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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.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhaGfgc8Vew
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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. 212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJjDEZwNB0
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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 212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt3iiYN1NDB
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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. 212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RdcWfzHNc
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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:212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhUPovxDj9
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«It’s your fault.»212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsRRkqUbpQ
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«You’re a murderer.»212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYZzZ80oUn
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«You should have died instead.»212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6IxKuA5hh
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«Cursed witch.»212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9U1AzhKSRA
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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.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPrG4ICleXV
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She gasped awake, filling her lungs with air, drenched in sweat, leaving damp imprints on the bedsheet.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUK03O2UGt
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It took her a few minutes to catch her breath and grasp what was happening around her.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwF09TohCQ
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«A dream… no, a nightmare.»212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIOPvh7rrG
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She turned her gaze toward the clock.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4GwCCR8IX
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4:30 AM.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQm5d10VP3
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Really? She had only slept for half an hour!212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclNOkhCy5U
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Yes, Eileen’s old and unwelcome friend had returned—insomnia—bringing along its usual gift: nightmares.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLeNswx3dV9
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Since she met Arthur, her nightmares had lessened. She had even managed to sleep for a few hours sometimes.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTatDHNYJLF
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But as Arthur once said, he would be away for a while…212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfTprCBm3B
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It had been three days, maybe more, since their last meeting.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63qzppTHJX
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And there was still about a week left until their agreed-upon reunion.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRO5MuzYqMX
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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?212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeCukysyJvx
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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…212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvadNMQtlP
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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.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYVHBBLIjUM
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For in the absence of the sun, all thoughts turn dark and bleak.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4aHUrjnoM
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Stepping out of the bathroom, she was met with her reflection in the mirror.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevZAI8A3TF
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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.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALlH6b3iF8
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Perhaps she was simply blind to the truth—that she was beautiful.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19DyX3Gmvv
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Exquisitely so, though hidden behind a veil of exhaustion and shadows of sleepless nights.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnf6xMmvT1o
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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.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZ5tROFO4W
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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.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmiQclO70Oh
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A slight smile appeared on her lips and her features softened with relief. 212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsEbmNPTLk
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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.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkamUnjhwY
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After changing her clothes, she put on her coat and scarf—actually, Arthur’s scarf—choosing it over her own.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOPR9YMoD5G
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Why?212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCLqmJh8NO
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Perhaps because she wanted to feel Arthur’s presence around her after his disappearance?212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRoB0nmcmL
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Or maybe because it was warmer?212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNE4y2SSRzf
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Or maybe… because she missed the owner of that scarf?212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvWH9LfS64
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Who knew… No one, not even Eileen.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGkdQhZLLT
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Or perhaps she did know… but preferred to ignore the feelings that had been stirring within her lately.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25rWeiWoRZ
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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.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmPByjo37c
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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.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYodg8VIRr
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With her usual slow, unchanging steps, and eyes embracing the sky, she wandered aimlessly before sunrise.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHQ94b1el2
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She used to never lift her gaze from the ground while walking—at any time, in any place.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wGpCFDwi7
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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.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GKSJasGwb
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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.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgksz1DTeQ
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She cherished its stars, its moon, its sun.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmLr4FWwCN
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She found solace only in contemplating them.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SY8Lh2ARr
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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.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0d6wqJPFGB
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She could almost see Arthur’s silhouette watching it with her.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJgHeX1daN
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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…»212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9aFBfaBkEl
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Arthur had appeared suddenly at the start of December.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFColfYqqE
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And now, the month was nearing its end.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZNhhmDW6S
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Yet, he had become an integral part of Eileen’s routine.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM778YKDfg8
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That in itself was a cause for concern… and fear.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKcvPBWYztI
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What if Eileen grew too attached to him?212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSM41sZjQWe
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And in the end, he left—because she had never truly mattered to him in the first place.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVat2Wvo4Ob
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What if his actions were nothing more than pity for a depressed girl?212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSWtG8lwoy
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Or perhaps he just wanted some company during his stay—nothing more.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0Qk7K3NUP
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Eileen doubted her place in Arthur’s life… Not just in his, but in everyone’s.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKxZFCvdrH
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She had always been replaceable.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHL4MyMokJ
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She had never been anyone’s number one.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfA21UdRpTg
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That planted within her a perpetual fear of abandonment.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2DUYxXBfv
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And in an attempt to avoid pain, she had become even more withdrawn than before.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMDOg9a28G
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Then, problems began piling up, one after the other—shaking her confidence, isolating her, fueling self-blame, overthinking, and insomnia…212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kjeZbZAuB
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All shaping her into the person she was now.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDoeE6xJYt
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She still believed she didn’t deserve love.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfT1SUQWZq
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That she was a curse to everyone around her.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVKBJOoJlI
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Memories, old events—still shackled to her.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PtvqIKhm0
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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.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnuzD1U6pq8
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And so, they return to haunt us… until we face them.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPF7jT7WDZ
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A sudden gust of cold wind snapped her out of her thoughts.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOceaFFXF61
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Noticing that the sun had already risen, she realized it was time to head to work.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7W5Jo347ka
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And so, the days passed for Eileen, as if she had fallen back into her endless loop.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzBUrAsryb
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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.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdE2FAd7p9h
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A heavy week crawled by, and the awaited day finally arrived.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2poNS1eEF
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She dressed well—or at least, she tried to look presentable.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvD9sx2yZB8
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Standing beneath the streetlight where she always met Arthur, she counted the minutes and seconds.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡahNelScrcA
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«He’s late… What if he doesn’t come?»212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPcdTjNG3NL
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Doubt gnawed at her once more.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgavsxwyYH
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Why would Arthur leave his friends and family just to wander around with her?212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbdPVYQb4B
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With his bright personality and handsome face, she was sure he was quite popular.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEy1uDAxIt8
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Meanwhile, Eileen… Well, she didn’t want to start another self-loathing spiral.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUaVlwPxTr
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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…212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzHC0V8ahO
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She shut her eyes tightly, covering her ears, as a cacophony of intrusive thoughts and noise swelled in her head.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUnq8alb9Hl
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Then—212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6o9EkKx8Pf
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A hand rested on her shoulder.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ptjcROagj
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She slowly opened her eyes, looking up to meet his worried blue gaze.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRqcL9gKyM
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«Eileen, is something wrong? Are you okay?»212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ09cOX8LQd
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He offered his hand to help her up, and she grasped it.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRnYiJi8PS
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«I’m fine… I just got tired of standing, so I sat down for a bit.»212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDoUXhgU2YG
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«Good. I’m really sorry for being late… I’ll make it up to you with a meal—my treat.»212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTrrN61HDf
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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.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImMnukFL0i
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She smiled faintly and nodded.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9XsAeXcIJ
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As usual, he intertwined their fingers and tucked their hands into his pocket.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7Gn5QQ1b1
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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.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9UTkDUCUS
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And for a fleeting second, Eileen felt guilty for the dark thoughts she had about Arthur earlier.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9j4gJtr1Id
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They continued their walk, silence accompanying them, under the glow of the moon and stars…212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFE8s9Go9cn
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Hoping for a beautiful night.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBJyBf19zS
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And a beautiful start to the new year.212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCct7XNatO
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So what caused Arthur's disappearance? 212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6hVGFElChS
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Where will things lead them?212Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Ka8gwJsLC
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And where will their relationship end?
Thanks for reading.
♡With love ♡
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