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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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SaRT51x6j
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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. 201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYkaK790GH
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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 201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXx8Up1umXl
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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. 201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClKNKYTwsK
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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:201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pJppX9dwW
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«It’s your fault.»201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpk1awYqsg
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«You’re a murderer.»201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3mtBphI2i
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«You should have died instead.»201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDPWM6XfBj
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«Cursed witch.»201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmmXiljKCt
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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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nWiyKAdqj
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She gasped awake, filling her lungs with air, drenched in sweat, leaving damp imprints on the bedsheet.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjub8zzsH8
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It took her a few minutes to catch her breath and grasp what was happening around her.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4SBWbVqvB
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«A dream… no, a nightmare.»201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZx49uzgcgT
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She turned her gaze toward the clock.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoRJ5pWfi7H
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4:30 AM.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6Q6fErfwW
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Really? She had only slept for half an hour!201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEw4yigqdnr
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Yes, Eileen’s old and unwelcome friend had returned—insomnia—bringing along its usual gift: nightmares.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqo9pQYmSQ
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Since she met Arthur, her nightmares had lessened. She had even managed to sleep for a few hours sometimes.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOB8o1KySk
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But as Arthur once said, he would be away for a while…201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrvhHtB2jb
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It had been three days, maybe more, since their last meeting.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkJLmRnQgD
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And there was still about a week left until their agreed-upon reunion.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKqlizA3yY
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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?201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzhUCn8pbg
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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…201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTExdcAV5pf
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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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qYR5q7eNk
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For in the absence of the sun, all thoughts turn dark and bleak.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPAsLf9DEte
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Stepping out of the bathroom, she was met with her reflection in the mirror.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7yjPVwjZYP
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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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRDcK4MqSDO
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Perhaps she was simply blind to the truth—that she was beautiful.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHP7f0yoFEj
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Exquisitely so, though hidden behind a veil of exhaustion and shadows of sleepless nights.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡako0VrCpH7
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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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZDrvxqP0i
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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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBf52exNfeq
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A slight smile appeared on her lips and her features softened with relief. 201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX95OGZWfWI
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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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMN1rTiZai
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After changing her clothes, she put on her coat and scarf—actually, Arthur’s scarf—choosing it over her own.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkgVYd91YT
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Why?201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3x0SseZcw
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Perhaps because she wanted to feel Arthur’s presence around her after his disappearance?201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQCUXbPZ0k
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Or maybe because it was warmer?201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡibbAXyJ1LZ
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Or maybe… because she missed the owner of that scarf?201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPG8hWRVvm
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Who knew… No one, not even Eileen.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaOEassZwR
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Or perhaps she did know… but preferred to ignore the feelings that had been stirring within her lately.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnc4Laf1rvC
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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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFT16befuON
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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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtLwmbI3eJ
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With her usual slow, unchanging steps, and eyes embracing the sky, she wandered aimlessly before sunrise.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTqcw4MGAc
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She used to never lift her gaze from the ground while walking—at any time, in any place.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHLhWev16F
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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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPEl5ULbo0
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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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt3Vaxl2ZfN
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She cherished its stars, its moon, its sun.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqCtOuGYVp
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She found solace only in contemplating them.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbPCQWrfNqZ
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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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCXCxaHuBS
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She could almost see Arthur’s silhouette watching it with her.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvdJbEknFC
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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…»201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpBn9tnja4
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Arthur had appeared suddenly at the start of December.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkPTGGYLWRD
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And now, the month was nearing its end.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9nAdBekWs
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Yet, he had become an integral part of Eileen’s routine.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsUQ8LNM5L
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That in itself was a cause for concern… and fear.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeuLE9DCLoy
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What if Eileen grew too attached to him?201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RwRWoxSNq
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And in the end, he left—because she had never truly mattered to him in the first place.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8QUZ6IVTI
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What if his actions were nothing more than pity for a depressed girl?201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUy8mUlu0zh
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Or perhaps he just wanted some company during his stay—nothing more.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYc46j2Ytyy
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Eileen doubted her place in Arthur’s life… Not just in his, but in everyone’s.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt08YJulbLB
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She had always been replaceable.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmSc1tmz8e
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She had never been anyone’s number one.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzsE8XQIsS
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That planted within her a perpetual fear of abandonment.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ47Tgkjr3Z
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And in an attempt to avoid pain, she had become even more withdrawn than before.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZX9N7gIz0U
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Then, problems began piling up, one after the other—shaking her confidence, isolating her, fueling self-blame, overthinking, and insomnia…201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLRbaw4Gc7
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All shaping her into the person she was now.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBZ3zJkaY0
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She still believed she didn’t deserve love.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJF1E0EZe8V
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That she was a curse to everyone around her.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVlhWSJ0I3
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Memories, old events—still shackled to her.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW88mopEaTn
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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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwaDwyqrnNb
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And so, they return to haunt us… until we face them.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wiGUtwNHp
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A sudden gust of cold wind snapped her out of her thoughts.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNB4CiJjOox
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Noticing that the sun had already risen, she realized it was time to head to work.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ42g7LRPCu
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And so, the days passed for Eileen, as if she had fallen back into her endless loop.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9ys6uYqnC
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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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgU813qckzV
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A heavy week crawled by, and the awaited day finally arrived.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKyrTj37WB
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She dressed well—or at least, she tried to look presentable.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0nl0dmG1c
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Standing beneath the streetlight where she always met Arthur, she counted the minutes and seconds.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡME3MOocPkG
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«He’s late… What if he doesn’t come?»201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqek8a4bqp
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Doubt gnawed at her once more.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgoDKClrFc
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Why would Arthur leave his friends and family just to wander around with her?201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSfamkK58KA
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With his bright personality and handsome face, she was sure he was quite popular.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47l9O5elby
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Meanwhile, Eileen… Well, she didn’t want to start another self-loathing spiral.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmyAk6NMsY
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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…201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MSvAGbnLF
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She shut her eyes tightly, covering her ears, as a cacophony of intrusive thoughts and noise swelled in her head.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTkRPaKxfO
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Then—201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2C7kFDvHP5
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A hand rested on her shoulder.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8cu1xWhOf
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She slowly opened her eyes, looking up to meet his worried blue gaze.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUu8cCX0mA
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«Eileen, is something wrong? Are you okay?»201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWsOWZO9Pso
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He offered his hand to help her up, and she grasped it.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡshtcqIQ45L
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«I’m fine… I just got tired of standing, so I sat down for a bit.»201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbipY5fuIrV
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«Good. I’m really sorry for being late… I’ll make it up to you with a meal—my treat.»201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXplsR5uhXH
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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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXj7ckSpI2
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She smiled faintly and nodded.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnne5ZHQJLP
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As usual, he intertwined their fingers and tucked their hands into his pocket.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNeYQhMiNP3
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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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVH6300a6eV
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And for a fleeting second, Eileen felt guilty for the dark thoughts she had about Arthur earlier.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmtEAmYGoK
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They continued their walk, silence accompanying them, under the glow of the moon and stars…201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6UJ8sUvlBm
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Hoping for a beautiful night.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7uoqRjHRd
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And a beautiful start to the new year.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFPB4oGZIG
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So what caused Arthur's disappearance? 201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSertLQf5Ht
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Where will things lead them?201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT47H7jVs9W
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And where will their relationship end?
Thanks for reading.
♡With love ♡
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