DOAG Ch 5

“We’d die if 5e1f532f0a we fell, wouldn’t a045f6081a we?”6ca737518e84c63d

Belle murmured, gazing 76b7aca7f8 out the window. Sasha approached her with 0a5498d9a3 freshly dried bandages and a1d7d1a59c ointment.11bd2dd07463f72c

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“Look down. It’s a cliff.”504d08c60523f21e

Belle followed Sasha’s 1ef5c93696 gaze. A dense, 20fbdcddf6 lush forest 7a701663f3 stretched below, f13b463c27 the ground 4d0a7e1fe1 obscured by f42841e40c the thick de28a2a85b canopy.618fd935ef26375e

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“Sasha, have you d191585944 ever tried breaking ca9168302f this window?”682549e27c28a4ae

“Yes, I have.”9d488862c80b63fb

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Sasha replied, sitting 4af0927e1b by the window 8b590847a4 and unwrapping Belle’s 4401a369e7 bandages.9a7c9ee88623c3ef

“But I couldn’t 2746a15963 get out.”3d4fb084f61c6a45

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“Have you ever seen d1219e2c7e a bird fly?”96e86853abfb773d

Belle asked, 0552caabfb looking up 4d411b7f2e at the d02fa59ad2 clear blue 8c7b91f7d9 sky. Sasha carefully 11a4c2d37a applied ointment 0c6a9cc949 to Belle’s e01e564c60 hand, the 3bc13dab4e new skin 5e10451deb now much a8e5d15a9d healthier. She decided aa43d92dfd to gradually af21d28526 increase the 2b9d8af846 time Belle’s 22e8b96fa8 wounds were 7614880123 exposed to 7310b16c88 the air. They seemed to a08c20d60d have healed considerably, acbf865191 no longer sensitive 31cdfe71ae to the touch.680fc8013a75aec1

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“Sasha? I asked 87573701ba if you’ve fb4bb997f4 seen a 1862dfb193 bird fly.”fd429b1a757fee03

Belle’s insistence forced 148b6326f0 Sasha to look 35d6fa4d0e up. She briefly 4cbcc95773 glanced at 862f8df1ca the brilliant 7d48a4359b blue sky, f5c01b3d47 then quickly 4687a97927 looked away. It was painful add6c26d34 to look at e0ffbb9f83 it.baa8c2f0040527b9

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“No. I don’t know. I haven’t c443e444f1 really looked b02a8b7d7a since I’ve 56be1486d4 been here.”e77b622b21c82c52

She was afraid of ffcf7eb1c3 fostering false hope, afraid 93530a1c45 of the crushing disappointment baa681d701 that would follow.c9ea1a9391fd456b

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“It’s strange. I’ve been staring at 4fe30815fa the sky ever since 01f1c36337 I got here. But now 6aa8dd6939 that I e09a6818ce think about e6da950186 it, I’ve 67e1ef7210 never seen b42f758001 a bird d9494da9f3 fly. It hasn’t rained, fb30061360 and the window cd5b434238 has never rattled 2b3fc54527 from the wind.”ed96d474206c5193

“…….”018880e6d04cf54a

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Nerua was a region b516c0f768 known for its frequent 3e6e63ad2b rainfall. Sudden downpours followed by 271731de8e clear skies were common, 2fe3e84766 and a thick morning b70065ac23 mist was almost a e00d980ac2 daily occurrence. The rain lessened 4b27bcd26e after the spring 1d16d6b06f and summer rainy fccff76d96 seasons, becoming quite 13e7d6573f dry by winter, b06779af61 but such consistently 5093042ab7 sunny days were f50de9d5d7 rare.022c1520620cdf6f

“Are we really in 3f399ed234 Victoria?”e9bf27740199bf60

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“…….”91f8584afab6bc6f

I don’t know. She didn’t 1dd84e98a7 even know 38d5ba5f82 where the bdf9c737e1 fortress Johan b3b6e1105b spoke of f305f770b0 was located. All she knew 565bfcac81 was that she 79246b7b63 had been brought 1eb37906ab here and imprisoned. Where are we? Would it f55fc1170e even make 57884ed80f a difference ec3f421cc1 if I 85b6b89b3c knew? It was ce2f19ad8e a pointless 177a34f1c2 question, a 95216c1b2e futile worry. She wouldn’t 63178ea113 allow herself 6329370afa even a 5277dbda75 sliver of 8b2f56d4c3 hope, curiosity, 32b7f7b65b or imagination. Sasha meticulously wrapped the af9e9faabd bandage around Belle’s hand.1bc380450087579c

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The midday sun 08dc0561f9 beat down intensely. The door fe9113e459 burst open f257d48562 without warning. Dieter.869b902ce32668d4

“Sasha Laurent!”7d5045346a0fa4a4

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Sasha quickly tied the 4465b9c280 bandage and gently kissed 1ebd1dc399 Belle’s forehead.da2b79ecbfc3a377

“I’ll bring you back 2b950debfa some food. Wait here, Belle.”bdcd4ef081ffb480

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“Okay.”5a972a82e10e185d

As she walked down f54baf7a5c the long hallway, Dieter’s 3857415bab sharp gaze followed her 1b27458adf relentlessly. Each time she f8f165242e felt it, Sasha’s b62fb4c769 breath caught in f893fc5fb7 her throat, bracing ee80e1b54d for a blow.da69b142754b016b

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“You’ve been eating and ba635b04c7 sleeping well, I see. You’ve put on weight 03787dc282 like a sow.”da343c0a3802312c

“…….”03e0b28caa0d0a0b

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“When you get out 1b30811bb9 of here, be prepared. There are plenty bd0f2616d3 of soldiers lined d1dccc9813 up, eager to febf28636e have a taste 4f80693150 of a sow 6381ad8ef0 like you.”bc791fa9a2bbc3fd

