Chapter I: One Desperate Lover304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0cTtdN7mQ
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April 2020
"Roses are red, violets are blue, I smile all day, because of you!" The young Kaduk enthusiastically said, But.. what response did he get? clearly, nothing! The young man desperately looked at his phone's screen and let a sigh out.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwuNOgktFPp
"Lord, for how long does she want to ignore me? For how long should my soul be tortured? Isn't three years of suffering enough? What have I done to deserve this all?"304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZZLwIatjD
He knew what he had done. In the depth of his heart, he knew that he was not the innocent man everyone thought him to be.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwd5ihbhq20
Feeling desperate and miserable, Kaduk did reach for his drawer, grabbed a pen, and started to write:304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutuw2caoM5
Alas... the man's tears can't be released from his chest304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHIbYJF6mgT
Alas... his fruits never riped even tho he did his best304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRXXxFA3gV
Alas.... he never gave up on his thoughts304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKlJf8HNHE
Alas.... cause he gave it in and fought304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0g5kKsJ7RM
Alas... sorrows of the young man were never heard304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLvUGPjR9e
Alas.... he messed it all up and no one even cared304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4py7ZHWjYJ
Alas... he climbed the rock all up to his fate304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxv2VwYe1aF
Alas... & never knew he has no man but his mate304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGme2ukbaY
Alas... poor man was surrounded by emotion304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMBSzKH62Y
Alas... he was yet waiting for a motion304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDW4op0PORx
Alas... all he had was just his hope304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqr5vYmGmb
Alas... & what he got was a nope...304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHlvcdITsd
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"To send or not to send? That was the question!" He started struggling with himself, sending this poem to his beloved one could make everything even worse but... what did he have to lose anyway?304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdFffQuFVvR
Who would ever imagine Kaduk, this humble but furious captain of FC Arman, a man who never cared about relationships, a pure virgin, falling in love like that?304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzZozvwbCl
Ever since he met Karnastiya, he faced a revolution in his heart and mind. He was not the man he used to be.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsbgWfagmC
For his heart and mind were stolen by one gorgeous, sweet, smart, and also an arrogant girl who was indeed far-fetching to impress.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnhEAf72yD
Hours, days, and months passed by but there was no sign of success ahead.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lo6gdqzYn
His heart eagerly wanted him to keep going and not give up on impressing Karnastiya while his brain advised the opposite. But what was the best decision he could make?304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54KcVfTuGA
Thus, continued the deadly combat between heart and logic...304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIwmW5EzDtw
With his tears dripping, Once again, he reached for his phone but on second thought, he put it back on the desk.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2lnNXeRay
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Chapter II: When it all began304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvAGNDZic5h
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November 2017
That was a mood-boosting rainy evening. The air was getting cold and winter was becoming easier to behold.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXJYJaPfEK
Business as usual, Kaduk was drinking a latte, surfing the net in the meanwhile.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAmRxegn6E
"Ah, someone has visited my profile, let's see who it is...304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOLgWJmJAu
Well, Her name is Karnastyia from Ukraine, hm, and she studies Persian literature. That's very interesting indeed!"304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrTxPEYtFN
Possessing similar interests in history, literature, and video games, he decided to send her a message. This warm-hearted man was always eager to help those who wanted to learn the Persian language.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfP9guN0XT1
"Good Evening Karnastiya, Thanks for visiting my profile. My name is Kaduk, just like you, I study literature, and of course, I'm in love with history! I will be truly glad if you grant me the honor to get to know more about you. Besides, don't hesitate to ask me if you might ever need help with your Persian studies :)"304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAOoPOHUms
His high school studies were slowly coming to an end. However, Kaduk never wanted this to happen! He would definitely miss his classmates, teachers, and even Mr. Kazaki, the angry old man who was in charge of managing the school.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWN5eoa3lz
Life was indeed peaceful and, beautiful. But we never know what expects us the next day. One day, when we don't expect it at all, the parrot of love sits in our hearts, building a nest.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8g9s3cvBg
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February 2018304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyu4y6IJRh9
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Having a wide smile on his face, he quickly reached for his phone and started writing an email to his old friend.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJP2kOsJYsx
"Dear Sandra, can you imagine? I mean, just, I don't know how to describe this godly creature. It's been a few months since I met a young lady whose name is Karnastiya. She is from Ukraine, just like you! I feel like I can never live a single day in her absence. With that much joy, she's brought to my life. We even play games together and guess what? She says that she wants to visit Tehran in the upcoming summer! She's someone I can talk to about anything that pops up in my mind.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkBIZOYrZO
When she speaks, I can't stop smiling or sometimes I even laugh. One might think I'm crazy or something but let it be, isn't it how falling in love is?304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWR809DpRG
