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I was afraid to raise my head up… a fear I didn’t know why… but it went away when I saw the sky… to find myself falling up.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6BsBLAH9y
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The space was so tight it felt suffocating, as if it were upside down … Pain spread through her body like fire and smoke filling the air. 180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡga9XXFDrvS
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Her vision was blurry, yet she could still make out the figure of a man in front of her, soaked in blood, motionless, showing no signs of life. And the body of a woman, seemingly young, her features obscured by wounds … The pristine white of her dress nowstained a dark crimson color 180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEDD5bUMyv
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The blaring of sirens and honking of cars grew louder, intensifying her headache and dizziness, as if she were trapped in a whirlwind. 180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp98dZ585C6
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Darkness began closing in from all sides, and those piercing eyes appeared, staring at her. Hands reached out—strangling her, restraining her already bound body. She could feel breaths, whispers like hissing at her ears:180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfgyRkoM87
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«It’s your fault.»180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAup6z8lf4
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«You’re a murderer.»180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQ9Y5Ietz4
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«You should have died instead.»180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHniJPAOXah
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«Cursed witch.»180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUj7GgxiC99
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The grip on her neck tightened, suffocating her, her lungs desperate for air as she thrashed in a futile attempt to escape.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2febhcyBc
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She gasped awake, filling her lungs with air, drenched in sweat, leaving damp imprints on the bedsheet.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9KqNltcWV
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It took her a few minutes to catch her breath and grasp what was happening around her.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsS9SRKdQdT
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«A dream… no, a nightmare.»180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpq104sC5Ag
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She turned her gaze toward the clock.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XV7WMiLLN
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4:30 AM.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnRB0nTnCW
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Really? She had only slept for half an hour!180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXa8XdhHOjh
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Yes, Eileen’s old and unwelcome friend had returned—insomnia—bringing along its usual gift: nightmares.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1xLlMqORr
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Since she met Arthur, her nightmares had lessened. She had even managed to sleep for a few hours sometimes.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfAfsQLWWyC
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But as Arthur once said, he would be away for a while…180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfZFjUncMz
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It had been three days, maybe more, since their last meeting.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVBSF5X7cl
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And there was still about a week left until their agreed-upon reunion.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxctk9aWGx
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Arthur had completely vanished, to the point where Eileen started doubting his existence—was he just an illusion? A figment of her imagination?180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhkNdGTgv9
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If it weren’t for the kite she had found yesterday, which she believed he had sent either late at night or before dawn, and for his scarf still hanging by the door…180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7avHCcBtw3
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Dragging herself to the bathroom, she decided that even though the sun had yet to rise, it was better to get up than to drown in bed and thoughts that led nowhere.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcoiKX62NW
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For in the absence of the sun, all thoughts turn dark and bleak.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9YEgfmFCI
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Stepping out of the bathroom, she was met with her reflection in the mirror.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHWiSrFx8Y
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She had long planned to get rid of it or give it to some random person… Her own image was not something she wanted to see.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDpmfNrZOC
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Perhaps she was simply blind to the truth—that she was beautiful.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCt8XwOQQK
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Exquisitely so, though hidden behind a veil of exhaustion and shadows of sleepless nights.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIjMqtSHuf
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She resembled a weary angel, yet all she could focus on were the dark circles beneath her eyes, the pallor of her skin reminiscent of a vampire’s, and the noticeable frailty of her figure.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfT4kM2GeZ0
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She finally turned away from her reflection, shifting her attention to the window, where she noticed the paper airplane resting nearby.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcduLFdw3cC
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A slight smile appeared on her lips and her features softened with relief. 180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3Pjc7u2do
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She read the words written on it, then carefully folded it, placing it alongside its sisters in the glass box—a habit she had picked up ever since the first kite landed on her floor… and in her heart.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqQZqXCKC8
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After changing her clothes, she put on her coat and scarf—actually, Arthur’s scarf—choosing it over her own.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlbuW2DNk5
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Why?180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPFCvIrg4V
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Perhaps because she wanted to feel Arthur’s presence around her after his disappearance?180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2voLhYIKC
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Or maybe because it was warmer?180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhGryZia6G
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Or maybe… because she missed the owner of that scarf?180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsgdaXtExjJ
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Who knew… No one, not even Eileen.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtOir5YROi
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Or perhaps she did know… but preferred to ignore the feelings that had been stirring within her lately.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz0uV5WISxL
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Feelings for someone who lived next door, whom she knew nothing about, who had suddenly entered her life and changed thousands of things—without even doing anything.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW13assIGDX
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The moment she stepped outside, the cold wind kissed her face, prompting her to shove her hands into her pockets and bury her face and nose into the scarf.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNv8ghcqFa
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With her usual slow, unchanging steps, and eyes embracing the sky, she wandered aimlessly before sunrise.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDPWlmohFy
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She used to never lift her gaze from the ground while walking—at any time, in any place.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFeWmgI7sY
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But now, ever since the first time she gazed at the sky with Arthur… she had fallen in love with that vast expanse.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSAsrvpUr3I
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She had grown to adore its star-studded blackness, its blue streaked with white clouds, and the fiery hues of sunset.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ybEbECMYM
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She cherished its stars, its moon, its sun.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbdXcDEIXF
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She found solace only in contemplating them.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7wzszrm3v