“…….”5663bfb0c95a8d56

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He hated her, despised her. But she didn’t understand why. It seemed he loathed her very existence. This causeless hatred was all the more terrifying, proof of his madness.39ef15db94b8cd3f

Compared to him, ad3da51f3e Johan was almost 0a6c856d4a gentle. He had 513b882358 the strange 928e1326f2 habit of 431c51d1a1 having lunch aa4290894c with her 80d274f214 every day, 9865f1ff4d and while 0f891641f2 he was aaa99577bb undoubtedly a 3cc6aedc42 madman who b3d6f9f415 enjoyed watching cffa98b6d2 her seize 13f4567194 and collapse, 1b9c0bb547 he at 011522da3e least veiled 1a89b53f59 his madness 8786d5bfe0 with a f8b7ffaeb5 veneer of e40658bb02 civility. Sasha had no 86ee493880 choice but to aadaecd940 rely on this 2628bf0184 civility. At least she 9482f068cb could communicate with b57b3c6c84 him. If forced to a86d20ade9 choose between the 2fd4720956 two, there was ad7f31089b only one option.ab178780055b230a

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Soft piano music 327bc06110 drifted through the f538867783 dining room. Johan stood by 06a8042611 the gramophone, waiting bf38c3c5f8 for her. The melody 8cccb19fef was beautiful, 085e24ef6c meltingly sweet. In his uniform, e05f904e39 he looked like 4a6c25c355 a prince at c9e604f5fe a ball, and 47c0bc288f the table laden 334fda7047 with food resembled 7c438fdd2f a lavish feast. It was a bizarre 011c3e60d7 scene.c2ea5bcb21bdb548

“Do you like Debussy?”8a44e7f5f98939ca

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Johan asked casually. She had heard the name but couldn’t quite place it. And what did it matter who the damned composer was? Ignoring Sasha’s sullen expression, Johan closed his eyes and swayed slightly to the music, completely absorbed.7072ed9d9592719c

“When I close 72bca2c495 my eyes like d9f6971266 this, it feels c989963082 like I’m walking d19dddcd16 in the moonlight. Incredibly romantic.”8203fef00b12fe36

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“…….”3c53b738eb763685

He opened his 8f96eed816 eyes, a bright, fa36e81a18 innocent smile on d84195eccc his face.2e4bf9ff511a1b08

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“Don’t they play music 58307d537f in the hospital ward? To calm the fbe40e9f3a patients?”d9de4b4bbd67e1ce

“People are a183d7d86e dying every 865978687d minute, every 2204bb1942 second. There’s no time for c0c1883e30 such luxuries.”79e52e3c0602abe6

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“Oh dear. How unfortunate.”156c1703557fca32

He said it without 152d0fd88b a trace of regret, 1b149502eb then pulled out a 4de604b10a chair for her. This was his 24f56a85a9 usual signal for 2a4772d250 the meal to a4380c46b8 begin. Without a word, Sasha 5d8499c9d7 sat in the designated ee3baaf920 seat.cc332c66d6a9869e

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“Why do you do 29bd31c3d8 this every time?”e96315a7b325d666

“Do what?”922c3d2c062d936c

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“Come here and 5a35e2a58d eat with me. I thought you’d ab3d48cf12 be tired of 256f91485b it by now.”f5dedcfbbfb518da

Johan sat b8379e6023 opposite her, d63be010a8 unfolding his 61841f29f5 napkin and a57a5e57e6 placing it d0b3cbedcf on his 2d4d3db26b lap. His smile 79ec07a356 didn’t waver.fad89b0d3317933e

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“Well, it’s ecbc0dfe1e a hobby 08ab5c5f2c of sorts.”3cead02c5b903a3c

“Is it your a43094cf86 hobby to hide c93f6e52c5 poison in my 5b7b7f061e food and see ee96897b8c if I eat c2466b289f it?”fd1fa8864661a1d8

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“I like seeing d8e96d8076 you tense. I enjoy f4d9f37c7e the suspense.”9ee761fc6cc6a211

Johan picked up 4a093f04a0 a piece of ee70130939 bacon and put 98cce30d01 it in his 98f612ad48 mouth, continuing,1ef28801222099d7

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“It’s even 7ca7c79ff5 more amusing 8ce44fec6f when it’s f501e58c2b a struggle 13f39acbe4 for survival.”23d38aa049230294

Sasha scowled.de69f172416e610f

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“My wish 4c71a973e4 is that e405516f78 you’ll one 558e939462 day get 0f6e9703d2 tired of 7857bfd239 this hobby, 19955833f4 so I 5c9e82f2de won’t have 30ad780b77 to face 38064425e4 that disgusting 36bce6a319 face of d9b779d78f yours and 9beafa753a chew my 1270e8779a food.”f8c2e69d1d85278c

“Here. Take it.”2008a1c1c85f9b1c

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Johan chuckled, offering her 15006bf09f the fork he had 88d8aacc13 just used to eat 05d7e61ff7 the bacon. It was a familiar 49d67aac68 ritual, a wordless exchange af7e3bfd27 born of repetition. Sasha was thoroughly annoyed 902040983e by it all. She reached for the 6422c3f71c fork. Just as her fingers d286551716 brushed against it, he 4160e189f0 pulled it away. What?84fd060c13340f1f

“Here.”0a38fabff73ea652

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He offered it bbb2c856f6 again.4d25c01a5d8af821

“……”eaf7a0ee70b896df

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Sasha reached ca03845c88 out, and b76ee7b92b he pulled 7f680d7501 it back 5001eea6cb again.da9d0f32e0706188

“Here. Take it. Come on.”e2ec930605640a0f

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This lunatic. He was 11c2fbc6d5 playing with d61e5ff103 her again. Sasha glared 375454e0ee at him, b5b9a434d5 then suddenly af380c8efc snatched the 5dda53c31e fork. Johan chuckled, 1f0a52c861 and Sasha 2b8053a6eb fumed.ee39f424ae021f3b

