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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.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9wchOi24n
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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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyj9TaVZBSe
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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 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdf3kss8xhm
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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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVTDXSffdY3
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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:173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCl1BXzR8SV
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«It’s your fault.»173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsrLVpy0Nw
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«You’re a murderer.»173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Wz1UnfdvG
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«You should have died instead.»173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0f7p2LZChz
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«Cursed witch.»173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMIjGjPjqHh
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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.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2iGQ3MHpo7
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She gasped awake, filling her lungs with air, drenched in sweat, leaving damp imprints on the bedsheet.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgi7TEBwOBM
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It took her a few minutes to catch her breath and grasp what was happening around her.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZY3KZc66nd
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«A dream… no, a nightmare.»173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtnar495k3
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She turned her gaze toward the clock.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAXnsVYp0i
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4:30 AM.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPeCqeKmDkf
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Really? She had only slept for half an hour!173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7j9HzdjyRc
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Yes, Eileen’s old and unwelcome friend had returned—insomnia—bringing along its usual gift: nightmares.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJGkYNEpZC
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Since she met Arthur, her nightmares had lessened. She had even managed to sleep for a few hours sometimes.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa25wMsOSDj
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But as Arthur once said, he would be away for a while…173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErNlKH0jh6
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It had been three days, maybe more, since their last meeting.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5HKamsysi
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And there was still about a week left until their agreed-upon reunion.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡphhKGHfEaQ
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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?173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlrbqfgDWd
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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…173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdB76BbYPU
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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.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzj66BWns95
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For in the absence of the sun, all thoughts turn dark and bleak.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxTCDLrZTh
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Stepping out of the bathroom, she was met with her reflection in the mirror.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwVyyh3M9X2
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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.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMIYYK7ZZPK
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Perhaps she was simply blind to the truth—that she was beautiful.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfrzg47aA8X
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Exquisitely so, though hidden behind a veil of exhaustion and shadows of sleepless nights.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqG21mQmn3R
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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.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2rzOE4FJ3
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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.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZ13uxuOCb
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A slight smile appeared on her lips and her features softened with relief. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51Z186Mcfr
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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.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmU6cli8rm
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After changing her clothes, she put on her coat and scarf—actually, Arthur’s scarf—choosing it over her own.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuk9tjVgRG
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Why?173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5wvXhoJfp
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Perhaps because she wanted to feel Arthur’s presence around her after his disappearance?173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuZGgwPABm
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Or maybe because it was warmer?173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJ5MvoD9pt
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Or maybe… because she missed the owner of that scarf?173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhX04UtLDcE
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Who knew… No one, not even Eileen.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42DtAywvsF
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Or perhaps she did know… but preferred to ignore the feelings that had been stirring within her lately.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hWvJJWUl5
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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.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAj0s0wrW8
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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.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2du503BQl
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With her usual slow, unchanging steps, and eyes embracing the sky, she wandered aimlessly before sunrise.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2XQZeJiz3Z
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She used to never lift her gaze from the ground while walking—at any time, in any place.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYF3FUMFIi0
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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.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfw1BpQjWgH
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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.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtE4domAjO
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She cherished its stars, its moon, its sun.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8XT0aslLw
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She found solace only in contemplating them.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMPU6nHohB
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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.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDO0LtN5I5r
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She could almost see Arthur’s silhouette watching it with her.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGt9omnaooU
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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…»173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dR1Lsmdna
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Arthur had appeared suddenly at the start of December.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHu0J2kFyiv
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And now, the month was nearing its end.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEKtcoQ0Pt2
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Yet, he had become an integral part of Eileen’s routine.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMFXaFVCvA
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That in itself was a cause for concern… and fear.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIU7yhaIw8
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What if Eileen grew too attached to him?173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtsRNghEkb
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And in the end, he left—because she had never truly mattered to him in the first place.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUp4TUm6KEh
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What if his actions were nothing more than pity for a depressed girl?173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOQP1m34W4
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Or perhaps he just wanted some company during his stay—nothing more.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4ZiEXCLZW
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Eileen doubted her place in Arthur’s life… Not just in his, but in everyone’s.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYP6zTS6LGV
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She had always been replaceable.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvk2xhvKEyx
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She had never been anyone’s number one.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQY63mY8fa
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That planted within her a perpetual fear of abandonment.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YZR8634tM
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And in an attempt to avoid pain, she had become even more withdrawn than before.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcmFvPtwvF
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Then, problems began piling up, one after the other—shaking her confidence, isolating her, fueling self-blame, overthinking, and insomnia…173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbMn72qDbC
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All shaping her into the person she was now.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4AKbhGCIS9
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She still believed she didn’t deserve love.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0wQKeeCbF
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That she was a curse to everyone around her.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6I25AsVLz
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Memories, old events—still shackled to her.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FaeFBVEfT
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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.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7WCJi74z4
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And so, they return to haunt us… until we face them.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26U3rUA9bx
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A sudden gust of cold wind snapped her out of her thoughts.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK2DrymRESD
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Noticing that the sun had already risen, she realized it was time to head to work.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2HYTs6XJg
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And so, the days passed for Eileen, as if she had fallen back into her endless loop.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyFAx34n3u
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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.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlG5HVfHR3M
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A heavy week crawled by, and the awaited day finally arrived.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkrg4PEtcn
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She dressed well—or at least, she tried to look presentable.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCTDcyKrJP
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Standing beneath the streetlight where she always met Arthur, she counted the minutes and seconds.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZc37AutGY
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«He’s late… What if he doesn’t come?»173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcv6w24SlOm
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Doubt gnawed at her once more.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtAXrtsxiy
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Why would Arthur leave his friends and family just to wander around with her?173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcmrxZ3oLh
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With his bright personality and handsome face, she was sure he was quite popular.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYgEPAr1IP
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Meanwhile, Eileen… Well, she didn’t want to start another self-loathing spiral.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡax5Ex4qUdh
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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…173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiHKybuwFmm
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She shut her eyes tightly, covering her ears, as a cacophony of intrusive thoughts and noise swelled in her head.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOPoSvjqe3f
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Then—173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bQvpYR58t
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A hand rested on her shoulder.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCuVKq1If7
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She slowly opened her eyes, looking up to meet his worried blue gaze.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNxKRvX2yf
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«Eileen, is something wrong? Are you okay?»173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOimeFQXmz
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He offered his hand to help her up, and she grasped it.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JD8WkzHgc
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«I’m fine… I just got tired of standing, so I sat down for a bit.»173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41WaQLORni
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«Good. I’m really sorry for being late… I’ll make it up to you with a meal—my treat.»173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4EajbifCd
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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.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzI4n7cU9OQ
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She smiled faintly and nodded.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAzgsVKzTm
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As usual, he intertwined their fingers and tucked their hands into his pocket.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNF7NqKCxq
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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.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57a8HzKD98
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And for a fleeting second, Eileen felt guilty for the dark thoughts she had about Arthur earlier.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SRPQOyMWh
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They continued their walk, silence accompanying them, under the glow of the moon and stars…173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7QUYjY8iR
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Hoping for a beautiful night.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfE2u2jcbto
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And a beautiful start to the new year.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvZ8b9pdso
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So what caused Arthur's disappearance? 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipE917hfMI
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Where will things lead them?173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXwQd9NRFe3
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And where will their relationship end?
Thanks for reading.
♡With love ♡
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