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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.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRUYxDXEFW
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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. 177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtMKH0UqwO
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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 177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwApgXI5Zwv
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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. 177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZgD6jWteW
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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:177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbb9iPjIu1z
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«It’s your fault.»177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOKhBXFhiP
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«You’re a murderer.»177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIF9jYwYFkW
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«You should have died instead.»177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxnpYIiOxc1
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«Cursed witch.»177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkoIrLatEv
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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.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Sq1psgo4Q
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She gasped awake, filling her lungs with air, drenched in sweat, leaving damp imprints on the bedsheet.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsqGTULa3I
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It took her a few minutes to catch her breath and grasp what was happening around her.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFsc93jvQX
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«A dream… no, a nightmare.»177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtaFwJwTnUg
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She turned her gaze toward the clock.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnz6QPfXvK
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4:30 AM.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3ES6GTO6w
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Really? She had only slept for half an hour!177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgSk2RkCuA
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Yes, Eileen’s old and unwelcome friend had returned—insomnia—bringing along its usual gift: nightmares.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOkDfdAcvz
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Since she met Arthur, her nightmares had lessened. She had even managed to sleep for a few hours sometimes.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AnIxBbWoF
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But as Arthur once said, he would be away for a while…177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4o0LolKjL
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It had been three days, maybe more, since their last meeting.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxorVO50RD
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And there was still about a week left until their agreed-upon reunion.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXcdECjZni
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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?177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrse2aZhtfT
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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…177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV1ocCuWXNa
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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.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYZymxgpBh
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For in the absence of the sun, all thoughts turn dark and bleak.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIty2w3xpCO
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Stepping out of the bathroom, she was met with her reflection in the mirror.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1XtQLIoFO
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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.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcntzM4jQ5Z
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Perhaps she was simply blind to the truth—that she was beautiful.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGKKsnxABp
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Exquisitely so, though hidden behind a veil of exhaustion and shadows of sleepless nights.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBoqNxaeD4
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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.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAijzIRihH7
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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.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75bDvYLdpD
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A slight smile appeared on her lips and her features softened with relief. 177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVagsl9yJH
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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.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRIzX8vzUVk
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After changing her clothes, she put on her coat and scarf—actually, Arthur’s scarf—choosing it over her own.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPcii277Yj
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Why?177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ483ZcATbkl
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Perhaps because she wanted to feel Arthur’s presence around her after his disappearance?177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKf5Rnd0glL
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Or maybe because it was warmer?177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlKMdWI2ip
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Or maybe… because she missed the owner of that scarf?177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwjUbnRrs46
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Who knew… No one, not even Eileen.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaf5DoG8yh
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Or perhaps she did know… but preferred to ignore the feelings that had been stirring within her lately.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3p16xcB9ul
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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.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQmsYGuwOT
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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.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0gWvDKUqp
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With her usual slow, unchanging steps, and eyes embracing the sky, she wandered aimlessly before sunrise.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFwf7fay3et
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She used to never lift her gaze from the ground while walking—at any time, in any place.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZI0GNzUBNP
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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.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn8lKJLqfoH
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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.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYTRilpLrY
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She cherished its stars, its moon, its sun.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7AALt7c4G
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She found solace only in contemplating them.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyvpeuEh6j4
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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.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2Dx0ivefb
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She could almost see Arthur’s silhouette watching it with her.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGuyeTvbNB
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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…»177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpc9HRB0WE2
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Arthur had appeared suddenly at the start of December.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8AMzT9kef
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And now, the month was nearing its end.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPrTUKY924E
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Yet, he had become an integral part of Eileen’s routine.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDD76V1QmLR
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That in itself was a cause for concern… and fear.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8lqGgYkPF
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What if Eileen grew too attached to him?177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGuzHVp2P0A
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And in the end, he left—because she had never truly mattered to him in the first place.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6LagyNjdQ
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What if his actions were nothing more than pity for a depressed girl?177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaoZK2kVOpw
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Or perhaps he just wanted some company during his stay—nothing more.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtPc2RESkA
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Eileen doubted her place in Arthur’s life… Not just in his, but in everyone’s.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHLmVNKLOs
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She had always been replaceable.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupRUtx39lu
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She had never been anyone’s number one.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCr1i2RET7Z
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That planted within her a perpetual fear of abandonment.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2A8hLaT6gK
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And in an attempt to avoid pain, she had become even more withdrawn than before.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNiBXHtd0Hv
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Then, problems began piling up, one after the other—shaking her confidence, isolating her, fueling self-blame, overthinking, and insomnia…177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TSsfLxXUM
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All shaping her into the person she was now.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4U1ph0cbKq
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She still believed she didn’t deserve love.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYkeJi0ES3
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That she was a curse to everyone around her.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3blAldYa8W
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Memories, old events—still shackled to her.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdiiAZaqKLU
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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.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCjMZPPfSz
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And so, they return to haunt us… until we face them.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXt65VAfNvA
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A sudden gust of cold wind snapped her out of her thoughts.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0N8LXv4EP
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Noticing that the sun had already risen, she realized it was time to head to work.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBP0btbUZV
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And so, the days passed for Eileen, as if she had fallen back into her endless loop.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4LBzQwzbt
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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.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1kIvJQMYx
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A heavy week crawled by, and the awaited day finally arrived.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTW6bP8MaRL
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She dressed well—or at least, she tried to look presentable.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0g4ovAjyM
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Standing beneath the streetlight where she always met Arthur, she counted the minutes and seconds.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIOc9JUAXK
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«He’s late… What if he doesn’t come?»177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6Iz04Ovk3
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Doubt gnawed at her once more.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYwRbUuIIf
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Why would Arthur leave his friends and family just to wander around with her?177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbYXT5dxup
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With his bright personality and handsome face, she was sure he was quite popular.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHf5aoBBye6
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Meanwhile, Eileen… Well, she didn’t want to start another self-loathing spiral.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFInIZb3YZ
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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…177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdy0kzQZ5wH
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She shut her eyes tightly, covering her ears, as a cacophony of intrusive thoughts and noise swelled in her head.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfQYHU5Cxi
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Then—177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqtKCJ9T2i2
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A hand rested on her shoulder.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRADM2MnWok
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She slowly opened her eyes, looking up to meet his worried blue gaze.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtM0ZRJsZR
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«Eileen, is something wrong? Are you okay?»177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNRtIJrfuD
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He offered his hand to help her up, and she grasped it.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedW24WwkMi
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«I’m fine… I just got tired of standing, so I sat down for a bit.»177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDpn323Ioe
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«Good. I’m really sorry for being late… I’ll make it up to you with a meal—my treat.»177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAslT9Gt9OW
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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.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxeP3HSV85i
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She smiled faintly and nodded.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2KIUP7fkDX
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As usual, he intertwined their fingers and tucked their hands into his pocket.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbvafi5KMr
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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.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6ajyS9Gcc
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And for a fleeting second, Eileen felt guilty for the dark thoughts she had about Arthur earlier.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbzd6MKk5t
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They continued their walk, silence accompanying them, under the glow of the moon and stars…177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsB8EL3Y9Y4
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Hoping for a beautiful night.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQTYhmcDmb
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And a beautiful start to the new year.177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0naKHhA55x
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So what caused Arthur's disappearance? 177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MWowqUscr
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Where will things lead them?177Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0YQwx6DNS
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And where will their relationship end?
Thanks for reading.
♡With love ♡
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