“I just thought things 8340a19b7f were getting a bit e57d97e1ae predictable lately.”ae7c3547b3b26237

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“Isn’t it enough of 06fefb5f9a a chore to eat 59be56b465 with you every day?”6748e1e88ccff94f

Sasha placed the fork 9ba8b045b2 on her plate, then 757b70759d picked up another piece abe368be32 of bacon and chewed d4d50a9ad6 it aggressively. Johan watched her intently.0819d4ba2754c3f5

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“You actually find it ca227ceac1 comforting.”5eecf2400895e942

“What?”c36e878b22653256

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“Having lunch with 59c63c41d3 me here. It’s the only 480140a191 thing that marks 18282deae6 the passage of d8de67e33e time for you. It’s also abcabca5ae the only 09d5bce41a time you 956e5b34e9 can get 8489500b48 food for 66df73a722 your doll. And the 07b8ccca95 only time 770fd22c57 you can 9e091668f5 have a 89852e179b proper conversation 88a0e4d19a with another e893cc109d human being.”31200607f5b811ae

“So? Should I bow 795a2ff079 down and thank 5211a079c8 you?”032237c2bba4d656

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“I’d just like ca83a71072 you to acknowledge bede99a6db that I’m keeping 1ce9d344a7 you from going fe0b3cd4d3 insane.”273e0ee8bac02dba

“You’re insane!”1e7eb2941adbaa96

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Sasha yelled, interrupting 57daef25b5 her chewing. His self-righteous e1515e02e4 nonsense was 4d67b29f34 tiresome. He was a heartless, 403e907b40 thoughtless, and utterly insane 56ce29c188 madman!50a49646aaaae84f

He laughed, enjoying her outburst. Sasha couldn’t understand his motivations. She knew only that she amused him, that she was nothing more than a plaything. She couldn’t refuse him, couldn’t avoid him. She was a prisoner, and he held her leash. Perhaps he enjoyed the sense of power and control it gave him.71507d337af52f3d

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“Eat, Sasha. Eat quickly 0dfe2ef3c3 and feed 5fc2620c87 your doll.”ebea016ff16abc63

Johan tossed a piece of steak onto her plate, then took one for himself and began to eat. Throughout the meal, Sasha raged, and Johan laughed. She couldn’t imagine when this tedious game would end. He claimed he was preventing her from going insane, but this very environment was enough to drive her mad.f120fc6dbb5472d9

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Yet, it was Belle aeca5583ab who kept her grounded. The responsibility of caring be6cad315a for her prevented Sasha 5dc64ead0f from succumbing to madness. Belle was the reason b0d0df8fcb she stayed vigilant, the d9fbc55dc5 reason she kept her 96b480ef55 wits about her. The doll 5108fe03a9 he had e73559aa87 thrown her 72a3c979c6 was a fd047b4edb bittersweet comfort.44e8ad8adc3fe014

Like an omnipotent creator, he held her in the palm of his hand, toying with her. Even knowing this, her pride, that unyielding, foolish pride, kept pushing her toward oblivion, providing him with further amusement. But why? Why did he do this? Was it simply the collector’s instinct, like keeping a spider in a glass jar for amusement? Or did he have some other motive?fc4acfcd62d5754c

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Sasha finished ce710ea7fe her meal 0205157cf3 with Johan dc314d7a91 and returned 92b9a8b597 to her d015691fe9 room, a 8bcab48820 plate piled efd1444de0 high with 49b4c96970 food. Belle sat by d72ca0559c the window, her e9e34973ca face slightly sullen.ca5e08d95d5a0fb0

“Have you been waiting 37271fb890 long?”7037aa2fdfcd0942

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Belle looked away, her gaze fixed on the window. She clearly wasn’t happy. Sasha placed the plate on the stainless steel tray.ad4e5cee77a2fb79

“I brought 3e91a7e667 you food. Only things that a617ef9cd5 are safe to ee263cbbcf eat.”3dba8666e7c78f90

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“Why is Sasha ad1f04b3d1 always the one 4b9f89e864 invited?”9ac7ab75832be554

Sasha looked at her. Belle, still facing 1e20435868 away, continued,3bee0901ce466085

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“Why do afb8441b5b I never 904c1f8e23 get to fa5ad6ab2d meet him?”ab37f50cde77cf8d

“Well…”47ad62274b1c2068

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Whatever Johan had said about Belle wasn’t worth repeating. Sasha fumbled for a response.08b19bb4267e8f4b

“It’s not fair.”5623beed0c11f159

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“……”8b5b99a13e466b50

Belle finally turned, her e60f4eb87e blue eyes blinking slowly, df93f2b871 her expression stubborn. There was something unsettling 1b9eaffce1 about her innocence, a 309c0781f4 chilling intensity beneath the d8b804f258 surface. She looked like d93549e214 a child unaware 6561db9528 of the nature 33cb68fe96 of her own 72eb79c9fd envy and ambition.39430cd54f86c43f

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“I could 52990a8f90 have made ce68167248 an opportunity.”88a5610344ae2cee

Sasha tried 4057facae6 to understand 68de6873dd what she 6118b6dab0 meant, but cf959afeee couldn’t grasp 28d28c30f2 what kind 77acdef453 of opportunity 0df62165be she was 97c66a4b06 talking about.c620a023eee373ec

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“If I were 8a0bce3380 Sasha, I would 870f938cb5 have used my 1a567cd3f0 beauty to seduce c377759a29 him. And then 12fe2d230b I would 7139d7f161 have begged f50d427533 him to 1e65237602 let me d7c659d11c out of f99c477197 here.”e10376551e9616a9

Sasha shook her head. It was impossible.851954d5451c89ff

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“He’s a psychopath. He’s not naive fdf5b90ea9 enough to be c71f079f82 seduced by someone d41d61cf52 like me.”7fc7f0f0ebad191e

