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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.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8TAMPO5Z4
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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. 58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡotsxGkEonl
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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 58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFT0RuUGdwR
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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. 58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95qMwP8GiN
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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:58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOZYZHUMsR
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«It’s your fault.»58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tnJoGBn7o
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«You’re a murderer.»58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzO9APznym
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«You should have died instead.»58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDY3vU2Dg8E
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«Cursed witch.»58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4MkLUmEjV
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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.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3J5UZsM3BB
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She gasped awake, filling her lungs with air, drenched in sweat, leaving damp imprints on the bedsheet.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhbaSDQYSj
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It took her a few minutes to catch her breath and grasp what was happening around her.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKpnLGCMaa
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«A dream… no, a nightmare.»58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6diKyaimSB
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She turned her gaze toward the clock.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwGhOpjmms
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4:30 AM.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHG4v0wP92
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Really? She had only slept for half an hour!58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85Uf2WBFqn
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Yes, Eileen’s old and unwelcome friend had returned—insomnia—bringing along its usual gift: nightmares.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaARkqUHSBl
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Since she met Arthur, her nightmares had lessened. She had even managed to sleep for a few hours sometimes.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLndq0jGKDJ
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But as Arthur once said, he would be away for a while…58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vTl9zZZ91
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It had been three days, maybe more, since their last meeting.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJST5RiVUfg
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And there was still about a week left until their agreed-upon reunion.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBPW9XAk3r
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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?58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrcx2DXlbc
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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…58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZzeOw9dYS
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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.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ99D91AjZ4
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For in the absence of the sun, all thoughts turn dark and bleak.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlPicWbETm
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Stepping out of the bathroom, she was met with her reflection in the mirror.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXNOOTgU9G
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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.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYnKO44aX8
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Perhaps she was simply blind to the truth—that she was beautiful.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZm9YDQeZQk
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Exquisitely so, though hidden behind a veil of exhaustion and shadows of sleepless nights.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdKjMt1GMB
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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.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOm9ph7dxb
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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.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECRzEFMmyT
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A slight smile appeared on her lips and her features softened with relief. 58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWfkdWtPCs
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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.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrICx5vqZ5
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After changing her clothes, she put on her coat and scarf—actually, Arthur’s scarf—choosing it over her own.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUo8PODxxKL
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Why?58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclVD2B6YeQ
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Perhaps because she wanted to feel Arthur’s presence around her after his disappearance?58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrSiKL6VK24
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Or maybe because it was warmer?58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dadOCdg2i
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Or maybe… because she missed the owner of that scarf?58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYfh3zzS34
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Who knew… No one, not even Eileen.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1aNsupaktc
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Or perhaps she did know… but preferred to ignore the feelings that had been stirring within her lately.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkE2cckyKx
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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.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbu7zx7rze
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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.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSPUgDbiI3
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With her usual slow, unchanging steps, and eyes embracing the sky, she wandered aimlessly before sunrise.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrU5IPjnqU4
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She used to never lift her gaze from the ground while walking—at any time, in any place.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlVk6G7gBn
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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.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNWoeQIJM6
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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.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRlWag6BEE
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She cherished its stars, its moon, its sun.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXfOhJVaAl
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She found solace only in contemplating them.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Xnzs5vwzG
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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.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWsUKlRPKg
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She could almost see Arthur’s silhouette watching it with her.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUJeW7Iidl
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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…»58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kJyyTMNZG
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Arthur had appeared suddenly at the start of December.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0IoAFBG5Kz
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And now, the month was nearing its end.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqm1yfFD3bO
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Yet, he had become an integral part of Eileen’s routine.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡULnxSRMyEm
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That in itself was a cause for concern… and fear.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosfLN5HTRY
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What if Eileen grew too attached to him?58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYVdA7okmr
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And in the end, he left—because she had never truly mattered to him in the first place.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaifBgcXmH
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What if his actions were nothing more than pity for a depressed girl?58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfTBIYUE4d6
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Or perhaps he just wanted some company during his stay—nothing more.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHcjMIJZBp
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Eileen doubted her place in Arthur’s life… Not just in his, but in everyone’s.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPijLlcLvOP
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She had always been replaceable.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrNeuUkaSm
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She had never been anyone’s number one.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO8rsuOwaBW
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That planted within her a perpetual fear of abandonment.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbssUZvjVE
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And in an attempt to avoid pain, she had become even more withdrawn than before.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4XJScE4ST
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Then, problems began piling up, one after the other—shaking her confidence, isolating her, fueling self-blame, overthinking, and insomnia…58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbY28opLfF
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All shaping her into the person she was now.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Tlx3xm0I7
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She still believed she didn’t deserve love.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2CowltsHL
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That she was a curse to everyone around her.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhLgE4eJSh
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Memories, old events—still shackled to her.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5PAwYHJVQ
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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.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VG2OShv6r
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And so, they return to haunt us… until we face them.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PgdexCDAa
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A sudden gust of cold wind snapped her out of her thoughts.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAK5gqIsCX
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Noticing that the sun had already risen, she realized it was time to head to work.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5E7fwWcb8y
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And so, the days passed for Eileen, as if she had fallen back into her endless loop.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBoyrsDDPr
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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.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6AwEqLyPK
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A heavy week crawled by, and the awaited day finally arrived.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMM7agYC6ee
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She dressed well—or at least, she tried to look presentable.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgCxHtjQMQ
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Standing beneath the streetlight where she always met Arthur, she counted the minutes and seconds.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7dMs5P1LZ
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«He’s late… What if he doesn’t come?»58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtuPXyJQuba
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Doubt gnawed at her once more.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6yMTfxkZi
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Why would Arthur leave his friends and family just to wander around with her?58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfBYqmxepf
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With his bright personality and handsome face, she was sure he was quite popular.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01nCGLs7Ef
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Meanwhile, Eileen… Well, she didn’t want to start another self-loathing spiral.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHoBEXY1DK
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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…58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡceikK0zfiQ
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She shut her eyes tightly, covering her ears, as a cacophony of intrusive thoughts and noise swelled in her head.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLHkkq7tBT
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Then—58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQcPCbY3jr
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A hand rested on her shoulder.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu65UsMJctr
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She slowly opened her eyes, looking up to meet his worried blue gaze.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOeMPHMA75
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«Eileen, is something wrong? Are you okay?»58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFicoNRkn1A
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He offered his hand to help her up, and she grasped it.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zBOuI1QsQ
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«I’m fine… I just got tired of standing, so I sat down for a bit.»58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdXEbIhp8W
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«Good. I’m really sorry for being late… I’ll make it up to you with a meal—my treat.»58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfTkDpqyr5
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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.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS35GO9vNJw
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She smiled faintly and nodded.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASs97IAoDk
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As usual, he intertwined their fingers and tucked their hands into his pocket.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzzuRWfCsX
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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.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWXzrwtBLD
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And for a fleeting second, Eileen felt guilty for the dark thoughts she had about Arthur earlier.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyahzoi9nu
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They continued their walk, silence accompanying them, under the glow of the moon and stars…58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84xsBOZAI1
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Hoping for a beautiful night.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqCWvH5AdY
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And a beautiful start to the new year.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8svT5uHRqD
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So what caused Arthur's disappearance? 58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjh5YbmdAT
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Where will things lead them?58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzIYv0n4No
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And where will their relationship end?
Thanks for reading.
♡With love ♡
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