648: DO YOU?

ARIEL'S POV "Do you still love me?" Luke asked, looking into my eyes. I chuckled after a brief moment. "Luke, you're crazy." "I'm not joking. I'm serious." "I know you are, and that's why you're crazy." "Ariel..." "Luke, you need to understand. Me and you, I just don't see us coming back together. Why can't you accept that? Why won't you let go?" "Ariel...." "No," I cut him off. I took a deep breath, trying to find the right words to make him understand. "Luke, we've been through a lot together. But what's done is done. We're different people now. Things have changed, changed, and there's no going back." "I know we've had our issues, Ariel. I'm not denying that. But I still love you. I've always loved you, and I know deep down you still feel something for me too." I sighed, my hands tightening on the steering wheel. "Love isn't always enough, Luke. It's not some magical cure-all that can fix everything. Sometimes, it's just not enough to make things work." He shook his head