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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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8yts0VZloO
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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. 54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9RsiRzBag
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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 54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTV66CzhAMy
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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. 54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XQChLDxmw
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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:54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27Xl6pFdw8
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«It’s your fault.»54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2UEmdqRrF
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«You’re a murderer.»54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5a6XFpB1Ce
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«You should have died instead.»54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSX3ANR5jNT
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«Cursed witch.»54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1ThuwI724
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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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrGaZGzZCo
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She gasped awake, filling her lungs with air, drenched in sweat, leaving damp imprints on the bedsheet.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvd8SHmHG7t
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It took her a few minutes to catch her breath and grasp what was happening around her.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxINmyaXXII
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«A dream… no, a nightmare.»54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpaErulGDej
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She turned her gaze toward the clock.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNvwGZhAreg
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4:30 AM.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7rFiPjRap
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Really? She had only slept for half an hour!54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCO4btq0n5
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Yes, Eileen’s old and unwelcome friend had returned—insomnia—bringing along its usual gift: nightmares.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVKZOfCqBQ
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Since she met Arthur, her nightmares had lessened. She had even managed to sleep for a few hours sometimes.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIOWXm3k6u
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But as Arthur once said, he would be away for a while…54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUziUgW38UF
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It had been three days, maybe more, since their last meeting.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjBvinQxRo
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And there was still about a week left until their agreed-upon reunion.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBd27RIoZD
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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?54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gIKMP06zq
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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…54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJFwpI3aFc
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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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnZ7RnKLFP
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For in the absence of the sun, all thoughts turn dark and bleak.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZNMm4RgmZ
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Stepping out of the bathroom, she was met with her reflection in the mirror.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLZaZKl0wk
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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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXw6l82CAXy
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Perhaps she was simply blind to the truth—that she was beautiful.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBKY3H0iJG
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Exquisitely so, though hidden behind a veil of exhaustion and shadows of sleepless nights.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQo7dQhlMNt
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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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡalarVt5Fcy
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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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvL2YYtT01h
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A slight smile appeared on her lips and her features softened with relief. 54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGaTAgZirw
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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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5k7porwmsh
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After changing her clothes, she put on her coat and scarf—actually, Arthur’s scarf—choosing it over her own.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfG17AnLym
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Why?54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTO222xyfis
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Perhaps because she wanted to feel Arthur’s presence around her after his disappearance?54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZjpDKo1wE
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Or maybe because it was warmer?54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDgNXJN8Ha
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Or maybe… because she missed the owner of that scarf?54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1W3QrHm4fn
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Who knew… No one, not even Eileen.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡToIpwDpxNE
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Or perhaps she did know… but preferred to ignore the feelings that had been stirring within her lately.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXOjKOlVm3
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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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzo5zrbLIZ
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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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDe5ZTDUHCc
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With her usual slow, unchanging steps, and eyes embracing the sky, she wandered aimlessly before sunrise.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafYtGOOIoK
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She used to never lift her gaze from the ground while walking—at any time, in any place.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFYgbiczCi
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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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx4Dr2Mba0Y
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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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iwsuoB0RT
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She cherished its stars, its moon, its sun.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFD4yAIwqpC
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She found solace only in contemplating them.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9S4ZPRW7au
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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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbnO2bHgWC
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She could almost see Arthur’s silhouette watching it with her.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SpBRT3U7v
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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…»54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacnOdnHscx
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Arthur had appeared suddenly at the start of December.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBl1QQtaWoS
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And now, the month was nearing its end.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6KDRcLE7l
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Yet, he had become an integral part of Eileen’s routine.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEOpQb1qIb
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That in itself was a cause for concern… and fear.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7YJ8r6A40
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What if Eileen grew too attached to him?54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfTGbSm12d
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And in the end, he left—because she had never truly mattered to him in the first place.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWh2aMw1q8a
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What if his actions were nothing more than pity for a depressed girl?54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBan8NrWLQ
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Or perhaps he just wanted some company during his stay—nothing more.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkbzAwDVb08
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Eileen doubted her place in Arthur’s life… Not just in his, but in everyone’s.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMzNE4aXxm
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She had always been replaceable.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPm36i5RAR
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She had never been anyone’s number one.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMd2gzK8ER
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That planted within her a perpetual fear of abandonment.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNa1FtXXTys
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And in an attempt to avoid pain, she had become even more withdrawn than before.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNv4mW6ReZL
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Then, problems began piling up, one after the other—shaking her confidence, isolating her, fueling self-blame, overthinking, and insomnia…54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAS0CUkMV7W
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All shaping her into the person she was now.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedIBdBpiwl
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She still believed she didn’t deserve love.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9rxWZFdJy
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That she was a curse to everyone around her.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIuYoHwXG7g
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Memories, old events—still shackled to her.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRTu9WL27C
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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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtepwALapd
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And so, they return to haunt us… until we face them.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNeDTOOINwA
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A sudden gust of cold wind snapped her out of her thoughts.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2C4iPJJ5g
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Noticing that the sun had already risen, she realized it was time to head to work.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirCgHr4ZW3
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And so, the days passed for Eileen, as if she had fallen back into her endless loop.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaeoQger5LR
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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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcDU2XbL46
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A heavy week crawled by, and the awaited day finally arrived.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6q7G8XACNj
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She dressed well—or at least, she tried to look presentable.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWm01DNx5S
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Standing beneath the streetlight where she always met Arthur, she counted the minutes and seconds.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfng1dojcbm
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«He’s late… What if he doesn’t come?»54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGiRHe2gEYa
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Doubt gnawed at her once more.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hNbF3NY84
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Why would Arthur leave his friends and family just to wander around with her?54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrzXTUuZk8
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With his bright personality and handsome face, she was sure he was quite popular.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6CGZtVQLyd
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Meanwhile, Eileen… Well, she didn’t want to start another self-loathing spiral.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoaPqGYp95O
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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…54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRDSiNXQmuo
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She shut her eyes tightly, covering her ears, as a cacophony of intrusive thoughts and noise swelled in her head.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLr2mcvFhdb
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Then—54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoun2ZRNKen
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A hand rested on her shoulder.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDh2n3knDYC
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She slowly opened her eyes, looking up to meet his worried blue gaze.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9ZwaBP1t0
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«Eileen, is something wrong? Are you okay?»54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeNLN4SlkL
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He offered his hand to help her up, and she grasped it.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxQniQxt6q
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«I’m fine… I just got tired of standing, so I sat down for a bit.»54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4y5zy4pLIN
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«Good. I’m really sorry for being late… I’ll make it up to you with a meal—my treat.»54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirGxljUs7X
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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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZASpbVWPH
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She smiled faintly and nodded.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQiA99BsGm
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As usual, he intertwined their fingers and tucked their hands into his pocket.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKXxq1ODEw
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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.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjFtHiaYIU
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And for a fleeting second, Eileen felt guilty for the dark thoughts she had about Arthur earlier.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ynTh0U1iH
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They continued their walk, silence accompanying them, under the glow of the moon and stars…54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NzskyZVO9
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Hoping for a beautiful night.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4WbVPdpSW
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And a beautiful start to the new year.54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChhHybAaiH
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So what caused Arthur's disappearance? 54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37UWmfTFJH
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Where will things lead them?54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBF9lBUg0p
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And where will their relationship end?
Thanks for reading.
♡With love ♡
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