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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.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYV6AJUEp8
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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. 56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfkD9OFe18
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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 56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDM7jKztq1
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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. 56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkXL0R6Pu5
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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:56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhh5MllICxw
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«It’s your fault.»56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV7dAxkdZ6F
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«You’re a murderer.»56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYko1OnHPq
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«You should have died instead.»56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfH1mfe7WIE
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«Cursed witch.»56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡady28Od64T
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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.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmA2k6QaYBG
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She gasped awake, filling her lungs with air, drenched in sweat, leaving damp imprints on the bedsheet.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgG8raFrLs
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It took her a few minutes to catch her breath and grasp what was happening around her.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2uVfJvPPej
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«A dream… no, a nightmare.»56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyiZlNP1BHy
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She turned her gaze toward the clock.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1AySpMBZH
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4:30 AM.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl250fVqHU8
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Really? She had only slept for half an hour!56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDDucrc01I
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Yes, Eileen’s old and unwelcome friend had returned—insomnia—bringing along its usual gift: nightmares.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOMlK3cTCu
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Since she met Arthur, her nightmares had lessened. She had even managed to sleep for a few hours sometimes.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kQ7uuWa3M
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But as Arthur once said, he would be away for a while…56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUTNNmSAnN
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It had been three days, maybe more, since their last meeting.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw93ZRdgEqb
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And there was still about a week left until their agreed-upon reunion.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZqaJl1uR5
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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?56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gOcGIkcng
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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…56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDhnenu83n
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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.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQ0o0iHUbH
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For in the absence of the sun, all thoughts turn dark and bleak.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUabDkn5RM
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Stepping out of the bathroom, she was met with her reflection in the mirror.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlfCEEY3R3
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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.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzhJR8kSKD
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Perhaps she was simply blind to the truth—that she was beautiful.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUulxScXWQV
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Exquisitely so, though hidden behind a veil of exhaustion and shadows of sleepless nights.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CwRZRPVu5
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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.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlZZGuE85O
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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.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUA0jBsoqS
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A slight smile appeared on her lips and her features softened with relief. 56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtGlvYxdcS
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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.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLnwdAwbGp
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After changing her clothes, she put on her coat and scarf—actually, Arthur’s scarf—choosing it over her own.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpTIgUtfaNP
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Why?56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7biB2QX0r
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Perhaps because she wanted to feel Arthur’s presence around her after his disappearance?56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbTEMDrV8Y
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Or maybe because it was warmer?56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcC8G6XLEaW
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Or maybe… because she missed the owner of that scarf?56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9pNivTuTI
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Who knew… No one, not even Eileen.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡisMYD76MeI
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Or perhaps she did know… but preferred to ignore the feelings that had been stirring within her lately.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxO3SFNSNsV
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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.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Fw5SD5AQL
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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.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqQL331YRU
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With her usual slow, unchanging steps, and eyes embracing the sky, she wandered aimlessly before sunrise.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0iEpCQByxD
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She used to never lift her gaze from the ground while walking—at any time, in any place.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5IUuqJDvG
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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.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROGkiHXb9b
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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.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8eyV3wudc0
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She cherished its stars, its moon, its sun.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsztOBmMoob
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She found solace only in contemplating them.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvl7DbYnF2z
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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.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQWKCdj15o
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She could almost see Arthur’s silhouette watching it with her.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkjo8f1MlU
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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…»56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85orUG84Qs
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Arthur had appeared suddenly at the start of December.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjTNTinh5k
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And now, the month was nearing its end.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJBVXFR0iq
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Yet, he had become an integral part of Eileen’s routine.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1n412AC5O
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That in itself was a cause for concern… and fear.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Do8dlXuiw
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What if Eileen grew too attached to him?56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5OL15dM1zV
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And in the end, he left—because she had never truly mattered to him in the first place.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvBMXXOUNV
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What if his actions were nothing more than pity for a depressed girl?56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFrHTPdICv
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Or perhaps he just wanted some company during his stay—nothing more.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58sT0kNZ1j
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Eileen doubted her place in Arthur’s life… Not just in his, but in everyone’s.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwWCSwt5atn
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She had always been replaceable.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPoUHWJKIi
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She had never been anyone’s number one.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHAPiGpGkb
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That planted within her a perpetual fear of abandonment.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3HyOM0shV
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And in an attempt to avoid pain, she had become even more withdrawn than before.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXK858sEuR
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Then, problems began piling up, one after the other—shaking her confidence, isolating her, fueling self-blame, overthinking, and insomnia…56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKi3QlTMknn
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All shaping her into the person she was now.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76oWrC7WcE
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She still believed she didn’t deserve love.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtk780LVqC
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That she was a curse to everyone around her.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIdByqel4p
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Memories, old events—still shackled to her.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujSsuw61bt
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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.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6tuix58zOf
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And so, they return to haunt us… until we face them.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6Ylxdl8LX
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A sudden gust of cold wind snapped her out of her thoughts.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPIK7uZ2i4
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Noticing that the sun had already risen, she realized it was time to head to work.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNfLa6xmdm
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And so, the days passed for Eileen, as if she had fallen back into her endless loop.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdkudHHISx
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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.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WDqGRRqpO
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A heavy week crawled by, and the awaited day finally arrived.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUffAnWQbI
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She dressed well—or at least, she tried to look presentable.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfDzIILoeG
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Standing beneath the streetlight where she always met Arthur, she counted the minutes and seconds.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVaxT8cYdUT
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«He’s late… What if he doesn’t come?»56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLEiaOCfdw
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Doubt gnawed at her once more.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXB5sWwlmT
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Why would Arthur leave his friends and family just to wander around with her?56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYw1iB1vRps
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With his bright personality and handsome face, she was sure he was quite popular.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOcchkeEcp
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Meanwhile, Eileen… Well, she didn’t want to start another self-loathing spiral.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0WBnZHB4WH
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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…56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxkhtn85zF
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She shut her eyes tightly, covering her ears, as a cacophony of intrusive thoughts and noise swelled in her head.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1qwWSU6GG
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Then—56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9oowjZO9l
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A hand rested on her shoulder.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1oUEtU2YIL
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She slowly opened her eyes, looking up to meet his worried blue gaze.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcNU6HDEzp
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«Eileen, is something wrong? Are you okay?»56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVgygVXBla
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He offered his hand to help her up, and she grasped it.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTcNOUBR2r
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«I’m fine… I just got tired of standing, so I sat down for a bit.»56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXHg6lzAJf
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«Good. I’m really sorry for being late… I’ll make it up to you with a meal—my treat.»56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfLIY7duPsb
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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.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2L754qjf8b
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She smiled faintly and nodded.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMIk3b0XXw5
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As usual, he intertwined their fingers and tucked their hands into his pocket.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnp9mymnQTz
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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.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnB1dJ3JeR
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And for a fleeting second, Eileen felt guilty for the dark thoughts she had about Arthur earlier.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxR8nvsoduc
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They continued their walk, silence accompanying them, under the glow of the moon and stars…56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrrTsorH3N1
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Hoping for a beautiful night.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDInOcL1fs3
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And a beautiful start to the new year.56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInw6a4kdli
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So what caused Arthur's disappearance? 56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCdGe8IRQR
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Where will things lead them?56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGLbzZeiPv
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And where will their relationship end?
Thanks for reading.
♡With love ♡
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