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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.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVl31xWwlCr
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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. 163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3DTL2MFltj
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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 163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1nG1VPxYh
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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. 163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5OuV0zTUJ
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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:163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9X9yLva8gU
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«It’s your fault.»163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgCtGUMEft
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«You’re a murderer.»163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWH8jd8e1iT
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«You should have died instead.»163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWBlSCeHlt
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«Cursed witch.»163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCyfQPZ57W
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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.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91noklz4EW
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She gasped awake, filling her lungs with air, drenched in sweat, leaving damp imprints on the bedsheet.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljAfNGPJyG
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It took her a few minutes to catch her breath and grasp what was happening around her.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEoHk1d4lgf
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«A dream… no, a nightmare.»163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSoybs0tZq
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She turned her gaze toward the clock.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BowjqHNbg
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4:30 AM.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4691QODmB
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Really? She had only slept for half an hour!163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOAH2Cj1EE
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Yes, Eileen’s old and unwelcome friend had returned—insomnia—bringing along its usual gift: nightmares.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoBumsyZSa
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Since she met Arthur, her nightmares had lessened. She had even managed to sleep for a few hours sometimes.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS0j9RgtCvV
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But as Arthur once said, he would be away for a while…163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcaoRiwvwR
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It had been three days, maybe more, since their last meeting.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xVM9und2t
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And there was still about a week left until their agreed-upon reunion.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQ7TdWh3Bl
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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?163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqasCmaZsC
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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…163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLyNGdXlK0S
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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.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9IoVCUBZv
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For in the absence of the sun, all thoughts turn dark and bleak.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wB3bIYZnY
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Stepping out of the bathroom, she was met with her reflection in the mirror.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLe4QxR11U
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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.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkflThgAB9Y
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Perhaps she was simply blind to the truth—that she was beautiful.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SLxcpWvXS
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Exquisitely so, though hidden behind a veil of exhaustion and shadows of sleepless nights.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0x9tX5gSBT
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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.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxO7UGSFqEj
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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.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9KdnreauZT
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A slight smile appeared on her lips and her features softened with relief. 163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH662fqdV5B
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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.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡow1LHkxtoH
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After changing her clothes, she put on her coat and scarf—actually, Arthur’s scarf—choosing it over her own.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqG7LzNLDBB
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Why?163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe31s89yLwU
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Perhaps because she wanted to feel Arthur’s presence around her after his disappearance?163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vKRFOuGnt
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Or maybe because it was warmer?163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclUMZt3WTr
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Or maybe… because she missed the owner of that scarf?163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0m2uL0xpY
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Who knew… No one, not even Eileen.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJAaHQGCG2
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Or perhaps she did know… but preferred to ignore the feelings that had been stirring within her lately.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOE9uOzN6DX
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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.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNCA9Z9EZct
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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.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYDhhEzXJRO
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With her usual slow, unchanging steps, and eyes embracing the sky, she wandered aimlessly before sunrise.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQMxiHyo94
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She used to never lift her gaze from the ground while walking—at any time, in any place.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrfRvJ89qL
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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.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVXg9eLysI
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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.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2taC8Snbxe
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She cherished its stars, its moon, its sun.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoF6vFKJK7x
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She found solace only in contemplating them.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWpyNhqXXW
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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.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHsm7x0c7z
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She could almost see Arthur’s silhouette watching it with her.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTcPcmLdz58
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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…»163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFWuTITpSu
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Arthur had appeared suddenly at the start of December.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57Uvfs0llr
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And now, the month was nearing its end.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrHC3v4SwU
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Yet, he had become an integral part of Eileen’s routine.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKtoLyKJaP
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That in itself was a cause for concern… and fear.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2nTqnJdcU
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What if Eileen grew too attached to him?163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDMIfj1In5d
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And in the end, he left—because she had never truly mattered to him in the first place.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fzIJrJ1jX
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What if his actions were nothing more than pity for a depressed girl?163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPE8SGUzX0
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Or perhaps he just wanted some company during his stay—nothing more.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5VuXrm9C0
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Eileen doubted her place in Arthur’s life… Not just in his, but in everyone’s.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckzU06JFtr
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She had always been replaceable.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKnDTdRRzd7
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She had never been anyone’s number one.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatLsrfOA4D
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That planted within her a perpetual fear of abandonment.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXRSbnP0XI
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And in an attempt to avoid pain, she had become even more withdrawn than before.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSiL9cda7P4
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Then, problems began piling up, one after the other—shaking her confidence, isolating her, fueling self-blame, overthinking, and insomnia…163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTWzoJ03bE6
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All shaping her into the person she was now.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa5sUP3VGGE
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She still believed she didn’t deserve love.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvkOjfhyZs
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That she was a curse to everyone around her.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lqOi4u3H7
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Memories, old events—still shackled to her.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOO93FcmjB
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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.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuLVhK01NZ
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And so, they return to haunt us… until we face them.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6v0rP9uU3w
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A sudden gust of cold wind snapped her out of her thoughts.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCaRrokOOC
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Noticing that the sun had already risen, she realized it was time to head to work.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4EptBpkf1
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And so, the days passed for Eileen, as if she had fallen back into her endless loop.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwL7XwNdJCw
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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.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZR1dQCpNA
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A heavy week crawled by, and the awaited day finally arrived.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxA3zzyM9x
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She dressed well—or at least, she tried to look presentable.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUvRvWYwGlZ
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Standing beneath the streetlight where she always met Arthur, she counted the minutes and seconds.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPO5fGIsebD
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«He’s late… What if he doesn’t come?»163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xPehzQE4L
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Doubt gnawed at her once more.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzrSHE33Y7
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Why would Arthur leave his friends and family just to wander around with her?163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyaYfpaDblK
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With his bright personality and handsome face, she was sure he was quite popular.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrCZfXYYO9
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Meanwhile, Eileen… Well, she didn’t want to start another self-loathing spiral.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg4Eporhqjz
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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…163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21eH29bP3B
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She shut her eyes tightly, covering her ears, as a cacophony of intrusive thoughts and noise swelled in her head.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDliqgRapLy
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Then—163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLIoCjAUwyy
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A hand rested on her shoulder.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRK56NDwzu
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She slowly opened her eyes, looking up to meet his worried blue gaze.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPw5qFYP2cR
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«Eileen, is something wrong? Are you okay?»163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSjbeGLzhP
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He offered his hand to help her up, and she grasped it.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPLolKwavr
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«I’m fine… I just got tired of standing, so I sat down for a bit.»163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeiGLvQk2ew
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«Good. I’m really sorry for being late… I’ll make it up to you with a meal—my treat.»163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSzqCbyNuq1
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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.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5Gleszw3o
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She smiled faintly and nodded.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIr2NPgXw0
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As usual, he intertwined their fingers and tucked their hands into his pocket.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7V0fDhZCH0
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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.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbidrwaWDZh
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And for a fleeting second, Eileen felt guilty for the dark thoughts she had about Arthur earlier.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfMhRgeQaz
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They continued their walk, silence accompanying them, under the glow of the moon and stars…163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylnRd6GSpX
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Hoping for a beautiful night.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFgrIIoLau
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And a beautiful start to the new year.163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjeRcAuIFg
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So what caused Arthur's disappearance? 163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUKKwKjd6g
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Where will things lead them?163Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeM1iIWuhO
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And where will their relationship end?
Thanks for reading.
♡With love ♡
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