulia hugged me, "Don't cry, Shirley, don't cry..."
I leaned into Yulia's embrace and continued to cry.
"You all..." Alexey said, at a loss. "What happened to you?"
"We..." Yulia choked out. "We're sorry..."
"You have nothing to be sorry for," Alexey hurriedly replied.
Yulia looked at him.
"You all..." Alexey said sincerely. "Your love is beautiful."
Yulia was stunned.
"Your love..." Alexey continued earnestly. "It's very beautiful."
Yulia's eyes widened.
"You all..." Alexey smiled. "You are a perfect match."
Yulia was speechless.
"You all..." Alexey said enviously. "You are truly happy."
Yulia stared at him.
"You all..." Alexey exclaimed excitedly. "Can you tell me your love story?"
Yulia glanced at me.
I wiped my tears.
"We..." I said softly. "We don't want to talk about it."
Alexey was taken aback.
"We..." I whispered. "We don't want others to know."
Alexey hesitated. "You all... you don't trust me?"
I shook my head. "No."
"Then why..."
"We..." I sighed. "We're afraid you'll laugh at us."
Alexey looked puzzled. "Laugh at you?"
"We..." I said quietly. "We have endured a lot of suffering."
Alexey fell silent.
"We..." I whispered. "We have experienced much pain."
Alexey looked at me.
"We..." I cried. "We have many sad stories."
Alexey panicked, "Hey, why are you crying again?"
I ignored him and continued to cry.
Yulia hugged me, "Shirley, don't cry, don't cry..."
I leaned against Yulia and kept crying.
"You guys..." Alexey fumbled, "Please stop crying, stop crying!"
Yulia and I slowly calmed down.
"You guys..." Alexey said cautiously, "Can you tell me?"
Yulia and I exchanged glances.
"We..." I hesitated, "We're afraid you can't handle it."
Alexey confidently replied, "I'm fine."
Yulia and I looked at each other again.
"Then..." I said, "Then we'll talk."
Alexey perked up, "Great!"
We began to share our story.
We wove together all the pain, hardships, and tragedies we could think of.
We talked about our childhood.
We talked about our longing.
We talked about our helplessness.
We talked about our struggles.
We recounted how Yulia was deceived by Charles.
We spoke with tears streaming down our faces.
We were filled with deep sorrow.
Our hearts ached profoundly.
We felt as if our hearts were being cut apart.
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