He gazed at Jacqueline as lovingly as when he looked at me back then.
He gave all his patience and understanding he had for me back then to another girl.
That day, I didn't disturb them.
After leaving the company, I wandered aimlessly in this strange yet familiar city.
I realized that I seemed to know nothing about this city, even though I had been living here for more than ten years.
I had been living here since I went to college, and I met Declan here.
The first time I met Declan was not very pleasant.
My family cut me off financially, so I had to work two part-time jobs a day.
It was raining that day, and I didn't bring an umbrella. I was busy going to do the next part-time job, so I just ran into the rain.
The rain was heavy, and I couldn't see the road ahead clearly. I bumped into Declan and both of us fell to the ground.
I got all wet with the rain and mud.
I quickly helped Declan up and apologized.
"Sorry, I'm in a hurry. Are you okay?"
Declan was holding an umbrella, and I could finally see what he looked like.
It was love at first sight and mutual affection.
After that, we got in touch closely.
When Declan had no classes, he would go with me to do part-time jobs.