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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.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSkDJV5cXJ
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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. 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQwUsgTGxS
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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 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafOgKtCZQA
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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. 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPBEH6YKhpO
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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:57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNGyIkIano
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«It’s your fault.»57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4yTTrhoyA4
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«You’re a murderer.»57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDKbMPkfAK
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«You should have died instead.»57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkogm9QiF1i
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«Cursed witch.»57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzj4XqhKqZd
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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.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNAgDSdrQt
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She gasped awake, filling her lungs with air, drenched in sweat, leaving damp imprints on the bedsheet.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBJ0iVMmqE
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It took her a few minutes to catch her breath and grasp what was happening around her.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYODO4hHhMy
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«A dream… no, a nightmare.»57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQMFC2jRoP
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She turned her gaze toward the clock.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJfjBQxARxh
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4:30 AM.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0kqpwqRYY
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Really? She had only slept for half an hour!57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ajaybrAzv
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Yes, Eileen’s old and unwelcome friend had returned—insomnia—bringing along its usual gift: nightmares.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjpdLkH8BRI
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Since she met Arthur, her nightmares had lessened. She had even managed to sleep for a few hours sometimes.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKmLecoayq
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But as Arthur once said, he would be away for a while…57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyEVZ6cOime
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It had been three days, maybe more, since their last meeting.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhVM86wUUG
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And there was still about a week left until their agreed-upon reunion.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaL3EgBU1uY
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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?57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxX4wH4mp8
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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…57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tmu8qZ88z
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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.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpU28RhYfy
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For in the absence of the sun, all thoughts turn dark and bleak.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYksWMRsd6
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Stepping out of the bathroom, she was met with her reflection in the mirror.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf92ur6UWJD
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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.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uU9gViNxi
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Perhaps she was simply blind to the truth—that she was beautiful.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOUnY6wkupW
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Exquisitely so, though hidden behind a veil of exhaustion and shadows of sleepless nights.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wxGCg5dHd
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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.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3yW1mrWzo5
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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.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYZisoLYot
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A slight smile appeared on her lips and her features softened with relief. 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9tzHlGEehj
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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.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdokUIDqsMj
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After changing her clothes, she put on her coat and scarf—actually, Arthur’s scarf—choosing it over her own.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡplYXVwsX1l
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Why?57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh0u805NU6f
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Perhaps because she wanted to feel Arthur’s presence around her after his disappearance?57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9URjZhVTjA
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Or maybe because it was warmer?57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq346u3snHi
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Or maybe… because she missed the owner of that scarf?57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJiaSbT7vBI
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Who knew… No one, not even Eileen.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVQEP1bLSL
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Or perhaps she did know… but preferred to ignore the feelings that had been stirring within her lately.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrc4m53h2Wi
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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.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCXGxQbRLe
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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.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlAhhyUkR8c
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With her usual slow, unchanging steps, and eyes embracing the sky, she wandered aimlessly before sunrise.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡueuo9S5o6q
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She used to never lift her gaze from the ground while walking—at any time, in any place.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxZIuxB5Ad
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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.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMaZYYO1VU
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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.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHV9E6Jt6g
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She cherished its stars, its moon, its sun.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1Dp20rrdN
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She found solace only in contemplating them.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHcwjcdNvN0
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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.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADnOg8aX6O
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She could almost see Arthur’s silhouette watching it with her.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfM3CF6Wz1q
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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…»57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmiNYSKCaJq
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Arthur had appeared suddenly at the start of December.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8z7R1k8Zf5
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And now, the month was nearing its end.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CYbVIbsVV
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Yet, he had become an integral part of Eileen’s routine.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0wsIBDep0
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That in itself was a cause for concern… and fear.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3EO0Whe4o
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What if Eileen grew too attached to him?57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTsg7xoBLo
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And in the end, he left—because she had never truly mattered to him in the first place.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENvp1gN2U0
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What if his actions were nothing more than pity for a depressed girl?57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5n2lbYyqf0
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Or perhaps he just wanted some company during his stay—nothing more.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFs9TpI1E1D
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Eileen doubted her place in Arthur’s life… Not just in his, but in everyone’s.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55jA8Yd1cg
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She had always been replaceable.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡphVyf5Yp8N
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She had never been anyone’s number one.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMikjmIbhz6
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That planted within her a perpetual fear of abandonment.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1uE3TqLFyM
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And in an attempt to avoid pain, she had become even more withdrawn than before.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1P7LbGHgaa
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Then, problems began piling up, one after the other—shaking her confidence, isolating her, fueling self-blame, overthinking, and insomnia…57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkKeZDJOmU
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All shaping her into the person she was now.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJMT00HZMH
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She still believed she didn’t deserve love.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC72tlgmi1l
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That she was a curse to everyone around her.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2MiSsncnA
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Memories, old events—still shackled to her.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZLAnLomQN
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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.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOeZydFNmt
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And so, they return to haunt us… until we face them.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY07ipFbiEp
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A sudden gust of cold wind snapped her out of her thoughts.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3qUvI5u3q
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Noticing that the sun had already risen, she realized it was time to head to work.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4t3qqW3RSJ
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And so, the days passed for Eileen, as if she had fallen back into her endless loop.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXdsQSNztr
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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.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvWFG9rXCs
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A heavy week crawled by, and the awaited day finally arrived.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrIE50PDcn
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She dressed well—or at least, she tried to look presentable.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdOOHZSSADD
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Standing beneath the streetlight where she always met Arthur, she counted the minutes and seconds.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡazqyA8Hr48
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«He’s late… What if he doesn’t come?»57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCk9ddzxmj
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Doubt gnawed at her once more.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGe4oeQAC7Q
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Why would Arthur leave his friends and family just to wander around with her?57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJr1TrJKeKQ
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With his bright personality and handsome face, she was sure he was quite popular.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsQfxHIw5Y
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Meanwhile, Eileen… Well, she didn’t want to start another self-loathing spiral.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePxwj9XnRf
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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…57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmwOKyWpePZ
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She shut her eyes tightly, covering her ears, as a cacophony of intrusive thoughts and noise swelled in her head.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvtPf3pUaF
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Then—57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqm7BUt6lkj
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A hand rested on her shoulder.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6hLWDxuCX
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She slowly opened her eyes, looking up to meet his worried blue gaze.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyrA9O6IkNy
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«Eileen, is something wrong? Are you okay?»57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7tgujCqqC
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He offered his hand to help her up, and she grasped it.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaLPqs392l
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«I’m fine… I just got tired of standing, so I sat down for a bit.»57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9dIGAGORbt
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«Good. I’m really sorry for being late… I’ll make it up to you with a meal—my treat.»57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFw2cnkhT2k
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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.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3a3Zl9sG7
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She smiled faintly and nodded.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7ZTPcTj4L
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As usual, he intertwined their fingers and tucked their hands into his pocket.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIVZRhsIN6
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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.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSK8kTLxvq
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And for a fleeting second, Eileen felt guilty for the dark thoughts she had about Arthur earlier.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQF83IDXni
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They continued their walk, silence accompanying them, under the glow of the moon and stars…57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1EFlG2gfTs
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Hoping for a beautiful night.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJuQuJRAq0i
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And a beautiful start to the new year.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEa1IHnSsAp
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So what caused Arthur's disappearance? 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHC468AKjhr
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Where will things lead them?57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrsWcYUMbRN
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And where will their relationship end?
Thanks for reading.
♡With love ♡
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