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The Crowd (Hauntingly Beautiful Challenge)

There was nothing about her to make you turn your head. Her round face was average, forgettable. She quietly blended into the crowd.
No one noticed her much; the same way you don’t really notice the sun on a cold day. She quietly blended into the crowd. She was forgettable, except to him.

There was nothing about him to make you turn your head. His round face was average, forgettable. He quietly blended into the crowd.
No one noticed him much; the same way you don’t really notice the sun on a cold day. He quietly blended into the crowd. He was forgettable, except to her.

“Do you mind?” he asked her.
“Do I mind what?” She asked in a puzzled tone.
“Do you mind if I love you?”

And quietly, they stepped out of the crowd, together.

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