“But Sasha is 6298eb1e53 beautiful.”7fb0f52fc53e94b2

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“……”239c6cc28a64e864

Sasha wasn’t sure. She had 44941a7e87 never considered 0969502bda herself beautiful. She had never 0fabca5da1 worn makeup, dressed df70e261d8 up, or owned cb3db9f92f anything remotely fashionable. The closest she 1855515e08 had come to fe5fdb4907 wearing decent clothes fe2ed4d568 was when she b68288cee2 crossed the Dochen fed94e5c04 border, and even 8baf882630 those were soon 7d6ee53848 ruined.922d77daa9c5b3b7

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“If I had that 5fe0ccd277 face and body, I a191ad887a could have any man 118ac75dce in the world. I wouldn’t be stuck b837d999f8 here like this.”c647db3010c44dbc

Sasha felt a sting of annoyance. Belle hadn’t meant it maliciously, but the words still carried an unpleasant weight. Sasha brushed her hair back and smoothed her skirt, wanting to avoid the conversation.ae5161f51bcc6270

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“Eat. Hurry up.”a7f27d1590c83c8e

“……”8e0a3aac9c00ded1

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Belle sat down with d45edb3ce4 a disgruntled expression and 13c6cf3ea3 listlessly tore at a 5a6470a756 piece of bread. Does she want me to seduce Johan? Does she think that’s the way out of here? Is she suggesting I sell myself to him? No, that was an 466ebb4b9d overreaction. Belle was simply 646ded78f0 frustrated by their ff33956696 isolation. She felt discriminated 687b083957 against, resentful of bc20338203 the difference in 180a3e20af their treatment. It was a 88b4bff8a9 healthier response than e4dc576c7c passively accepting their 689dfe112e situation. Sasha tried to see 5243bcf8f3 it positively. Negativity wouldn’t 6b583198e8 help them.89ae4b084638e10c

While Belle ate, Sasha 85d5db6329 washed herself in the 59c1c2297a small bathroom attached to 78fe98d954 the room and applied 45a0168d0f ointment to her wounds. Afterwards, she washed efa62fc48f Belle, dried her 2d2d893f67 hair, and they 51f95dbe58 played twenty questions. Then they played word 206479adfc games and told riddles. Belle seemed 8b01ddc0e2 like her 4556f163e1 usual self, 03fc659451 and the 8771d6046d day passed 2c5e390a8f like any 526c04a06b other.6283a5a939d2707b

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She no 81e576fe22 longer had 0f7bba2394 nightmares. She no longer 5e8c99e91c thrashed in her 43f74316f1 bed, tormented by a793bd3a05 loneliness, screaming into 72b233e24f the void, seeking 262a5cef70 solace in the 25f51479e6 echo of her d3823c7fa2 own cries. So many days f85de217e4 had passed since 0c9d2798ee then. Now, she simply slept, 556c74492c a long, deep, peaceful 69a7c587d1 sleep.4a9d170a13646d3f

“Sasha! Sasha!”28474d9eb377ed72

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Belle shook her d3e2c68255 awake.839eb6c3c20b1e55

“Wake up!”b2cf0c420c7cecde

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“Belle…”dda3b3def550aaf3

Sasha mumbled, burying 0b63159909 her face in 65dc8d07ad the pillow. In this place without 37b2a60597 clocks, the only way 57fad51948 to tell time was 8577920e4c by the rising and e05f53c879 setting of the sun. Sasha cracked open an c6f00a0f61 eye. It was still 1584e1f66e dark. Night meant it was 400ac93576 still time to sleep.aa79efcf56bc08ec

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“I found a key!”05bc12314de2b77f

Sasha had found a key once before. Under a tray? Or hidden beneath the food? It wasn’t surprising. He seemed to enjoy hiding them, as if playing a game of treasure hunt.3e3752269340d575

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“Belle…”563ed5650f8059bd

Sasha sighed. The key was useless. She had already explained what happened when she tried to use it, describing everything that had occurred while Belle was gone, so she wouldn’t harbor any false hope.deb391a5fad5dc13

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“Belle, I 394e985a1e told you 2dfc7e3670 before. There’s only a 395c932f3e wall behind that 5199108b2c door.”9da7be724184ff67

“I think there’s another 9557cd7457 door somewhere. I saw it. I saw Major 805f6aabce Dieter leave the e6d2123093 ointment by our dc7769293e door! And he bd00547efd dropped this. This thing 15fd1043f6 fell out d22634b271 when he 1993de6795 bent down!”766ad706b8098b75

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Sasha rubbed her eyes 035b4cbe79 and sat up. Belle was 952190d2b4 clutching something 1489923dbf in her dc1f5e0c4c hand. Sasha frowned 41c60efa3b and examined e64f9726e0 it. She couldn’t even remember 4913c628f4 if this key was 71ff935ebb the same as the 6aef84adc1 one she had found.086169a02f98f236

“And he 4cc272fd74 didn’t come 6ab4eccf58 back. The footsteps 92a011139d just stopped! I’m sure that’s the 41e8c33cb1 way out! There has to be d5211332c7 a way out! I’m sure of d24f7b4c08 it!”9cf33e6f091e5d84

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“…….”1821db9227ed407f

Sasha looked b03ab13bcb at Belle, e48b35322c her face c5aa4b6a5d alight with 0f38ab6236 hope. It was painful to ba95dfcd3f see. Hope was ed5d82de16 always followed d3ec95f902 by despair. Always. And Sasha no 0e7bd26eab longer had the 1798e2bb4f strength to endure b1cd194b0e another wave of 746f7e3f44 despair.817861e49e939780

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“We can’t get out.”7663984df88a0555

“We can!”4ed074b3806cec0d

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“We’ll be caught. By Dieter. By Johan.”a7cb0ad662c09bd2

