It was a small workshop.
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It was like a junk room.
It was full of old electronics.
The table had electronics parts.
“Leo’s great.
The owner said, “He made that.”
“What?”
I was shocked.
“He made that?”
“Yeah. And he made the computer in my store.”
I didn’t know that Leo knew this stuff.
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Now I knew how Leo would become rich.
He was a genius!
Leo came.
“I thought it would take you longer. You’re
smart.”
I pointed at the junk. “What is this?”
“Liv, this is my world.”
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Leo had a workshop.
Leo explained, “I rented this a year ago. I was interested. I couldn’t afford electronics. So I
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worked construction. I used the money to pay
the rent. I got old electronics to study. It was
cheap.”
“I got better at it. I could sell stuff.”
I was shocked. “So… you’re not poor?”
Leo frowned. “Did I say I was poor?”
“Why did you say you were living under a bridge?”
Leo said, “You made me take care of you. You
took me home.”
Hey!
I pouted.
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Leo smiled. “Give it to me.”
I said, “What?”
“The bank card.” Leo blinked. “200,000.”
He was rich, but he wanted my money?
He was greedy!
I took it out and smacked it into his hand.
“Here!”
Leo grabbed my hand and pulled me close.
He took out a piece of paper.
It said, “Business Plan.”
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The writing was childish.
“What’s this?”
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Leo blushed. “I need help. Can you help me? My investor.”
Leo had remembered everything.
I looked at the writing.
I started laughing.
Then I started crying.
“Yes.”
I shook my head.
“Leo, you don’t have to. You can do what you
want.”
Leo’s eyes darkened.
“Anything?”
He whispered something.
I blushed. “Leo!”
He laughed. “I’m 18.”
The comments came back.
“Yes, Lil Leo’s finally turning 18! I stuck with
this for this moment!”
“Want to hear what they’re saying.”
“I want to read more about Liv and Leo!”
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Later, I asked Leo why he liked me.
“I had a dream.”
Leo looked at me.
“I was working construction. My boss tricked
- me. He took all my money. I was starving. I
stole some bread, but I bumped into a girl.”
Leo smiled. “She had just been proposed to. She was holding flowers. Her boyfriend pushed me. But the girl helped me up. She gave me 100 dollars. She said I shouldn’t steal. She helped
me get through high school.”
My heart was racing.
“What happened?”
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“I was shy. When I contacted her, she had died.
The man who proposed to her was with her
friend.”
Leo touched my hair. “I met that girl again.
Everything was different.”
I hugged Leo.
“I love you.
Leo kissed my forehead. “Me too.”
Leo and I got married when he was 22.
On the way home, I got dizzy.
The comments came back.
“Why is there a sequel?”
“Why is there a sequel?”
“I don’t care about Maisie.”
“Goodbye!”
I looked at Leo. “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.”
I smiled.
“It’s not our story.”
