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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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrUAFCVl0t
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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. 139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JTLk9QJU8
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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 139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXoZwlvNkpq
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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. 139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYvW4VGvug
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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:139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICsPcZEDFO
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«It’s your fault.»139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhPqUekuyx
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«You’re a murderer.»139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfnWgrIhco
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«You should have died instead.»139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUU2E44y21i
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«Cursed witch.»139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81ZRGUllrq
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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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7iPkCYFE8w
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She gasped awake, filling her lungs with air, drenched in sweat, leaving damp imprints on the bedsheet.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gbEZxrbqm
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It took her a few minutes to catch her breath and grasp what was happening around her.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYi8vSuwoa6
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«A dream… no, a nightmare.»139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15Pxuk5vU2
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She turned her gaze toward the clock.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIydRSi9iVi
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4:30 AM.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRhAluC46j
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Really? She had only slept for half an hour!139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSn7oEsrEAq
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Yes, Eileen’s old and unwelcome friend had returned—insomnia—bringing along its usual gift: nightmares.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLP7Uylzl9
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Since she met Arthur, her nightmares had lessened. She had even managed to sleep for a few hours sometimes.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmRDRQWvIbX
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But as Arthur once said, he would be away for a while…139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGEh0MUeoA
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It had been three days, maybe more, since their last meeting.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQA07X2v26
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And there was still about a week left until their agreed-upon reunion.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvyiMmHKGMt
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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?139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmsIg6ikChp
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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…139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV16YCt85of
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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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxj7d3Lxb9
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For in the absence of the sun, all thoughts turn dark and bleak.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXs5OyVsC9o
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Stepping out of the bathroom, she was met with her reflection in the mirror.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuW8aQbd9Xl
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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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzT6mWSW0U
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Perhaps she was simply blind to the truth—that she was beautiful.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡphXpwu8pUF
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Exquisitely so, though hidden behind a veil of exhaustion and shadows of sleepless nights.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqFU8Z429Q
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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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9ETHzpsf8
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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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsT2wqhYFRI
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A slight smile appeared on her lips and her features softened with relief. 139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejMBEUjnhP
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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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zdGK3WGDP
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After changing her clothes, she put on her coat and scarf—actually, Arthur’s scarf—choosing it over her own.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDuqQZb3e6e
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Why?139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvHLVsvMxE
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Perhaps because she wanted to feel Arthur’s presence around her after his disappearance?139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QWYmt2FHh
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Or maybe because it was warmer?139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7JxyPxGGn
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Or maybe… because she missed the owner of that scarf?139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpszpvL8nBc
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Who knew… No one, not even Eileen.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9pGGGjnXQ
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Or perhaps she did know… but preferred to ignore the feelings that had been stirring within her lately.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zmXPLi3D5
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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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYgZ3hyTjf
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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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDuHKKEi87G
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With her usual slow, unchanging steps, and eyes embracing the sky, she wandered aimlessly before sunrise.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9XONbnP94
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She used to never lift her gaze from the ground while walking—at any time, in any place.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHZnTVjDLB
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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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡouphmzWisr
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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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtiRno0Mknx
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She cherished its stars, its moon, its sun.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYhKnDzqgJ
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She found solace only in contemplating them.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYS3xmQ7x5w
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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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjX5jLnxyp
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She could almost see Arthur’s silhouette watching it with her.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOP9MOa5tNF
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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…»139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtU3peBkLYj
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Arthur had appeared suddenly at the start of December.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMGfPq5GCj
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And now, the month was nearing its end.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvnaQBJyBat
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Yet, he had become an integral part of Eileen’s routine.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIHTDUtWwBg
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That in itself was a cause for concern… and fear.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzqTzrsJDS
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What if Eileen grew too attached to him?139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OCtat5bqD
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And in the end, he left—because she had never truly mattered to him in the first place.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl8ODOWOdBy
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What if his actions were nothing more than pity for a depressed girl?139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZfcrglBGH
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Or perhaps he just wanted some company during his stay—nothing more.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrvIPeDOoK
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Eileen doubted her place in Arthur’s life… Not just in his, but in everyone’s.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYfKNTLBsv
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She had always been replaceable.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VWERJiHM5
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She had never been anyone’s number one.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zb7pteet4
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That planted within her a perpetual fear of abandonment.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVF0D8NBFt2
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And in an attempt to avoid pain, she had become even more withdrawn than before.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlkprChd4v
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Then, problems began piling up, one after the other—shaking her confidence, isolating her, fueling self-blame, overthinking, and insomnia…139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTo23WQupX
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All shaping her into the person she was now.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt3Z6LHDyO8
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She still believed she didn’t deserve love.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9xR36XIjX
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That she was a curse to everyone around her.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskWYMxZ37y
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Memories, old events—still shackled to her.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ccEzjl6jf
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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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmNLXQajMf
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And so, they return to haunt us… until we face them.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0iMBJeW0U
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A sudden gust of cold wind snapped her out of her thoughts.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUka0DQnbHZ
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Noticing that the sun had already risen, she realized it was time to head to work.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfxy95avcP
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And so, the days passed for Eileen, as if she had fallen back into her endless loop.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuiax1O5xfK
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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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxAfa5VJWc
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A heavy week crawled by, and the awaited day finally arrived.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgO8IcVnrUU
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She dressed well—or at least, she tried to look presentable.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1m3tPNiHG
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Standing beneath the streetlight where she always met Arthur, she counted the minutes and seconds.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzaJOoE2Sd
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«He’s late… What if he doesn’t come?»139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY77uq3N9IO
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Doubt gnawed at her once more.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvXbMNfqLv
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Why would Arthur leave his friends and family just to wander around with her?139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5mqv7ADyJE
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With his bright personality and handsome face, she was sure he was quite popular.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYCuwO2oOw
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Meanwhile, Eileen… Well, she didn’t want to start another self-loathing spiral.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNhYDoH9Au
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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…139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4EWEF49wWv
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She shut her eyes tightly, covering her ears, as a cacophony of intrusive thoughts and noise swelled in her head.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1O7KOgkmL
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Then—139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2XFDKiJmu
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A hand rested on her shoulder.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQrZ4nidId
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She slowly opened her eyes, looking up to meet his worried blue gaze.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICv13oglKD
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«Eileen, is something wrong? Are you okay?»139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCp3kjHQQvw
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He offered his hand to help her up, and she grasped it.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuAwUZncQL
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«I’m fine… I just got tired of standing, so I sat down for a bit.»139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uEqFClqCb
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«Good. I’m really sorry for being late… I’ll make it up to you with a meal—my treat.»139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46v7VSzulK
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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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkTUTsTsiS
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She smiled faintly and nodded.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡydBMYS3RJ4
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As usual, he intertwined their fingers and tucked their hands into his pocket.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVy7BMowKL
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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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNrwtN8ahd
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And for a fleeting second, Eileen felt guilty for the dark thoughts she had about Arthur earlier.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDVOYLhccc
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They continued their walk, silence accompanying them, under the glow of the moon and stars…139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXuUNfC1NkO
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Hoping for a beautiful night.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJPSg1vciY
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And a beautiful start to the new year.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYOCscLMkV
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So what caused Arthur's disappearance? 139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QU8comXzw
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Where will things lead them?139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5Uxk94s1Q
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And where will their relationship end?
Thanks for reading.
♡With love ♡
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