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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.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0VwQQ2ZT1
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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. 208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡguMz9muWPM
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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 208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnViebmDsO8
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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. 208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEDYl5tr1v
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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:208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4oG3UxOYz
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«It’s your fault.»208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtuOkH06fx
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«You’re a murderer.»208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJp6XBj88jP
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«You should have died instead.»208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLc4nYkKcvK
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«Cursed witch.»208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMIrT4QqwF7
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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.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZAk8r3IYo
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She gasped awake, filling her lungs with air, drenched in sweat, leaving damp imprints on the bedsheet.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZ1uEsxNO1
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It took her a few minutes to catch her breath and grasp what was happening around her.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNpQ9BVEnz
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«A dream… no, a nightmare.»208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcq8THvzmSZ
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She turned her gaze toward the clock.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1yueAHoxp
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4:30 AM.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOtZn6Wi4G
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Really? She had only slept for half an hour!208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMdQAFfteN
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Yes, Eileen’s old and unwelcome friend had returned—insomnia—bringing along its usual gift: nightmares.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9KPknCur5
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Since she met Arthur, her nightmares had lessened. She had even managed to sleep for a few hours sometimes.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvw9NHd7dh
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But as Arthur once said, he would be away for a while…208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOqXvLLcdZ
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It had been three days, maybe more, since their last meeting.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0kOSwERJa
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And there was still about a week left until their agreed-upon reunion.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3NUUkahAPY
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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?208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DtzOswvw2
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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…208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiCRHCgoNWQ
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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.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvbwYWw85t
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For in the absence of the sun, all thoughts turn dark and bleak.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa00Ps5Fp8h
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Stepping out of the bathroom, she was met with her reflection in the mirror.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOi9Yu61sWN
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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.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgrW1pHWRR
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Perhaps she was simply blind to the truth—that she was beautiful.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZ3VLwaX5o
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Exquisitely so, though hidden behind a veil of exhaustion and shadows of sleepless nights.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjM6nRX0OC5
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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.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXaToOk1Z2
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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.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKxUid0R81
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A slight smile appeared on her lips and her features softened with relief. 208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRceGOP86J0
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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.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIQbFbMQur
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After changing her clothes, she put on her coat and scarf—actually, Arthur’s scarf—choosing it over her own.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0HFKCEDoH
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Why?208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9U7qqjiYX
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Perhaps because she wanted to feel Arthur’s presence around her after his disappearance?208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYMbFO4yw8
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Or maybe because it was warmer?208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9sEp6vRFl
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Or maybe… because she missed the owner of that scarf?208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymLRKiCOoB
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Who knew… No one, not even Eileen.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55tMzvg7jX
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Or perhaps she did know… but preferred to ignore the feelings that had been stirring within her lately.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjinju6ENLy
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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.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJKnENIXZB
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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.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjBs2NYVwN
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With her usual slow, unchanging steps, and eyes embracing the sky, she wandered aimlessly before sunrise.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD42oEV4UzS
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She used to never lift her gaze from the ground while walking—at any time, in any place.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3U8iUKpeG
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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.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0t0u2Yv0r
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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.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkflMX9QMaV
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She cherished its stars, its moon, its sun.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLI1z2Eqcz
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She found solace only in contemplating them.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69s0pLpFsn
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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.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSzeWLgHGLY
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She could almost see Arthur’s silhouette watching it with her.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNp94LQNiQ
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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…»208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUV01tOCXgO
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Arthur had appeared suddenly at the start of December.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dogCo3oZa
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And now, the month was nearing its end.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZvRPpCvER
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Yet, he had become an integral part of Eileen’s routine.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMbWyw7obM
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That in itself was a cause for concern… and fear.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWdgVMEZO2
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What if Eileen grew too attached to him?208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rh690HATH
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And in the end, he left—because she had never truly mattered to him in the first place.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIwQ3fuAF3
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What if his actions were nothing more than pity for a depressed girl?208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSt1zqvtTR5
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Or perhaps he just wanted some company during his stay—nothing more.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vG7ZpcjHr
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Eileen doubted her place in Arthur’s life… Not just in his, but in everyone’s.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUq92O4FVmu
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She had always been replaceable.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQ3MgNZfaO
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She had never been anyone’s number one.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQQ0wUeOqQ
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That planted within her a perpetual fear of abandonment.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYV5Fkumhnk
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And in an attempt to avoid pain, she had become even more withdrawn than before.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpA81gSvBl
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Then, problems began piling up, one after the other—shaking her confidence, isolating her, fueling self-blame, overthinking, and insomnia…208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkx5mB8E1lD
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All shaping her into the person she was now.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0m7VberQYG
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She still believed she didn’t deserve love.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLEdxJ6E4C
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That she was a curse to everyone around her.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCD9ugR9Fuv
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Memories, old events—still shackled to her.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Ee3jTZCWs
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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.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznWCFKm928
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And so, they return to haunt us… until we face them.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqioV0avBo
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A sudden gust of cold wind snapped her out of her thoughts.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpv2doUnNeJ
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Noticing that the sun had already risen, she realized it was time to head to work.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmPUaG2UaE
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And so, the days passed for Eileen, as if she had fallen back into her endless loop.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUxoWpcivk
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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.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cqeKrVShd
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A heavy week crawled by, and the awaited day finally arrived.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNpWFMKZWi
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She dressed well—or at least, she tried to look presentable.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLrCelPTBU
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Standing beneath the streetlight where she always met Arthur, she counted the minutes and seconds.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt3wdFvW2J3
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«He’s late… What if he doesn’t come?»208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ815mcFtgu
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Doubt gnawed at her once more.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyW0lWKoSDq
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Why would Arthur leave his friends and family just to wander around with her?208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhiW6Yqh1vl
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With his bright personality and handsome face, she was sure he was quite popular.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPoFzUzc63k
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Meanwhile, Eileen… Well, she didn’t want to start another self-loathing spiral.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYoi4JILDd
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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…208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsm3hdfSfVd
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She shut her eyes tightly, covering her ears, as a cacophony of intrusive thoughts and noise swelled in her head.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgXKkuRCnA
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Then—208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyv2i5p520
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A hand rested on her shoulder.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70HGnGLeip
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She slowly opened her eyes, looking up to meet his worried blue gaze.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRbpqZaZBsF
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«Eileen, is something wrong? Are you okay?»208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfadAiocyAw
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He offered his hand to help her up, and she grasped it.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0mkqJpCwF
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«I’m fine… I just got tired of standing, so I sat down for a bit.»208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfVxIeWFUY
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«Good. I’m really sorry for being late… I’ll make it up to you with a meal—my treat.»208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmiIhc0BuOl
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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.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgaZNjwJqq8
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She smiled faintly and nodded.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV1mkmcLxEs
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As usual, he intertwined their fingers and tucked their hands into his pocket.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06YqzYMlp1
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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.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVlIisBYow
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And for a fleeting second, Eileen felt guilty for the dark thoughts she had about Arthur earlier.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6eBtw55HwB
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They continued their walk, silence accompanying them, under the glow of the moon and stars…208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzcWJWk7otm
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Hoping for a beautiful night.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTnwgIrsGq
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And a beautiful start to the new year.208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7z9WVgkJH
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So what caused Arthur's disappearance? 208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUzopmvBX2
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Where will things lead them?208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1M9w5kLcBb
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And where will their relationship end?
Thanks for reading.
♡With love ♡
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