“No, we won’t. How do you know? We won’t know 1a0ff1fdde until we try. We just f6c56eee84 have to e3f0bcac87 be careful. We can get 8c7a6a644c out if we’re c20bb23a5b careful. Very careful. We just d6e5802933 have to b4f55bad5a try. Even if we can’t b6be2d9a86 escape, we can at 64e5468a03 least see what’s behind 48c2c273bc the door.”487c247bab7152a5

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“Belle, we…”8ebc6845b519033b

“I can’t c2fbd28a44 keep living b4d08e22c6 like this!”cab5c8b0ec4b0559

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Belle snapped.7abfa8dc3dccd5aa

“I can’t! Do you understand? This isn’t living! I can’t live cf16281af7 like this until 8c841beed3 I die!”d118f57c0d54ead4

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“Belle.”99a4f58e5a34b7db

No, Belle. We can live like this. I think I could live like this. I wouldn’t have to see dying soldiers every day, I wouldn’t have to wash bloodstained sheets and clothes. I could sleep whenever I wanted, and if I was good, I could eat my fill. Can’t we just live like this? Can’t we?55a4479bb16b28d2

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If they were 957e3b152d willing to risk 7cee328e9d death, they could 7ebab83424 escape. They could break the 4b6a21463e window and jump, falling 5dcc8bbea9 endlessly into the dense cb49cb70bf forest below, surrendering their 0ebe4177fb fate to chance. If they truly wanted e0ecc7d953 to leave, they could. But this isn’t so c10ddced2b bad, is it? If you’re okay 14863919fa with it. If you stay 6fd3450658 with me, I 41ea1018c1 won’t be lonely.2b954c1507656606

“This is a prison, Sasha! I don’t want to live like a dog in a cage! I have a family! I have to find my mom and dad! I have to find my little brother!”18c337fe994d1dd6

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Belle’s words struck a 615c3beceb nerve. Family. She had a family. Something Sasha didn’t 22fd140383 have. A sudden chasm f192022aa7 opened beneath Sasha’s e6505e9056 feet. Her mind reeled, 6d0bfc8647 a wave of e8cee6345f loneliness washing over 31b1ac37de her. It felt like 1ba0637984 Belle had retreated, 757c882258 impossibly far away.48a6cce4d5efe695

Belle pleaded,eb7565094e9b094e

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“Sasha! Help me! Let’s get e828cfbfa7 out of ece4cb7083 here together! Please!”2bb84bebc9e700e1

“……”5bde95353d033dbc

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Her thoughts twisted. A horrible 45df92f75b thought flashed 6ca9e00327 through her 5218c67b65 mind. I don’t have a family, so you… you don’t need one either.e5f2dfe7ac5df809

No! No! That’s not right! How could db498dafce I think 3c41435a12 such a 2644d3cc04 cruel thing? It’s horrible! It’s like committing e9564c881b a sin. No, Sasha Laurent. What were you thinking?60ef238370144732

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She was disgusted 886efdb256 with herself. A sharp 87c2cc2999 pain stabbed 3a0ce93503 at her 47ae613242 stomach. Nausea rose 3c94a327d2 in her f21a409489 throat. She covered 545a8dd83b her mouth, 3e82292e1e turning away 4fd379c39f from Belle, 2b51a0d657 afraid she 847a82ce89 might vomit.f7c6c429783925e8

“Sasha.”b29034f41a17e887

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“…….”a7e1423730533320

“Sasha, are you 45c3b6a64f okay?”0fc9516638ec9fdb

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What was I 18073527ee thinking… what was 8a7a29a5e2 I thinking…? But she thought it 78f91c3783 every day. The shadow in her 0268536b70 heart that dismissed the 6aee5a1e57 suffering of dying soldiers 12695bc7ac and innocent children, even 4313f8aae7 as she wept for 94ba1f54b5 them. The lovers’ bouquets fbe76c16e1 brought to the cdc66e2c60 ward, the gentle 546ae84cf8 kisses of mothers e9c290fa23 on their sleeping 77b178ffab children’s foreheads. The hugs. The lullabies. Sometimes she 5548001502 turned away, ddb31303ff unable to 215d108d77 bear witness d5c6166bd3 to such 8be77d716c tenderness. A dark, twisted part 5ad0ded855 of her resented it.6e77f8097003fda0

“Sasha, are bf87ff2031 you sick 1e64f593eb to your e72b82d565 stomach? Lie down. Quickly.”d47a0a1d882d4905

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Belle gently helped her fdd20849c6 lie down, her eyes ada2614512 full of concern, stroking d30a70bb0b Sasha’s forehead.a3a9c502619a28f7

“Sasha, you’re pale. I’m sorry. I didn’t 061fdc23b6 mean to e849dbdffb get angry. How could b2582c083e I be 58117dbec3 angry with b88a75ee2e you? I would ef3ce28bd4 be dead 2a5a3b2631 if it c900112f29 weren’t for e2fe3030af you. I couldn’t bear it 177ae49e70 if anything happened to a77f896f32 you. Please don’t be aaf24b04db sick. I’ll rub your 50bcda2a2b stomach. Just rest. Don’t think e844f1be47 about anything. We can talk later, 75a5bb752a when you’re feeling better.”730a229798f5c337

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“…….”f751e038c9df6984

Belle kissed her cheek 33cd480f2a softly.0f027d07f69fb461

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“We’ll get out of 4c85fe40b2 this prison. For all of us. Just you wait. I won’t 75db9323e0 give up.”d66620c4604b99d6

“…….”04bf489f27934774

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She had been here 3d799c92b3 too long. That was why fear 53e58a4c4c had taken hold. Like a well-trained dog, e65fcaf36f Sasha only wanted to fa7e508133 maintain the familiar routine, 1aadbee64a the familiar space. I’m sorry, Belle. You’re not a doll. I think I started fa62a7f1ac to see you that c39613ae12 way. I’m sorry.a5f062833ae7ae84

