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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.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHAfAZMzx6
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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. 42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPD0NPw0W9f
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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 42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDVkVUj5k1
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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. 42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJljHRbBF8Z
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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:42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKmyN5RH0L
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«It’s your fault.»42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KRCWVrR8H
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«You’re a murderer.»42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqkgggZOIr
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«You should have died instead.»42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiNIxnCwCp
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«Cursed witch.»42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunCYXBQB50
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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.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtD1nlhYx9r
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She gasped awake, filling her lungs with air, drenched in sweat, leaving damp imprints on the bedsheet.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WvUaLR75w
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It took her a few minutes to catch her breath and grasp what was happening around her.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxo2lrU5k1
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«A dream… no, a nightmare.»42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFYlJn7SU4
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She turned her gaze toward the clock.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlTRA6SsfK
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4:30 AM.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYjlvqN2SjO
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Really? She had only slept for half an hour!42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡugiG0vKzwT
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Yes, Eileen’s old and unwelcome friend had returned—insomnia—bringing along its usual gift: nightmares.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0d0kCCxaK
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Since she met Arthur, her nightmares had lessened. She had even managed to sleep for a few hours sometimes.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TW4CPwOIm
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But as Arthur once said, he would be away for a while…42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9grKuLyqt
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It had been three days, maybe more, since their last meeting.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmPANwrgtr
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And there was still about a week left until their agreed-upon reunion.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhqIG7BnE5
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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?42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGEe0PRVf3
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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…42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsxMu2yai3
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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.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEG27Iidd6O
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For in the absence of the sun, all thoughts turn dark and bleak.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkbnObtCxs6
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Stepping out of the bathroom, she was met with her reflection in the mirror.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wmIcwbEUX
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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.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0j3jzAF8vp
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Perhaps she was simply blind to the truth—that she was beautiful.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22LxPp9W1w
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Exquisitely so, though hidden behind a veil of exhaustion and shadows of sleepless nights.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHnqJcDZJZ9
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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.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ90qK3uBuKb
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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.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmxdagP9XZ
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A slight smile appeared on her lips and her features softened with relief. 42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfcpdg5GLg
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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.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ36R64thb5
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After changing her clothes, she put on her coat and scarf—actually, Arthur’s scarf—choosing it over her own.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWVET8cojd
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Why?42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdL8Vz6bhmC
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Perhaps because she wanted to feel Arthur’s presence around her after his disappearance?42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4lGNDBjxH7
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Or maybe because it was warmer?42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHwATa6taw
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Or maybe… because she missed the owner of that scarf?42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hpSmNd6h8
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Who knew… No one, not even Eileen.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUcVEwEVdU
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Or perhaps she did know… but preferred to ignore the feelings that had been stirring within her lately.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDY2DM1KoQP
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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.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFQZY18nVa
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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.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCZZyzUp3R
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With her usual slow, unchanging steps, and eyes embracing the sky, she wandered aimlessly before sunrise.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXaaU5VajJ
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She used to never lift her gaze from the ground while walking—at any time, in any place.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7D9HV5kkL
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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.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUVGkb75rS
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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.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcnHQatdZx
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She cherished its stars, its moon, its sun.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63TF8m2OtL
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She found solace only in contemplating them.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWeCUmgzuzM
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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.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFReu9GSKFh
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She could almost see Arthur’s silhouette watching it with her.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvvxsKungmw
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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…»42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDOeZ5xnQdW
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Arthur had appeared suddenly at the start of December.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsXaDmRMR4
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And now, the month was nearing its end.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwyfzCvI7Xl
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Yet, he had become an integral part of Eileen’s routine.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡygI0hEgaIU
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That in itself was a cause for concern… and fear.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bC3j3OiWJ
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What if Eileen grew too attached to him?42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKkEMOlrqm
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And in the end, he left—because she had never truly mattered to him in the first place.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpT3qbK12OU
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What if his actions were nothing more than pity for a depressed girl?42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdIbGv12gG8
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Or perhaps he just wanted some company during his stay—nothing more.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0k72hgQEFg
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Eileen doubted her place in Arthur’s life… Not just in his, but in everyone’s.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9E1z3Okrlo
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She had always been replaceable.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLrd6Nwa7R
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She had never been anyone’s number one.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizgMvmJvsH
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That planted within her a perpetual fear of abandonment.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbrhfWpzF2O
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And in an attempt to avoid pain, she had become even more withdrawn than before.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmN4Pkfv69B
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Then, problems began piling up, one after the other—shaking her confidence, isolating her, fueling self-blame, overthinking, and insomnia…42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcEV4gQispg
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All shaping her into the person she was now.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxh7m3tXe2
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She still believed she didn’t deserve love.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iFO6WfM0W
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That she was a curse to everyone around her.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4qZsME30O
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Memories, old events—still shackled to her.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdGviOvZdb
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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.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVLiO7jKNM
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And so, they return to haunt us… until we face them.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUYpOTLlVu
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A sudden gust of cold wind snapped her out of her thoughts.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn1HAnsGbW1
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Noticing that the sun had already risen, she realized it was time to head to work.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6i9LmFAMt
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And so, the days passed for Eileen, as if she had fallen back into her endless loop.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOPtItWspb
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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.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75kSt1A9h3
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A heavy week crawled by, and the awaited day finally arrived.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXdbNkG1ZS
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She dressed well—or at least, she tried to look presentable.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGYUBOXupW
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Standing beneath the streetlight where she always met Arthur, she counted the minutes and seconds.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt3tRm9F0yM
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«He’s late… What if he doesn’t come?»42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtUmnNxGKi
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Doubt gnawed at her once more.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVQtUlNGSf
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Why would Arthur leave his friends and family just to wander around with her?42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcWRKjqBtE
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With his bright personality and handsome face, she was sure he was quite popular.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7J8UyoSy6Q
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Meanwhile, Eileen… Well, she didn’t want to start another self-loathing spiral.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7A8E2uamIQ
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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…42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLagTjjLVme
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She shut her eyes tightly, covering her ears, as a cacophony of intrusive thoughts and noise swelled in her head.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwL79sgkAo
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Then—42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAXjClcJWL
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A hand rested on her shoulder.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YQgdSoKOU
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She slowly opened her eyes, looking up to meet his worried blue gaze.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGTy27TD9o
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«Eileen, is something wrong? Are you okay?»42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9npCqmbxIL
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He offered his hand to help her up, and she grasped it.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgz3SBFdVFf
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«I’m fine… I just got tired of standing, so I sat down for a bit.»42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7j9HDj1Th
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«Good. I’m really sorry for being late… I’ll make it up to you with a meal—my treat.»42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5zEigDKSU
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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.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbb06MTxUS2
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She smiled faintly and nodded.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxH7Bm0kLHK
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As usual, he intertwined their fingers and tucked their hands into his pocket.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz18AuT05Tw
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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.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGF6ksHDqQ
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And for a fleeting second, Eileen felt guilty for the dark thoughts she had about Arthur earlier.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLWfh85ASF
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They continued their walk, silence accompanying them, under the glow of the moon and stars…42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkl5LXm2IL
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Hoping for a beautiful night.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1zSwmaarQ
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And a beautiful start to the new year.42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FiZiofAEm
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So what caused Arthur's disappearance? 42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLf09QmWhjs
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Where will things lead them?42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqW00cJtknL
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And where will their relationship end?
Thanks for reading.
♡With love ♡
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