"literally?" John repeated with a heavy accent
"yes, literally. It means exactly"
"the opposite of literally is figuratively" I said as I wrote the words down on a blank piece of paper.
Edmund tilted his head down to see past his reading glasses and sounding surprised he said "You must be really good in English!"
I gave a wide grin, ecstatic that someone had realized the effort and time I had passionately invested behind books and listening podcasts. "Well I do like reading.." I said after a while.
"Well that's good! Any future boyfriend of yours must be really lucky to have you"
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and i really do hope you find yourself lucky enough. because i do, i really do feel completely lucky to have such a gem to call mine.
