My heart was pounding as Camilla and I ran to the car, hoping to save the men inside. I tried to open the door, but it was stuck. I looked for something to break the window, but there was nothing around. I screamed for help, but no one answered.
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I felt helpless and terrified, as I watched the fire grow bigger and bigger. I knew we had to get them out of the car, or they would die. I also knew we had to explain what we were doing there, and how we knew them. I wondered if this was a coincidence, or a cruel twist of fate.
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I recognized the man in the driver's seat. It was
Emeka, the man my parents wanted me to marry. He was supposed to be my future husband, but I didn't love him. I only loved Camilla, the woman by my side.
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I heard sirens in the distance. I saw a fire truck and an ambulance coming. I felt a surge of relief, but also of dread. I knew we would have to face the consequences of our actions, and the possibility of losing everything we had.
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I looked at Camilla, my eyes filled with love and fear. I held her hand, knowing that this might be the last time we would touch. I whispered "I love you" to her, as the rescue workers arrived and pulled us away from the car.
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I didn't know what the future would bring, but I knew that our love, as beautiful as it was, would continue to exist in the shadows—a flame flickering in the darkness, yearning for the day when it could burn brightly, unafraid and unrestricted.
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