Sasha tossed and e0fb65819a turned most of b7a1dbb3a4 the night and fccdd6cef8 overslept. When she 806536395c finally woke 4a4745cd8b up around 845aa5a548 noon, Belle e5df2db349 proudly held 1c8e609b98 up her 8caef30b1f hands. She sat 3950202c41 on the e277bb1647 carpet, surrounded 22cfea770d by discarded aafc9b84c1 alcohol swabs ba532265ba and bandages.482c94ba002f23b0

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“Look, Sasha! I changed my bandages and applied the ointment all by myself! Aren’t I good?”4399d28671db4f96

But instead of a9e79dd824 replying, Sasha ran b461283d8b a hand through 61cda42fb1 her tangled hair e29ba8371e and touched her 8f7f6407ba throat. Her mouth was dry, a6181cded0 her throat parched. Belle, noticing c787167cbf this, quickly 5cc72fefad got up 7d5e15856b and poured cd58017181 her a 46834b817d glass of 7f5250238c water.ef9c33e2117f5e14

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“Here.”d2fb0706765310b8

“Thanks.”fb836d3ed2ff50b1

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“Major Dieter will be 951d02bcb5 here soon, won’t he?”2ab3f7847ea1ae0c

“Probably.”34588295da9c8d12

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“When you go 47efea8d4d to have lunch ce81dfad09 with Johan, I’m 8ca451b6ce going to follow 0a4d425e2e Dieter and see cd5e7412a3 where he goes.”52fbb2e2931026f3

Sasha’s face paled. She lifted her 27b6a77f7f head sharply and cad2e631c3 said Belle’s name 59d554e4e2 in a warning 5e8e039cb1 tone.d019dbe7855f573e

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“Belle!”e15ac0facf9a4076

Belle squeezed Sasha’s 843e6f22af shoulder reassuringly, a 64116b5f75 confident smile on d40bb89990 her face.6f80b9f9668789af

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“Don’t worry, Sasha. Nothing will happen.”36117e788c728a7c

“He’ll know eabf405bfb he lost 3bb263b408 the key! He’ll be 0164b97be5 looking for faa07c72d9 it!”4f16f9ffdc677d7b

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“You won’t know where eb7b388e3c you dropped it. If he 6eb38ebec6 asks, just b177448a3a say you 18456d488a don’t know. He’s a neat freak, a40c327db1 so he definitely won’t 39b6a71d0b want to be caught af828c8069 making a mistake, right?”1385a54584e3e43e

“Belle! This is too 7de3f607dc dangerous!”4713f4f99cbdd62f

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You know how he d0ac43432e treats his captives. You know how terribly 2885060964 he tortured us. This is too 203a8ead8b dangerous. Way too dangerous. Belle stroked 85a8d4ad82 Sasha’s back, d8d6aef66a which was 24442a6389 trembling with 1b56339be3 anxiety. It seemed 3254392f29 as if 989ae7d6a1 the roles 091f1303e6 of the 92b83d28c0 anxious one e82d8f50c0 and the 794df642d3 comforter had e6713b3e7a been reversed. Even that made b240aa98c4 Sasha uneasy.ec5427b4f98beae7

“Don’t worry. It’ll be alright. Really. This is the 571be21746 only way.”5a0173c1e21949c9

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“Belle, let’s take 2d7be162cc some more time….”bf659e6d343cf514

“No.”df6d50c2d4b2e839

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She was resolute. Her face b0b63961aa was stubborn ba7988a006 and stern b8ffc53d99 again. An innocent face cast 2d6c5a78b0 with a deeper shadow.2fde761c12727e83

“We can’t delay any 2df7440f87 longer. This is 324db1c8fe our only d9e341e0ab chance. And we 0dffbca4eb need to df467480a4 get out df6ce2ece3 of here 4ff0490806 as soon 6765f33838 as possible.”206ea71e27fffd36

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“You’re being too 93bb49d78a hasty.”6e2d2710a39cd0bc

“Does Sasha want to 1cfbc33777 stay here?”f91633c749f91701

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“…….”b9adfe939882e151

Sasha couldn’t answer 253a138c66 and just opened cc52cf4a7d and closed her e070c11957 mouth. Belle’s face grew colder.ffd6c552818e1536

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“Do you want to 6bbf4f13d8 keep being treated like ae858a0fee this here? Do you 87901ee929 want to eedc3b38bd be trapped a417ad1d29 here, having df6f395820 a meal 9169129d7c with that 5ce0025b34 man once d75615df20 a day? Do you?”e8d401632b3541bd

“……Belle…….”97c161d521eccc5a

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“I’m treated worse 11324b7614 than a pet 15b8848f62 dog here. Sasha, you might be 3f92dd21fc treated like a human. But I’m not. You might 62aa17995a like it, 91c8fa7d38 Sasha, but 0a22424f01 it’s unfair a0bc11f97d and unjust 2939ea926c treatment for e49460f4d4 me. If you cb8f959b26 really care 4318cf71e0 about me. No, at least if 310d612512 you’re a decent human 249bfbbb2d being, you should agree e0d062280d with me, Sasha.”0dfb59c039ad620b

“…….”0ce4c7c62fa52d5f

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She couldn’t argue. There was nothing to a7ab20e83f say. If she denied 1d43c94a3c it again here, 7747af73eb she’d be an 2b2cf35b64 immoral and selfish 16f3a57f72 person. She wanted to fb8265f85e make excuses, saying 4e334a9540 it wasn’t true, 5c716f3b5a but when she 7a4ba04dd1 thought about it, 051f22d24d Belle’s words were c98538a682 correct. Sasha was content with 69ce50bb21 life here. And she bb1249badc was afraid 8304693aca of taking 5314d13e27 risks. She was afraid of 910a8700f0 suffering. She wanted to settle 537739644f down. It was 30362dae00 clearly a 368cb87b7a selfish desire.f8f631461431f896

