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"Hey, what's wrong?"

His voice brought me back to reality.

"Nothing." I said.

"You sure? You zoned out all of a sudden..."

"Yeah. I'm sure."

I nodded my head with absolute confidence.

Even though...

I didn't mean it. 

Then again,

do people ever truly mean what they say?

Or are these two reassuring words just shallow imprints of our real feelings?

                Leftover rain droplets on a gloomy evening.