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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.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwA7HqHx6KM
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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. 109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6sILLhGWjA
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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 109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8afbkpa6oO
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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. 109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtGrXzsKIZ
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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:109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRaVWcgLu8
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«It’s your fault.»109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprKfjyLdiB
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«You’re a murderer.»109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSboW8PF5Rt
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«Cursed witch.»109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfd4RUXFbeE
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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.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTb87PgqhIl
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She gasped awake, filling her lungs with air, drenched in sweat, leaving damp imprints on the bedsheet.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xnstcFbMf
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It took her a few minutes to catch her breath and grasp what was happening around her.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyaUP3ivGI
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«A dream… no, a nightmare.»109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9EoUIiXpyy
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She turned her gaze toward the clock.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkBkGVvYWH
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Really? She had only slept for half an hour!109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSfCUFh1OB
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Yes, Eileen’s old and unwelcome friend had returned—insomnia—bringing along its usual gift: nightmares.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDh93iMeEv
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Since she met Arthur, her nightmares had lessened. She had even managed to sleep for a few hours sometimes.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvkLExOJKS
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But as Arthur once said, he would be away for a while…109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThT3jTWakR
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It had been three days, maybe more, since their last meeting.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpEmh76i9sd
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And there was still about a week left until their agreed-upon reunion.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VgP44ebsp
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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?109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpEdcohli3o
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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…109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSNi8CPlE0
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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.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77OnYxnHLu
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For in the absence of the sun, all thoughts turn dark and bleak.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5HgSXGr2f
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Stepping out of the bathroom, she was met with her reflection in the mirror.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdA5QgbFQYV
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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.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡot6L2BpGjh
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Perhaps she was simply blind to the truth—that she was beautiful.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAUBjsLUSl
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Exquisitely so, though hidden behind a veil of exhaustion and shadows of sleepless nights.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQb7MSV4jgM
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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.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWQ6TltzdB
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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.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4Y1LVBRG5
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A slight smile appeared on her lips and her features softened with relief. 109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPr8qCOn0F
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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.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3lmMCOw25
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After changing her clothes, she put on her coat and scarf—actually, Arthur’s scarf—choosing it over her own.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQiqMKWcGe0
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Why?109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJGSayYGHw
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Perhaps because she wanted to feel Arthur’s presence around her after his disappearance?109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhtYIw3g44
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Or maybe because it was warmer?109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8HzdCiJ09
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Or maybe… because she missed the owner of that scarf?109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLdo2fLWQxW
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Who knew… No one, not even Eileen.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dcENQNBXV
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Or perhaps she did know… but preferred to ignore the feelings that had been stirring within her lately.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTWJJ8zBnDJ
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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.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1h86uHhcU
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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.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5oj3Ua9o5R
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With her usual slow, unchanging steps, and eyes embracing the sky, she wandered aimlessly before sunrise.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYWgNNzwYH
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She used to never lift her gaze from the ground while walking—at any time, in any place.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeT7Ab4ktR3
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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.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9oGvrTWxW4
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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.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4X0RkZzPJb
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She cherished its stars, its moon, its sun.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSU33s15kBp
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She found solace only in contemplating them.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXX0ASawXi
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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.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaoMVVWlHbu
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She could almost see Arthur’s silhouette watching it with her.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeryluQFKVs
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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…»109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6pbckztkR
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Arthur had appeared suddenly at the start of December.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20Fs35KoqX
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And now, the month was nearing its end.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7k0ye7b6Ik
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Yet, he had become an integral part of Eileen’s routine.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruFhoqJHh2
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That in itself was a cause for concern… and fear.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxq9ju9Nmj7
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What if Eileen grew too attached to him?109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrKipqlSv9
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And in the end, he left—because she had never truly mattered to him in the first place.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJA8ZKOmDRr
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What if his actions were nothing more than pity for a depressed girl?109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqFu1gBnXy
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Or perhaps he just wanted some company during his stay—nothing more.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZaa31HEYEu
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Eileen doubted her place in Arthur’s life… Not just in his, but in everyone’s.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQj4qPnHlH
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She had always been replaceable.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEJut4PeSE
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She had never been anyone’s number one.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4LZCOIO0K
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That planted within her a perpetual fear of abandonment.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5cxSJVhp2
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And in an attempt to avoid pain, she had become even more withdrawn than before.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmjeBZ8QYq
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Then, problems began piling up, one after the other—shaking her confidence, isolating her, fueling self-blame, overthinking, and insomnia…109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6DDJa35Ey
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All shaping her into the person she was now.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQoY6hQu5K
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She still believed she didn’t deserve love.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdG7QOOyZUB
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That she was a curse to everyone around her.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoLI8p7WL9
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Memories, old events—still shackled to her.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiHgeBmFFb2
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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.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9gapiKcxU6
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And so, they return to haunt us… until we face them.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqubDXh8Wp
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A sudden gust of cold wind snapped her out of her thoughts.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDMIbzjatV
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Noticing that the sun had already risen, she realized it was time to head to work.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65XW2hO1L0
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And so, the days passed for Eileen, as if she had fallen back into her endless loop.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOxZqOkH5C
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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.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEC4aOdA3Bu
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A heavy week crawled by, and the awaited day finally arrived.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9gPYN7G6wc
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She dressed well—or at least, she tried to look presentable.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS09DVQdYJB
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Standing beneath the streetlight where she always met Arthur, she counted the minutes and seconds.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuukkp0sxGJ
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«He’s late… What if he doesn’t come?»109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjkR9JJQDZ
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Doubt gnawed at her once more.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhomFe3NN0
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Why would Arthur leave his friends and family just to wander around with her?109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91msLEHoIB
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With his bright personality and handsome face, she was sure he was quite popular.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLtWudRqSe
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Meanwhile, Eileen… Well, she didn’t want to start another self-loathing spiral.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0mJFVXLCQ
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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…109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvQCJcB4kb
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She shut her eyes tightly, covering her ears, as a cacophony of intrusive thoughts and noise swelled in her head.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2iOXUutc4O
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Then—109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3BnFtIfOA
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A hand rested on her shoulder.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1O1BCnjvZ
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She slowly opened her eyes, looking up to meet his worried blue gaze.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgBiUZflZ7
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«Eileen, is something wrong? Are you okay?»109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0bSggjBFt
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He offered his hand to help her up, and she grasped it.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiu5j8X2rLJ
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«I’m fine… I just got tired of standing, so I sat down for a bit.»109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNn6KgEk3Fl
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«Good. I’m really sorry for being late… I’ll make it up to you with a meal—my treat.»109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXyzk4Bd4S
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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.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQm4US7wqqu
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She smiled faintly and nodded.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBznWdR5KjA
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As usual, he intertwined their fingers and tucked their hands into his pocket.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcR3hCtW9AP
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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.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqTdF4kNg6
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And for a fleeting second, Eileen felt guilty for the dark thoughts she had about Arthur earlier.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWdzGlTBT6
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They continued their walk, silence accompanying them, under the glow of the moon and stars…109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQLWyZRaUC
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Hoping for a beautiful night.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhpUBRgiwl
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And a beautiful start to the new year.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFjjXZ8h38
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So what caused Arthur's disappearance? 109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdceIBUNdsz
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Where will things lead them?109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1lRIqjVnSd
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And where will their relationship end?
Thanks for reading.
♡With love ♡
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