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And there, on the bridge overlooking the vast sea, she watched the sun rise, casting golden rays that reminded her of someone.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdb9s57uKZ
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She could almost see Arthur’s silhouette watching it with her.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVjtZyzTBi
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«I see you everywhere… What have you done to be so deeply etched in my mind? We barely know each other… And yet, feeling all of this while we’re practically strangers—it’s unsettling…»180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKnezxp7hs
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Arthur had appeared suddenly at the start of December.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8c1SFDACLK
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And now, the month was nearing its end.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1jf4MM1o8O
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Yet, he had become an integral part of Eileen’s routine.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7P5184HHTT
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That in itself was a cause for concern… and fear.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6D7wyBVVgn
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What if Eileen grew too attached to him?180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgo3zEffnSU
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And in the end, he left—because she had never truly mattered to him in the first place.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdli9E3ILdN
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What if his actions were nothing more than pity for a depressed girl?180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNS7l6zpaY
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Or perhaps he just wanted some company during his stay—nothing more.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2hCxVPDcU
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Eileen doubted her place in Arthur’s life… Not just in his, but in everyone’s.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxbFIgWmkz
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She had always been replaceable.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsM5bjENLdL
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She had never been anyone’s number one.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjv4j8MwPk
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That planted within her a perpetual fear of abandonment.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CmVB9aAXE
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And in an attempt to avoid pain, she had become even more withdrawn than before.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLLnrZjBy29
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Then, problems began piling up, one after the other—shaking her confidence, isolating her, fueling self-blame, overthinking, and insomnia…180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvAhpX2VFJU
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All shaping her into the person she was now.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPV9DMDWBa
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She still believed she didn’t deserve love.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7v4lKsL9j
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That she was a curse to everyone around her.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGYf1u53Dp
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Memories, old events—still shackled to her.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnw9IKU6VKI
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For nightmares are merely echoes of memories and experiences we failed to overcome, unable to cast them into the farthest corners of our minds.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvtKKzaGpd
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And so, they return to haunt us… until we face them.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWWzJZwHhp
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A sudden gust of cold wind snapped her out of her thoughts.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9C0GmneZn
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Noticing that the sun had already risen, she realized it was time to head to work.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOjX3Tb8sm
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And so, the days passed for Eileen, as if she had fallen back into her endless loop.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj15MCmCCAL
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The dark thoughts in her mind never ceased—they spoke day and night, at all times, in all places, driving her to the brink of madness.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJCi0XXTJ0w
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A heavy week crawled by, and the awaited day finally arrived.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGC9Vnn0c4t
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She dressed well—or at least, she tried to look presentable.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2n5T1luDAU
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Standing beneath the streetlight where she always met Arthur, she counted the minutes and seconds.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLE3HxN26S
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«He’s late… What if he doesn’t come?»180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJPz52H6tZX
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Doubt gnawed at her once more.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81ZnXyV6x1
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Why would Arthur leave his friends and family just to wander around with her?180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrxQmXzZHg
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With his bright personality and handsome face, she was sure he was quite popular.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPo1aMT0v9
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Meanwhile, Eileen… Well, she didn’t want to start another self-loathing spiral.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNgT74Rkz9
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But honestly, spending time with her would be a waste. She wasn’t fun, nor a great conversationalist, nor did she possess a remarkable personality or beauty…180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCa5o5Xh6a
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She shut her eyes tightly, covering her ears, as a cacophony of intrusive thoughts and noise swelled in her head.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjLkjQiKUW
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Then—180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJoMbIWs4Fl
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A hand rested on her shoulder.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa199oe0go6
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She slowly opened her eyes, looking up to meet his worried blue gaze.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfW5FTU9Ko
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«Eileen, is something wrong? Are you okay?»180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNze4ycyMX
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He offered his hand to help her up, and she grasped it.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAXhfGfN8h
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«I’m fine… I just got tired of standing, so I sat down for a bit.»180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8Jah3ClHj
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«Good. I’m really sorry for being late… I’ll make it up to you with a meal—my treat.»180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxK8Zuy6eve
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And as always, in Arthur’s presence, all those thoughts and voices fell silent, granting her a few minutes of peace.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMj5JjqQMvY
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She smiled faintly and nodded.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ52tjtzf5M
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As usual, he intertwined their fingers and tucked their hands into his pocket.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQeR74Un8t
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They exchanged a few glances before walking on, each holding countless questions but they kept it to themselves. —choosing instead to savor the moment.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3FpNu1ZXq
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And for a fleeting second, Eileen felt guilty for the dark thoughts she had about Arthur earlier.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBehQb6qM59
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They continued their walk, silence accompanying them, under the glow of the moon and stars…180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGoRcBlA7Z2
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Hoping for a beautiful night.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnD0AZtdk03
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And a beautiful start to the new year.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqduwipFZqi
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So what caused Arthur's disappearance? 180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgrPbbT6PF
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Where will things lead them?180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSdL9i8GMY
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And where will their relationship end?
Thanks for reading.
♡With love ♡
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