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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.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyqLdNaROS
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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. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGfhSrxZq6
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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 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbgjR6yA2v
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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. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHPIVPI0jk
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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:88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3DQ3UEb9f
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«It’s your fault.»88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpataRtmkuU
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«You’re a murderer.»88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWtIKMwzit
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«You should have died instead.»88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZvr9bw2ge
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«Cursed witch.»88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwsCyYJj9Eh
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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.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5vOod00TB
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She gasped awake, filling her lungs with air, drenched in sweat, leaving damp imprints on the bedsheet.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BcAfEXnY0
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It took her a few minutes to catch her breath and grasp what was happening around her.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVTuJgNUlM
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«A dream… no, a nightmare.»88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xi9F4CKMq
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She turned her gaze toward the clock.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdjU3z8756
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4:30 AM.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbxuliRFYY
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Really? She had only slept for half an hour!88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP77xFd49Jm
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Yes, Eileen’s old and unwelcome friend had returned—insomnia—bringing along its usual gift: nightmares.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUYlHpQBTf
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Since she met Arthur, her nightmares had lessened. She had even managed to sleep for a few hours sometimes.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjZ9kg7XQE
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But as Arthur once said, he would be away for a while…88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1ZPuQgTGC
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It had been three days, maybe more, since their last meeting.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bk3oXDiP7
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And there was still about a week left until their agreed-upon reunion.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlCbDNVWdfJ
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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?88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiACoIlLl5t
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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…88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRz8L2NoIu8
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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.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcBqdJZ3JK
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For in the absence of the sun, all thoughts turn dark and bleak.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZN50VIjV7q
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Stepping out of the bathroom, she was met with her reflection in the mirror.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35EsRd5uBa
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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.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Kt7DymGiw
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Perhaps she was simply blind to the truth—that she was beautiful.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBoMv2dcUQ
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Exquisitely so, though hidden behind a veil of exhaustion and shadows of sleepless nights.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFe2PYSMca
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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.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTJXvW8WvI
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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.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡinREO5h5Hu
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A slight smile appeared on her lips and her features softened with relief. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzkkk52bjj
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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.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdsmz2sYksm
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After changing her clothes, she put on her coat and scarf—actually, Arthur’s scarf—choosing it over her own.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzPipccu7h
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Why?88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKnmTfls6vx
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Perhaps because she wanted to feel Arthur’s presence around her after his disappearance?88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9S8IJIyFSC
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Or maybe because it was warmer?88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMFWx2gm3Q
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Or maybe… because she missed the owner of that scarf?88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8GPDAVtr5r
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Who knew… No one, not even Eileen.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBb67TsHQI
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Or perhaps she did know… but preferred to ignore the feelings that had been stirring within her lately.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4XcwTFVKI
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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.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxGpaF2xXz
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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.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsdaKowuqi
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With her usual slow, unchanging steps, and eyes embracing the sky, she wandered aimlessly before sunrise.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxsB4J3RcC
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She used to never lift her gaze from the ground while walking—at any time, in any place.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDFmwZoHUj
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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.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMHr0cFEhN
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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.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5HOuUKE8CB
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She cherished its stars, its moon, its sun.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcj9cdb33H
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She found solace only in contemplating them.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPemS4Mi6z
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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.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvn8LkvWV5Y
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She could almost see Arthur’s silhouette watching it with her.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0NFei6Ufq
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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…»88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfC7lXdg8Ce
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Arthur had appeared suddenly at the start of December.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9nSGfvq0NL
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And now, the month was nearing its end.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPcgMPhnTQ
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Yet, he had become an integral part of Eileen’s routine.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SYmZIlyUP
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That in itself was a cause for concern… and fear.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnk3b8BRSeb
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What if Eileen grew too attached to him?88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzLG2ksk9d
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And in the end, he left—because she had never truly mattered to him in the first place.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjiftBKH4aJ
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What if his actions were nothing more than pity for a depressed girl?88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkJPQsWav80
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Or perhaps he just wanted some company during his stay—nothing more.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDZ5MCR09d
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Eileen doubted her place in Arthur’s life… Not just in his, but in everyone’s.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjVyY34xQp
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She had always been replaceable.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2TEf8AUMT8
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She had never been anyone’s number one.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdJT76iq91
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That planted within her a perpetual fear of abandonment.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3ImKGFbzi
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And in an attempt to avoid pain, she had become even more withdrawn than before.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2p8ZHqevgH
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Then, problems began piling up, one after the other—shaking her confidence, isolating her, fueling self-blame, overthinking, and insomnia…88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPT5O4x5hb
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All shaping her into the person she was now.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdXXrM5j1v
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She still believed she didn’t deserve love.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82j0EMn37X
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That she was a curse to everyone around her.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt8Ysoqyf7K
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Memories, old events—still shackled to her.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgWPvIeKCz
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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.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dlDDqagqa
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And so, they return to haunt us… until we face them.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8PL6VItp3
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A sudden gust of cold wind snapped her out of her thoughts.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkmdVX7j0U
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Noticing that the sun had already risen, she realized it was time to head to work.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk31RarS0EZ
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And so, the days passed for Eileen, as if she had fallen back into her endless loop.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRBarXGYYj
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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.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllvOE8F6kt
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A heavy week crawled by, and the awaited day finally arrived.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52xbCsQqMe
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She dressed well—or at least, she tried to look presentable.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbt6iLGxHGB
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Standing beneath the streetlight where she always met Arthur, she counted the minutes and seconds.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3i3uKZHIuW
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«He’s late… What if he doesn’t come?»88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8UlQEHBHD
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Doubt gnawed at her once more.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwL4NviAXQ
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Why would Arthur leave his friends and family just to wander around with her?88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCKrrglBWF
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With his bright personality and handsome face, she was sure he was quite popular.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnQN3B1bpZ
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Meanwhile, Eileen… Well, she didn’t want to start another self-loathing spiral.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kHU5gVhpc
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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…88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5kTVSRBzX3
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She shut her eyes tightly, covering her ears, as a cacophony of intrusive thoughts and noise swelled in her head.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg29dXAZSqy
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Then—88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdpJX13LRJ
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A hand rested on her shoulder.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJR4OKzSef
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She slowly opened her eyes, looking up to meet his worried blue gaze.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUHfQ29oCY
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«Eileen, is something wrong? Are you okay?»88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMav4X731Jx
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He offered his hand to help her up, and she grasped it.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nnaBc7YGx
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«I’m fine… I just got tired of standing, so I sat down for a bit.»88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOZu0pITM1
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«Good. I’m really sorry for being late… I’ll make it up to you with a meal—my treat.»88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznT2nAKQQM
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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.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86E5eKTidg
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She smiled faintly and nodded.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKmSd8EZ4N
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As usual, he intertwined their fingers and tucked their hands into his pocket.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQZPjv0p0Zg
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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.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5b5YNXpfqC
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And for a fleeting second, Eileen felt guilty for the dark thoughts she had about Arthur earlier.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPx8g97YbAc
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They continued their walk, silence accompanying them, under the glow of the moon and stars…88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPotgE5e2y
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Hoping for a beautiful night.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGz66X3ew3
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And a beautiful start to the new year.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoTw5fNzLy8
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So what caused Arthur's disappearance? 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRiVFYpooUv
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Where will things lead them?88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNj2O42tstz
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And where will their relationship end?
Thanks for reading.
♡With love ♡
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