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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.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimr9EWzjLF
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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. 67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbDEj7exgk
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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 67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15fFZXOEDs
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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. 67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBmhkGlrdlU
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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:67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMY1woheOZb
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«It’s your fault.»67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJ4ip3co8T
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«You’re a murderer.»67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4Q9SWoPDP
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«You should have died instead.»67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrweIHWUWe
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«Cursed witch.»67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9NcgHtrbuq
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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.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZd3MgtN89
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She gasped awake, filling her lungs with air, drenched in sweat, leaving damp imprints on the bedsheet.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1Of3iUpXo
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It took her a few minutes to catch her breath and grasp what was happening around her.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0N20callhF
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«A dream… no, a nightmare.»67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofAwBnLAxe
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She turned her gaze toward the clock.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWg07JGGhn
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4:30 AM.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡouqQMkxvLA
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Really? She had only slept for half an hour!67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLk8DTbR9aM
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Yes, Eileen’s old and unwelcome friend had returned—insomnia—bringing along its usual gift: nightmares.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3S68muQNl
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Since she met Arthur, her nightmares had lessened. She had even managed to sleep for a few hours sometimes.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KDP6wcYyF
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But as Arthur once said, he would be away for a while…67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJn21RwCTb
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It had been three days, maybe more, since their last meeting.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRhwg5J1np
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And there was still about a week left until their agreed-upon reunion.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzK1R3w66XP
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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?67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMIx7dj6b6
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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…67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl4E5HTtzxG
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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.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSptQpFUTi
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For in the absence of the sun, all thoughts turn dark and bleak.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavxqORlchW
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Stepping out of the bathroom, she was met with her reflection in the mirror.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHXOOSza8A
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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.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcK1nMzGOeC
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Perhaps she was simply blind to the truth—that she was beautiful.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa5JwDDGSMk
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Exquisitely so, though hidden behind a veil of exhaustion and shadows of sleepless nights.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUuB7GuOb6T
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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.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtv5tURZ5tO
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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.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLSWQltOgS
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A slight smile appeared on her lips and her features softened with relief. 67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYgKrzTnrZ
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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.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7JyCfgbG9
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After changing her clothes, she put on her coat and scarf—actually, Arthur’s scarf—choosing it over her own.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgNDkiB8ri
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Why?67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJxVWexX8J
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Perhaps because she wanted to feel Arthur’s presence around her after his disappearance?67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ZJDSlNG1S
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Or maybe because it was warmer?67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEuX9ZaH5O4
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Or maybe… because she missed the owner of that scarf?67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtBTQUE2TV
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Who knew… No one, not even Eileen.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SpKrzdgph
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Or perhaps she did know… but preferred to ignore the feelings that had been stirring within her lately.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BxOvde1C9
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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.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qHqqeyVd3
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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.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRKnIfFNOU
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With her usual slow, unchanging steps, and eyes embracing the sky, she wandered aimlessly before sunrise.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBCURBnDJ0
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She used to never lift her gaze from the ground while walking—at any time, in any place.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0tjdI3UlF
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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.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqufY6rImE0
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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.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UbrlxlClV
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She cherished its stars, its moon, its sun.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69lyZL4lP3
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She found solace only in contemplating them.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ntZHN03PH
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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.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndN9rjQyzv
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She could almost see Arthur’s silhouette watching it with her.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qqbm4nOOA
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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…»67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9x9EUOIoy
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Arthur had appeared suddenly at the start of December.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5kNIRZlPC
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And now, the month was nearing its end.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc90Rb648At
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Yet, he had become an integral part of Eileen’s routine.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC5hPwJpenx
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That in itself was a cause for concern… and fear.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TS7YfEzEf
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What if Eileen grew too attached to him?67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlLpySLbCL
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And in the end, he left—because she had never truly mattered to him in the first place.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9041OKfyCe
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What if his actions were nothing more than pity for a depressed girl?67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3MsmwJ7oax
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Or perhaps he just wanted some company during his stay—nothing more.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUv3LGK8OSz
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Eileen doubted her place in Arthur’s life… Not just in his, but in everyone’s.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIEhwGZkCm
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She had always been replaceable.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYIEOYbFfck
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She had never been anyone’s number one.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfZT1xaVaL
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That planted within her a perpetual fear of abandonment.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUemeOVcPks
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And in an attempt to avoid pain, she had become even more withdrawn than before.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbn5e6TqzJC
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Then, problems began piling up, one after the other—shaking her confidence, isolating her, fueling self-blame, overthinking, and insomnia…67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCQoDZDipF
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All shaping her into the person she was now.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIvBLE9hRP9
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She still believed she didn’t deserve love.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqKg6jm924
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That she was a curse to everyone around her.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXK4c08MfcX
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Memories, old events—still shackled to her.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrP0PsWcjF
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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.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMGYCcnkCN
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And so, they return to haunt us… until we face them.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYdVu8laKp
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A sudden gust of cold wind snapped her out of her thoughts.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJK2ilg30Y
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Noticing that the sun had already risen, she realized it was time to head to work.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8mUs7fBMd
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And so, the days passed for Eileen, as if she had fallen back into her endless loop.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡchPFOQgAB9
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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.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhdkxUeqVe
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A heavy week crawled by, and the awaited day finally arrived.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsxYTBEQoSh
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She dressed well—or at least, she tried to look presentable.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgMAcryUBu
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Standing beneath the streetlight where she always met Arthur, she counted the minutes and seconds.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsiuaI2Fqze
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«He’s late… What if he doesn’t come?»67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0DcYlHg80
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Doubt gnawed at her once more.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHDj0VyzL3
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Why would Arthur leave his friends and family just to wander around with her?67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeYKMmUvzZT
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With his bright personality and handsome face, she was sure he was quite popular.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGOmsd61IQ
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Meanwhile, Eileen… Well, she didn’t want to start another self-loathing spiral.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDDwSitMF9
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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…67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9jztJI2Ocu
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She shut her eyes tightly, covering her ears, as a cacophony of intrusive thoughts and noise swelled in her head.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjADt7ol9Hv
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Then—67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3lFK6m9gh
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A hand rested on her shoulder.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTSaptr7Zd
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She slowly opened her eyes, looking up to meet his worried blue gaze.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTfgitlyq0
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«Eileen, is something wrong? Are you okay?»67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPc18dAHgE
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He offered his hand to help her up, and she grasped it.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ027Vhe1uE
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«I’m fine… I just got tired of standing, so I sat down for a bit.»67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWvesX3FJF
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«Good. I’m really sorry for being late… I’ll make it up to you with a meal—my treat.»67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQnAxj5RGW
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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.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8u83s1p4lm
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She smiled faintly and nodded.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrktr9Excz2
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As usual, he intertwined their fingers and tucked their hands into his pocket.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjALlzr9Yl
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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.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3i9hM0ctyd
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And for a fleeting second, Eileen felt guilty for the dark thoughts she had about Arthur earlier.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7IYC4D0Wiz
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They continued their walk, silence accompanying them, under the glow of the moon and stars…67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXzOMdNQki
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Hoping for a beautiful night.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9z4lPRKpm
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And a beautiful start to the new year.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgJCFx9d0B
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So what caused Arthur's disappearance? 67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7PTUSLxzm
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Where will things lead them?67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAE3pMZjCoZ
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And where will their relationship end?
Thanks for reading.
♡With love ♡
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