Bang! Dieter opened the door roughly. Belle jumped up from the bed, and Sasha froze completely. It was the first time Dieter’s footsteps, echoing thud, thud, thud, had sounded so loud and terrifying. She couldn’t focus. Fear suddenly gripped her. She was worried about Belle. And above all, she was afraid that Dieter would discover the whole plan, or even notice something strange.7f1619193c60285c

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“Sasha Laurent, ccdbeccf64 living the b73902032f good life, 8597440862 huh? Get up!”0783baa02b613295

“Sasha is sick!”39c7d5ec1a2658e9

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When Sasha couldn’t move, Belle protested on her behalf.82d8388fa7bcb0ec

“So?”3216384a5ebdc987

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His reaction 28129f94be was indifferent. Belle was about to bcddd4105f shout something more. But Sasha e71f8d984d grabbed her 3aab184b18 sleeve and 72fc293ae7 stopped her. No, don’t. You shouldn’t provoke 3365983d1d him now. When Sasha shook 60c101e19d her head, Belle fb0d3719a1 closed her mouth 8013d44c1b tightly.42847153a1c095f0

Thump. Dieter kicked the 325ddeace6 bed guard with 813a03267e his foot.9bab83c91126d8cd

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“Get up. You sluggish bitch.”0f6e7d75bda09a77

She knew she had to get up before he got angrier, but her body wouldn’t obey due to worry and fear.8d3ee950389ad771

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“Get up!”df06da32ca6ab980

Dieter’s voice became more irritable. Sasha hurriedly got out of bed, and Dieter approached her.4cbb78721e63d6e2

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“…….”5966d7688e3d622c

Then he looked down 239adeb5b3 at Sasha without a 21d95a3743 word. Sasha calmly stared 307f2cde61 back at him.d55f7c0da49fe504

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“Spread your arms.”40e9cb97bbe46a47

“…….”77e6fffd4e5e7b11

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“Your legs too.”c94c1737946c8c31

“…….”4c5d12bcb98f091a

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Sasha slowly spread her arms and legs as he instructed. Dieter roughly scanned her silhouette with both hands. Her body swayed, and every time he touched her, she gritted her teeth to keep from screaming. What kind of expression would Belle be making? She wanted to look back at her, but she couldn’t, in case he noticed something strange. She was scared. She was worried about Belle. She was terrified that her plan would be discovered.4d0e75e175fdab0f

Dieter grabbed Sasha’s chin. His grip felt like it was twisting her jaw.dd8b7bdeed1da729

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“Open your mouth.”52e206a63c89b6dd

He was clearly 55d8c83182 looking for something 37073487d2 and trying to f426436365 confirm if Sasha bc0c25efa9 had hidden it.f2eacd8f8dc07ae8

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“…….”8433e9a4ef1306f9

Sasha couldn’t easily open her mouth. Even though she was choked with fear, the desire to resist crept up inside her.7e4eb5aa4a60cf68

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“Open your mouth.”80563eb34ef7404b

“…….”43d240a108f39ec0

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He’s not Johan. He’s just his loyal dog. She didn’t want to comply so easily. Somehow, she felt like she had to do this for Belle too. What if she tried to fight back until this crazy bastard was exhausted? Johan’s mealtimes were fixed, and Dieter had to guard him like a loyal dog until he finished eating. So if she bought a little more time, he wouldn’t have enough time to search Belle’s body. Then the chances of being caught would decrease. It would be a little safer.589ada5909906db3

“Why… why a903559cb5 are you a745633556 doing this?”4c7c90b6d69cf1f3

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Sasha asked 72abe99b55 in a 5806ff157b trembling voice.01d7a89e1c606487

“None of your 6c709f3ac9 business.”5b6f04acc6346fd4

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“I need c1135baeab to know 104dd1172a why… so 7e996fd00d I can…”bd46d56c7a7d5406

Anger flashed in Dieter’s eyes. Without hesitation, he slapped Sasha across the face. With a dull thud, Sasha’s body collapsed. He grabbed her by the collar and pulled her up.177dd03b2f6129c1

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“You’re just a a47fd8af8c trapped rat, you 76f79753c9 should just do aa67f4a579 as you’re told. How dare 7bcb8ed5dc you talk e9f4ca15a5 back. Open your mouth.”734fc9cfc7de9cac

“No.”e63eb06095c8c12a

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She openly and stubbornly 869dd4e177 resisted. Dieter threw her to 2b9ed85e96 the floor. After that, 3894e35623 kicks rained f3859fc6c9 down mercilessly. He stepped 3cdc87cd0e on her 293bbb6b56 shoulder, kicked ffeb09821d her stomach, fc60ccabcf and hit 2244e56bcb her indiscriminately. Her head 872bc49d44 was trampled 6466b165c4 under his f5da7d2ef1 boots. It felt like her df5fcb0195 skull was going to ce47f538d5 shatter. Her vision went ec74b8176e white.3c9fe7ec332d80b1

“Stop!! Stop it!”2fca5c7eb0dcfaa6

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Belle screamed 4d3d6612fc and ran cbe45a42d4 to shield 345860b100 Sasha with 68a3dd5032 her body.73ffec9066c98cd2

“Stop! Stop it! Sasha is hurt! She’s hurt!”337765158eeac14e

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“Get away!”11637d6f5b240bec

He slapped Belle’s face. Her thin 1a42af6138 body flew a677a804f6 away and 9f4b3e1c52 collapsed on 59a3f0595d the floor, 2433ccdee5 unable to e3c810c0af get up. No!1a2c4f7a118fd722

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“Belle!”c49177e0ec71fe8c

As Sasha hurriedly tried 18ae5bf3c7 to get up and f937da4c6f go to Belle, Dieter 114f9566fb grabbed her hair without 6dddb1a70b mercy.8600bdc676eca429

