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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.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtG5mXAqJC
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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. 49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4n86oK98OO
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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 49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQg03LigUwR
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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. 49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6yNGJZeg7
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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:49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yo84dGWHi
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«It’s your fault.»49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYVHT9oF2I
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«You’re a murderer.»49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22WaY4g8gp
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«You should have died instead.»49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dyZJH6GIo
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«Cursed witch.»49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9QbrJt6J0
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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.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavDdl16uBh
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She gasped awake, filling her lungs with air, drenched in sweat, leaving damp imprints on the bedsheet.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqTE7P9GhG
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It took her a few minutes to catch her breath and grasp what was happening around her.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHUo1WRJ2nL
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«A dream… no, a nightmare.»49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqb4e6mMam
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She turned her gaze toward the clock.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEd24TyvuhG
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4:30 AM.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfpqqIw8Rz
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Really? She had only slept for half an hour!49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7zWD4FrBV
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Yes, Eileen’s old and unwelcome friend had returned—insomnia—bringing along its usual gift: nightmares.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUaYH7JE1KJ
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Since she met Arthur, her nightmares had lessened. She had even managed to sleep for a few hours sometimes.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBzPejfQAg
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But as Arthur once said, he would be away for a while…49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIsWF2hRhB
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It had been three days, maybe more, since their last meeting.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQhShykPPKL
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And there was still about a week left until their agreed-upon reunion.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBI6uPf5Tph
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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?49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26g9T1GCO4
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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…49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzAX4C1L2df
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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.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8VPLrOAmY
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For in the absence of the sun, all thoughts turn dark and bleak.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0CW1nIZH7O
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Stepping out of the bathroom, she was met with her reflection in the mirror.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56PEaGIFTM
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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.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1unkJqzbQ
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Perhaps she was simply blind to the truth—that she was beautiful.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmG4dACY64L
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Exquisitely so, though hidden behind a veil of exhaustion and shadows of sleepless nights.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhqulIAno9
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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.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpwfnLuHDO
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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.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWkhkBXUVY
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A slight smile appeared on her lips and her features softened with relief. 49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVx1xSDQJJp
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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.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1V49p694V
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After changing her clothes, she put on her coat and scarf—actually, Arthur’s scarf—choosing it over her own.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmHn1dAyEK
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Why?49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkyoEhWOwkh
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Perhaps because she wanted to feel Arthur’s presence around her after his disappearance?49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9sTSu3qG6I
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Or maybe because it was warmer?49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvqDsopOkw
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Or maybe… because she missed the owner of that scarf?49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPk0nLlWZT
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Who knew… No one, not even Eileen.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmv9DAAheo
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Or perhaps she did know… but preferred to ignore the feelings that had been stirring within her lately.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94hhILNx3V
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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.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2CEKEEEvb
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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.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHo3C4TF4R
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With her usual slow, unchanging steps, and eyes embracing the sky, she wandered aimlessly before sunrise.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaE3UJavIq
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She used to never lift her gaze from the ground while walking—at any time, in any place.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKW81Qnthfm
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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.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFhY74VQdC
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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.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRpChiMe3E
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She cherished its stars, its moon, its sun.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxoKKXpqN5
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She found solace only in contemplating them.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjk09ThFof
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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.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGjTmHXGRU
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She could almost see Arthur’s silhouette watching it with her.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMmqfOrsGa
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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…»49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPg1tf3Ct6B
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Arthur had appeared suddenly at the start of December.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYztob8SaIc
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And now, the month was nearing its end.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCK3DXahBWF
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Yet, he had become an integral part of Eileen’s routine.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQUGMT2qr9
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That in itself was a cause for concern… and fear.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaidfZF8VnX
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What if Eileen grew too attached to him?49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAVkrJq1iy
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And in the end, he left—because she had never truly mattered to him in the first place.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZy9w1rYN3
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What if his actions were nothing more than pity for a depressed girl?49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9t46ntYDAs
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Or perhaps he just wanted some company during his stay—nothing more.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Pc93cMadh
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Eileen doubted her place in Arthur’s life… Not just in his, but in everyone’s.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxoqGC9ns5i
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She had always been replaceable.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFj49TctpvC
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She had never been anyone’s number one.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtB4p9ePPHy
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That planted within her a perpetual fear of abandonment.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYsDwRaJqc
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And in an attempt to avoid pain, she had become even more withdrawn than before.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58eHUzOCJa
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Then, problems began piling up, one after the other—shaking her confidence, isolating her, fueling self-blame, overthinking, and insomnia…49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61zuf1ZGnt
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All shaping her into the person she was now.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCMDzkHrNa
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She still believed she didn’t deserve love.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VrZY9bmSy
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That she was a curse to everyone around her.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pj3Sc1wnU
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Memories, old events—still shackled to her.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEzqUIMz9N
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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.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkol4VbSKGs
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And so, they return to haunt us… until we face them.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvRXLgmZVG
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A sudden gust of cold wind snapped her out of her thoughts.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08TmWlo0gh
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Noticing that the sun had already risen, she realized it was time to head to work.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD16K1I2b2I
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And so, the days passed for Eileen, as if she had fallen back into her endless loop.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXehKasVYvs
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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.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4jrBMI57K
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A heavy week crawled by, and the awaited day finally arrived.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZB1FxOJ3J
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She dressed well—or at least, she tried to look presentable.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNOWH7OwU9
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Standing beneath the streetlight where she always met Arthur, she counted the minutes and seconds.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2FJ3D7Zpk
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«He’s late… What if he doesn’t come?»49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgw94sEEmLc
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Doubt gnawed at her once more.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqU0TcWZEmV
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Why would Arthur leave his friends and family just to wander around with her?49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjq5JeLwDB3
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With his bright personality and handsome face, she was sure he was quite popular.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonlyeQw3IX
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Meanwhile, Eileen… Well, she didn’t want to start another self-loathing spiral.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7n4oYXVsh
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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…49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEC2N3Htn43
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She shut her eyes tightly, covering her ears, as a cacophony of intrusive thoughts and noise swelled in her head.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNjdcbMhQs
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Then—49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIR7NlIeug
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A hand rested on her shoulder.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidoDnVHKVG
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She slowly opened her eyes, looking up to meet his worried blue gaze.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvscGfvIMCt
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«Eileen, is something wrong? Are you okay?»49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTLmT13fFa
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He offered his hand to help her up, and she grasped it.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxp0fpNJrm
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«I’m fine… I just got tired of standing, so I sat down for a bit.»49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59axoQLYw4
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«Good. I’m really sorry for being late… I’ll make it up to you with a meal—my treat.»49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLoVaHRfk4
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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.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzTdjBW1bW
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She smiled faintly and nodded.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLloKtLxwo
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As usual, he intertwined their fingers and tucked their hands into his pocket.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEodU953rM5
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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.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6IXqdN8TG
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And for a fleeting second, Eileen felt guilty for the dark thoughts she had about Arthur earlier.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6T27ntOurY
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They continued their walk, silence accompanying them, under the glow of the moon and stars…49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1QrilQoAg
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Hoping for a beautiful night.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfm3Q77KxcS
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And a beautiful start to the new year.49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡghPoTGAPZh
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So what caused Arthur's disappearance? 49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsuvZCk8CVr
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Where will things lead them?49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWpddFWkUS
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And where will their relationship end?
Thanks for reading.
♡With love ♡
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