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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.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vwk1wNEJc
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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. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQacyGnuBU
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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 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Q95dr3pzO
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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. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMIg7UDy8zT
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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:127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCm9CW3RRM1
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«It’s your fault.»127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlk9ZrVl4oe
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«You’re a murderer.»127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8lhDefHBza
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«You should have died instead.»127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MYuaQIqk9
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«Cursed witch.»127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWLImyiAea
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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.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgM4m4HT4vD
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She gasped awake, filling her lungs with air, drenched in sweat, leaving damp imprints on the bedsheet.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFHMJMbVtG
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It took her a few minutes to catch her breath and grasp what was happening around her.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxKEOPgSm5
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«A dream… no, a nightmare.»127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5tFefelKZ
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She turned her gaze toward the clock.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgmWs3Uaes
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4:30 AM.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFtWaHrWDb
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Really? She had only slept for half an hour!127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTZOBzIsk4
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Yes, Eileen’s old and unwelcome friend had returned—insomnia—bringing along its usual gift: nightmares.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPByc59s6Rz
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Since she met Arthur, her nightmares had lessened. She had even managed to sleep for a few hours sometimes.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbjbZtRmW8T
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But as Arthur once said, he would be away for a while…127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWLwdoy6Ji
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It had been three days, maybe more, since their last meeting.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWP6gf2Ks4
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And there was still about a week left until their agreed-upon reunion.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8dEtSJc0p
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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?127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwt3T1pPMK8
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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…127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLw7uMMYFv
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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.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzK3RMLzkA
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For in the absence of the sun, all thoughts turn dark and bleak.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVble0vXmff
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Stepping out of the bathroom, she was met with her reflection in the mirror.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Alid6yCzc
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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.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXo4hDdG02p
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Perhaps she was simply blind to the truth—that she was beautiful.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlCkbpXXhyx
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Exquisitely so, though hidden behind a veil of exhaustion and shadows of sleepless nights.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jGng2dBf0
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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.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbK5fNWs4Z
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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.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf2y8eMu53S
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A slight smile appeared on her lips and her features softened with relief. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufCsZQwR4f
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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.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡARsfA0Gg24
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After changing her clothes, she put on her coat and scarf—actually, Arthur’s scarf—choosing it over her own.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUM5nvP5TxA
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Why?127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13Izrwk26P
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Perhaps because she wanted to feel Arthur’s presence around her after his disappearance?127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3DJdNd0SqG
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Or maybe because it was warmer?127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ499p62gEnV
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Or maybe… because she missed the owner of that scarf?127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYO0rdWy7qO
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Who knew… No one, not even Eileen.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoAvdHtEmW
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Or perhaps she did know… but preferred to ignore the feelings that had been stirring within her lately.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDRb957bwW3
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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.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHL4x2hlsW
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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.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55NZKvabeA
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With her usual slow, unchanging steps, and eyes embracing the sky, she wandered aimlessly before sunrise.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVNmCHSiUh
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She used to never lift her gaze from the ground while walking—at any time, in any place.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡknYh9hcDqC
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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.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgSIC30TXm
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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.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2W6AV3jEa
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She cherished its stars, its moon, its sun.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQJ7VN2acR
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She found solace only in contemplating them.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNTnUnuqUk
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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.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEqikMsuJ9
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She could almost see Arthur’s silhouette watching it with her.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBHWhvBV0b
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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…»127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRYLWFe9Zd
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Arthur had appeared suddenly at the start of December.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJmhhJz3rl
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And now, the month was nearing its end.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnFnqXfbKk
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Yet, he had become an integral part of Eileen’s routine.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRoqMwLoMvm
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That in itself was a cause for concern… and fear.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKdRcnPwq2
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What if Eileen grew too attached to him?127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYNVhyRJoE
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And in the end, he left—because she had never truly mattered to him in the first place.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy22fE86uA6
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What if his actions were nothing more than pity for a depressed girl?127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15zGLlQoVe
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Or perhaps he just wanted some company during his stay—nothing more.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXi6R3OAzHF
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Eileen doubted her place in Arthur’s life… Not just in his, but in everyone’s.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fNfsahyik
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She had always been replaceable.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWeF7hGFlQc
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She had never been anyone’s number one.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXXyRmkVpk
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That planted within her a perpetual fear of abandonment.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFs0osqtLo
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And in an attempt to avoid pain, she had become even more withdrawn than before.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrV1tf8Rs18
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Then, problems began piling up, one after the other—shaking her confidence, isolating her, fueling self-blame, overthinking, and insomnia…127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFQsQL4fFo
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All shaping her into the person she was now.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLbY2kdqvG
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She still believed she didn’t deserve love.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGHQiVA421
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That she was a curse to everyone around her.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5Ntk7Qq8X
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Memories, old events—still shackled to her.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7eyeca8G5z
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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.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBJN1ET9k5
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And so, they return to haunt us… until we face them.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFchYScZYBx
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A sudden gust of cold wind snapped her out of her thoughts.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGLOd3jXyq
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Noticing that the sun had already risen, she realized it was time to head to work.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XfOrHlX5T
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And so, the days passed for Eileen, as if she had fallen back into her endless loop.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANN0C58vyz
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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.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEr4ygGrIf
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A heavy week crawled by, and the awaited day finally arrived.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqcHdflT1r
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She dressed well—or at least, she tried to look presentable.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDKO1mswYk
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Standing beneath the streetlight where she always met Arthur, she counted the minutes and seconds.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8E5PysJmb
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«He’s late… What if he doesn’t come?»127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0M42cy86N
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Doubt gnawed at her once more.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8BcKMf9u1
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Why would Arthur leave his friends and family just to wander around with her?127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHlwDtpAzzt
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With his bright personality and handsome face, she was sure he was quite popular.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFq70xLKJF
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Meanwhile, Eileen… Well, she didn’t want to start another self-loathing spiral.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0sNiJ3svF
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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…127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMRwtWZqpP
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She shut her eyes tightly, covering her ears, as a cacophony of intrusive thoughts and noise swelled in her head.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezqCcHaSmq
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Then—127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡif6aaL6g88
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A hand rested on her shoulder.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9uoUncIya
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She slowly opened her eyes, looking up to meet his worried blue gaze.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OOpiOzdFG
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«Eileen, is something wrong? Are you okay?»127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIz1fTV8qij
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He offered his hand to help her up, and she grasped it.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFAY0GiGbf
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«I’m fine… I just got tired of standing, so I sat down for a bit.»127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZtdMW112M
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«Good. I’m really sorry for being late… I’ll make it up to you with a meal—my treat.»127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1Utdvg2qU
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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.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0OjcEo0Hu
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She smiled faintly and nodded.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz23ntkqCPU
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As usual, he intertwined their fingers and tucked their hands into his pocket.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClOOE0pfW7
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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.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdopk17nj77
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And for a fleeting second, Eileen felt guilty for the dark thoughts she had about Arthur earlier.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXAsk1LKkz
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They continued their walk, silence accompanying them, under the glow of the moon and stars…127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nrDyv12hb
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Hoping for a beautiful night.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrhFFycHy4
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And a beautiful start to the new year.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnaRHIGAJYM
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So what caused Arthur's disappearance? 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6jl8G61WF
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Where will things lead them?127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJrUgpI047
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And where will their relationship end?
Thanks for reading.
♡With love ♡
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