"Thank you." It was not because of the tears on her face that she accepted the handkerchief so readily. Ada held it just under her eyes so that it might catch her tears but also allow her to breathe in the scent of him through the fabric. She hoped he wouldn't ask for it back, she wanted to keep this handkerchief always, she would wear it close to her heart until the day he realized that he loved her back.

Through a pathetic little sniffle she asked, "Will you not give me a second chance?"

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