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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.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvh2Anm54d
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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. 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Oaj7oAD8V
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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 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQMeayBtm2
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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. 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9sLM6sIVtS
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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:221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXp6EgGWHR
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«It’s your fault.»221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4j63A82XR
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«You’re a murderer.»221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJn6bANfKw
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«You should have died instead.»221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTCOjWVXuh
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«Cursed witch.»221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzxJIItgrU
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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.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9VG5iv7av
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She gasped awake, filling her lungs with air, drenched in sweat, leaving damp imprints on the bedsheet.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vdzJml4h8
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It took her a few minutes to catch her breath and grasp what was happening around her.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTClDamJReS
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«A dream… no, a nightmare.»221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4fK70pzqT
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She turned her gaze toward the clock.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0dxMJY9I8
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4:30 AM.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQAY3iG4TH
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Really? She had only slept for half an hour!221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCT4A54gMd
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Yes, Eileen’s old and unwelcome friend had returned—insomnia—bringing along its usual gift: nightmares.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBNdMWMQgA
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Since she met Arthur, her nightmares had lessened. She had even managed to sleep for a few hours sometimes.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KpWzU4Nfb
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But as Arthur once said, he would be away for a while…221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNKWwCDdoN
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It had been three days, maybe more, since their last meeting.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxH5yDh11tz
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And there was still about a week left until their agreed-upon reunion.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwsCqweRv4
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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?221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0dP21n2ny
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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…221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoaDsa75Yrr
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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.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU3cpWZpFZS
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For in the absence of the sun, all thoughts turn dark and bleak.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpSmK9nwlbi
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Stepping out of the bathroom, she was met with her reflection in the mirror.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccx3VLIISO
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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.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOmF1ybZ9v
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Perhaps she was simply blind to the truth—that she was beautiful.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Y4GqDjugn
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Exquisitely so, though hidden behind a veil of exhaustion and shadows of sleepless nights.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rFQYkgP5P
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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.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNRzvCJZPR
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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.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlAIfyrR44d
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A slight smile appeared on her lips and her features softened with relief. 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvZcRZa1aZ
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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.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2OfpY8ZzL
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After changing her clothes, she put on her coat and scarf—actually, Arthur’s scarf—choosing it over her own.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6tTb0qLYso
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Why?221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhFQp3O3P3
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Perhaps because she wanted to feel Arthur’s presence around her after his disappearance?221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3jhOL2uxa
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Or maybe because it was warmer?221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaExLTN8A9n
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Or maybe… because she missed the owner of that scarf?221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGC1v04NqDF
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Who knew… No one, not even Eileen.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8II4j2Jp2e
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Or perhaps she did know… but preferred to ignore the feelings that had been stirring within her lately.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatWuvsxRXc
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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.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3LVwKRvWV
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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.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtfGu0OmxS
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With her usual slow, unchanging steps, and eyes embracing the sky, she wandered aimlessly before sunrise.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwunHPeTwHJ
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She used to never lift her gaze from the ground while walking—at any time, in any place.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPOGhWcls4
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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.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rwSBlvMce
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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.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ADURV15nM
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She cherished its stars, its moon, its sun.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2R8u3S6Dt
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She found solace only in contemplating them.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIiiyeqRzc3
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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.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGLZPtgL6F
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She could almost see Arthur’s silhouette watching it with her.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKUXs2Yhu3
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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…»221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZR0N199p0
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Arthur had appeared suddenly at the start of December.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXuBYmEOlw
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And now, the month was nearing its end.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoM7YvBvV4
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Yet, he had become an integral part of Eileen’s routine.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZb7wZR2z5
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That in itself was a cause for concern… and fear.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5VG6gSn8t
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What if Eileen grew too attached to him?221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqEkWgnRmC
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And in the end, he left—because she had never truly mattered to him in the first place.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6iMYHmFTg
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What if his actions were nothing more than pity for a depressed girl?221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGwrNRZxNm
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Or perhaps he just wanted some company during his stay—nothing more.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatPTGX7hgX
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Eileen doubted her place in Arthur’s life… Not just in his, but in everyone’s.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUalCMHXRk
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She had always been replaceable.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQVP7awXTTR
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She had never been anyone’s number one.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6CU2i2JbGJ
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That planted within her a perpetual fear of abandonment.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3PSooax9U
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And in an attempt to avoid pain, she had become even more withdrawn than before.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MuLzlpGIB
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Then, problems began piling up, one after the other—shaking her confidence, isolating her, fueling self-blame, overthinking, and insomnia…221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33wXQdTzHG
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All shaping her into the person she was now.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgpp7buhAm
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She still believed she didn’t deserve love.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsQSoq3CEb
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That she was a curse to everyone around her.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30X7LCArnV
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Memories, old events—still shackled to her.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaUXOQKUF7
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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.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvUe72Y4BCy
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And so, they return to haunt us… until we face them.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabmiNMVZG9
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A sudden gust of cold wind snapped her out of her thoughts.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYpEtlY5Wj
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Noticing that the sun had already risen, she realized it was time to head to work.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡraLzCyIzTc
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And so, the days passed for Eileen, as if she had fallen back into her endless loop.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqeHUeDImz0
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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.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAtEPMqkhC
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A heavy week crawled by, and the awaited day finally arrived.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtN1HCErVCG
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She dressed well—or at least, she tried to look presentable.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpL1Xc7t1je
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Standing beneath the streetlight where she always met Arthur, she counted the minutes and seconds.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInx1CFFJde
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«He’s late… What if he doesn’t come?»221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhNltef4tq
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Doubt gnawed at her once more.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPKE5DHVgS
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Why would Arthur leave his friends and family just to wander around with her?221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpgpSpcYJn
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With his bright personality and handsome face, she was sure he was quite popular.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xRmyPV4yN
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Meanwhile, Eileen… Well, she didn’t want to start another self-loathing spiral.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgoTuj8H9oC
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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…221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KOR6HZtxt
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She shut her eyes tightly, covering her ears, as a cacophony of intrusive thoughts and noise swelled in her head.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYM48XcrVO
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Then—221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rnWHJOuFZ
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A hand rested on her shoulder.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡal5iSXsoSH
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She slowly opened her eyes, looking up to meet his worried blue gaze.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06rNNzWXHH
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«Eileen, is something wrong? Are you okay?»221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIffmX26Eom
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He offered his hand to help her up, and she grasped it.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBDyVtW5jRy
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«I’m fine… I just got tired of standing, so I sat down for a bit.»221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQ651ngpt8
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«Good. I’m really sorry for being late… I’ll make it up to you with a meal—my treat.»221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENpwzWbOti
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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.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoI3SdyJ03g
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She smiled faintly and nodded.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EzsMvtFcu
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As usual, he intertwined their fingers and tucked their hands into his pocket.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENhTbcXeDB
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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.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAndBtji4QA
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And for a fleeting second, Eileen felt guilty for the dark thoughts she had about Arthur earlier.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTCtHffXR2
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They continued their walk, silence accompanying them, under the glow of the moon and stars…221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4nMQCMAqU
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Hoping for a beautiful night.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgO4BzFbN1A
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And a beautiful start to the new year.221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanVRhE7LIa
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So what caused Arthur's disappearance? 221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡluSi65iI1n
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Where will things lead them?221Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0otgvq6v2F
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And where will their relationship end?
Thanks for reading.
♡With love ♡
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