It's truly one of the most joyful feelings that have ever existed in the history of humankind.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxmHZj4aga
I'll write to you again soon. Please take good care of yourself!"304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtsIg5xuyP
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June 2018304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyRKuka8t0
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"She has just revealed that she's interested in someone, ah, it was like an arrow in my chest, a fiery arrow that ruthlessly burns the man's heart. To be honest, I can't breathe... just don't know what to do. I can't give up on her. Even if she has given her heart to somebody else! Yes, I will wait, but I won't tell her anything.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0V5Q3MmaGq
I know it might all be immoral, but how can I stop loving her? you know, dear Sandra, it's the first time ever that I feel like this, the first time that I am truly in love. I know it might sound stupid, but I will wait for as long as I need to. Who knows, perhaps, one day she'll realize that nobody loves her as much as I do!"304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65VQcJOqXR
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December 2018304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rI8c1KIyn
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"Sandra, It's been already two weeks since I had a conversation with her and she has been offline since then. We were discussing a new movie and she suddenly disappeared. I'm nervous and stressed out.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8WpK9sZsRR
I remember some disputes had erupted in their relationship but I don't think it was that serious and I hope not! I just hope she's alright because I never want to see her sad. Even if it means that I'll have to keep her love in my chest and seal my lips forever!"304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjX1f56fkn
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Chapter III: The Year of Desolation304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgP3TNstAvm
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July 2019304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBG5zOCjZQ
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"Doroha Sandra, it's been months since she went into the dark. I'm really nervous. What has happened to her? May the Lord himself protect her.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcg1poM1f1c
I just can't stop thinking about her. You might not believe but I even see her in my dreams in which, she's often silent. Once, she was sitting among sunflowers, looking at me with a smile on her sweet lips, however, she did not say a single word.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaojFD6l5n
The other time, we were somewhere near an abandoned workshop. I asked if I can hug her but she wanted me to enter the workshop and kill five cockroaches first. I know it might sound ridiculous but well, it is what is it. I managed to kill four cockroaches and damn, I woke up and failed to hug her. That was such a deep sense of frustration! Why can't we live in our dreams?"304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpQKTYj35V
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October 2019304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLWvd7z5SV
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"She's back! I can't believe this, Sandra, but the wait is finally over! what's more joyful than seeing your beloved one again? after nearly a year? My friend, I can't describe my excitement. It's truly a heavenly joy, given by God himself to enlighten my soul.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItSRZn9hy7
She said that she broke up with her boyfriend some months ago. Well, that was to be expected as I could see how nervous and upset she was back in late 2018.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPp8QrvhVWh
I even told her about my feelings, yes! I know it was kinda stupid to immediately jump on this topic but I couldn't hide my excitement and love anymore.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDlP3RRfei6
However, I didn't get the answer I was hoping for. Alas, there's someone in her life.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmwaEIWYeE
I do feel like a concrete wall has collapsed on me..."304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjM3RkwjgWq
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November 2019304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRawsMsaTWA
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"What happens that one loses interest in one else? How those of the people who would hang out and chat every day and night, suddenly start to communicate less and less. It's been always one of my questions. As a random dude says: There are several continents and billions of humans but you lose your heart to exactly the one who doesn't have the same feelings for you.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzNwFlAWuq
The philosophy of life is indeed something complicated and uneasy to understand for us ordinary people.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXkk3oyPvFf
Yes, as you might have already guessed, it's been a while since I haven't had a chance to talk to her. In fact, I often find her online but I don't get any responses. However, I do know that I'm guilty of all this. Perhaps, I had a chance to impress her but lost it due to being too careless in expressing my ideas, thoughts, and feelings.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOZvqohZIE
It's surely understandable that I have pushed her away from myself. When I take a deeper look at it, I realize that she might have no reason to feel something for me and as I said, it's logical.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwkjBX4K1g
You can never impress someone if you fail to present yourself in a proper way.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KPLO3poWn
I don't think I would love myself if I were in her shoes, definitely not!"304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkEiKPlj8q
That being said, the young man decided to fade away, having no hope of winning Karnastiya's heart, Kaduk went into the dark for a while, trying to make the wrong things right in his life and make a much better version of himself. So that, who knows, perhaps he would have a chance to strike back!304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeGiTf5egeG
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Chapter IV: The Matter of Life and Death304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusTKuJ2UW2
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"Dear Sandra, you must forgive me for not contacting you for more than a year. I understand that you might be really angry at me but to tell you the truth, I needed to stay away from social media. I really needed to have some peace of mind!304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecUrePB1j9
Thanks to the Lord, I've made some good progress in my life. Now I'm a teacher and I have my own car! I call him "Busphalas". It's a glorious name, is it not?304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJkijRcxBI
Aside from that, I have started to play soccer again. Our team continues to smash all the opponents. How joyful it is!304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZKYzh6ENa
It was not easy to stop thinking about Karnastiya. She would constantly appear in my night dreams but I did it! I try not to think about her anymore. Though, I must confess that in the depth of my heart, something still loves her...304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YeHpiyK1l
I shall contact you soon, please take care!"304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QgJVZYupG
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January 2022304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVbReohiWU
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"I could not bear this anymore. It's been more than a year already. Well, I know it was a stupid move but I called her. Hearing her sweet voice was such a heartwarming blessing. My eyes were wet and butterflies were flying in my heart. But I knew that she will slip away again so I wasn't surprised when she disappeared after a couple of days.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjmlQVICeh8
Perhaps it was my fault again. Perhaps I was not able to keep her interested in conversing with me..."304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3zS4Okf2d
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March 2022304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezBcklw6t7
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"Who would ever imagine such a full-scale invasion happening in the twenty-first century?304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1eW2OE1TP
Well, we all know what's happening in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and many other parts of the world but a full-scale invasion? that's a new drama in this century.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PtJsbEWCN
Please take good care of yourself, Sandra. You know how precious you are to me. Keep me updated on your well-being!304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxa8DmWVGN
I had a phone call with Karnastiya. Thanks to the Lord, she's alright. I had never been as nervous as I currently am in my entire life. What if something bad happens to her?304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyOeqAowc0
It's not easy to have phone calls with her but I shall keep trying.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqyBvhFZkx
Stay safe, Sandra!"304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLNKfehrHC
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April 2022304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxZDm0H2qa
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"My dear friend, the time has come and I have made my decision! I have applied to join the volunteer division so I shall meet you soon in Kyiv Oblast.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvvPzfs5ZKt
I am having the hardest times of my life. How can I put everything I have, my family, and my loved ones behind and move to the other side of the world, putting my life at risk?304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS0ikEoTSN9
But something in the depth of my heart is telling me that everything will be alright and I will survive! Yes, I have absolute faith in this!304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtyGfCcnawQ
Besides, I do have to protect her, how can I leave her alone? She needs me more than ever. She might not even care about my existence but I do, I do care about her!"304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPY5QvLNcWw
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Chapter V: The End of an Era304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ji0QhQMhF
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May 2022
"I was hoping to be assigned as one of the defenders of Kyiv so that I could protect her but... I was wrong! We were dispatched to reinforce Mariupol instead and things are just horrible here.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Kr36KZ7Ue
There are wounded soldiers and civilians everywhere. Meanwhile, we are low on medical and food supplies...304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5u5QOmcpyp
I hope God will show us mercy because the Russian artillery is bombarding the city nonstop. There's no way out and now the city is fully under siege.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2LY1BE6tZj
I shall confess that I'm scared... But Sandra, what's nicer than dying for your beloved girl?304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIG2fVOsWAv
Last night I started to write some verses but I failed to finish them, I felt desperate...304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGwBd6vbsO
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Nastiya... you, who walk in the ruins of the fallen land, arise!304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmwcyGvWOXk
Nastiya... your green eyes are what, day and night, are seen in the skies!304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDWmmrCBQl
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I am afraid without serious action, there will be even darker days ahead of us.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNL554ZNOQC
People have high hopes here, there's still some hope to break the siege and find a way out so we must not give up just yet. Nobody wants to surrender here, absolutely nobody!304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16qZL78whg
I tell you, my friend, these people are so brave!304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4QTdOGg6V
In less than an hour, comrades and I will attempt to break the siege and find some supplies.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEXBTLZF7U
I promised Commander Radzinsky to not disappoint him. We need medicine or we will lose some of our best comrades.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCohF3qr8Gw
Yes, I am scared but I got no choice, I have to give it my all!304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2dLwTcrIbX
You may not hear from me again because nobody knows if we will make it or not, but please tell her why I did this.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dUrKY5p4l
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God be with you304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWhVEEDrK4
Kaduk"304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHIg9oiipeC
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And for months, what happened to this passionate lover, Kaduk, remained a mystery.304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ90lCMpyUMm
Until on a windy afternoon, a one-handed man, carrying his rifle was seen, wandering in an abandoned village near Bila Tserkava...304Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirowiXqRz2
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