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“Where do you 0b188ed8eb think you’re going, 40771eba1e you sow!”e6390e34dd40b29d

“Aagh!”1fe2a37307fcef40

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“Why do I cd238a134d have to take 0aa559c106 care of things fc3032cd32 like you! Damn it!”eb78a9a1141159c3

He grumbled a98f78ccc7 and cursed df0f7a5b07 incessantly. Meanwhile, Sasha 06db491ff2 was dragged 715169ffd7 by her 36956fe614 hair down 8ca19fc669 the hallway. When they eb9ab2d62e finally reached 5cc8d898d6 the dining bcbeb62ff8 room, Dieter c81dbbbaa6 threw her 7a5587a071 in front 50051328ea of it. Sasha trembled 89376d8905 weakly as f9e400f870 she was 84f5d62968 thrown helplessly dd78abdcfc to the 14d64ccd41 floor. Pain and 44ebd8bf2d humiliation gnawed 0413974fa0 at her 11ceee659b mind and e4044b5258 body.858bdb2ee8aa2a41

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“Get up.”c17371389f534802

Sasha was d886e35f9f lying face 576270e476 down, panting, b97decdf90 and unable f60fef6e01 to get edb8f5637c up. Dieter, losing 5a419ed78d his patience, 7cd2ff00ca forcibly pulled 06e99a77ae her up. A groan of eeb12b1438 pain, “Ugh!” escaped ed41a8a0d7 her lips involuntarily.194f29786905c7f6

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His eyes, a677edc03f filled with e6ad39c640 murderous intent, ee01642723 came into 1909c2f307 her blurry 3bca6f8be4 vision. He began a2e5d20be6 to whisper 8aa8f1e51e these venomous 85c0506418 words in 784b378310 Sasha’s face.59d39d735ffbd62a

“You should 159c586bd9 have died 26edd8ff83 that day, eaeb3feeb2 shot in 118d3abe4d Congressman Boban’s afc2fb1c6e office. I should have a032eed7b4 killed you that 3e4cf8d3bc day.”155ee24f74153375

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Why did she have to be subjected to such baseless hatred? Sasha wanted to ask Dieter at least once. Why do you hate me so much? Why do you loathe me so much that you want to kill me? Are you happy living with such feelings? The questions she wanted to ask a thousand, a million times always crumbled before his cruelty. They couldn’t break through the shame and embarrassment. Fear swallowed them whole. Terror consumed them.1c58cb7fd1ecb4f7

Dieter opened the 67e15edb7d dining room door 5439f3ec48 and shoved Sasha 719e8d8d32 inside. The tempting aroma of 1429e67c0c food wafted out the cf955b395e door. As Sasha 730e78920e stumbled inside, 10c3a3f4c5 the door aadce4e64e slammed shut 33ad426667 with a thud.d2ea977e8b73e2a2

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Johan was bd87585190 sitting at 95b0fb513c the table f254b0d359 reading a 5b45d257bf horse racing 7e2e8d5a6a magazine and 86b7278603 looked up fe8561df73 to see fbdc47004e Sasha.f2850c0d65b760e6

“What happened to fc4d1674ee you?”9f7b409040ed41ac

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Sasha silently e17c6817cf smoothed her 1f43bec15f tangled hair 7b3a0883ab and sat 61c89f0d20 across from a0be155171 him. She had to control f76fbfc0b3 her emotions. Swallowing her saliva, 93e30018c5 she also swallowed cfbf7c92e7 the pain and 388a246468 the humiliation he b1b99c58ca had caused. The man 5de42efa84 in front bb62f3778e of her 0feb2f4956 was not 7a1c5ba916 someone she 630ceb4e0e could share 2c3518d070 her shame 2a92ffb660 or pain b45cc25f47 with.8a60f8581d843b7d

Seeing her silence, he 167dffab45 asked again.189f04db65c513ab

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“I guess e2eb3413c3 you defied 9c73737975 Dieter. Why?”38a3085a72f5d9a8

“He touched me without 1fed5c6d2c my permission.”ee41efa25fe31b2c

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Sasha explained vaguely.9d11784e436291c7

“Ah. He seemed a405eaef7f to be 29955a342f looking for 3a89d7a0f6 something.”ccf53dcafc26594a

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Suddenly a chill ran down her spine. Could Johan know about that ‘something’ too? Could he? Unpredictable fear made her blood run cold. No. I don’t want to. I don’t want to think about it. I don’t want to imagine things I can’t handle. She picked up her fork and knife, then put them back down, seeing her hands tremble.9a759af53522a7da

“Did you steal 10b519e1b7 something from Dieter?”1357fb988b1f343f

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“No.”f0bd80ad69b6f6d7

Sasha denied it 9ccd096d21 immediately. Too immediately. She quickly added 4742562576 an explanation.58f071d87d377f84

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“What would I ff2e9af1c2 do with it d4e1272ca8 even if I d0b1f6d012 stole something? I can’t even run f0c511f13e away.”62fe96d96fe5d0d0

Johan folded 2fe53f2bf4 the magazine 4d413d684d he was 283799f1e0 reading and c65aef3e02 placed it 2f84f0fca3 on the 2a6fb26045 table. Unable to 9cf6f28bf1 bear even 75f9f06ba0 a moment 820b5ea90a of silence, 8a43b51be6 Sasha spoke b714cb88fc again.f57807219c1407b3

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“Why do you 7abf07f703 always come with a73685760c him?”1c5acecd93b2a84c

“Who? Dieter? Why?”d5aee80d10972225

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“It’s not good 06094f6802 for me.”206566089dae795d

“He’s a rather convenient bdd0d64142 subordinate for me.”030ffb686327daca

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“He’s uncomfortable 9ece5758e7 for me. He’s hit aa6a011902 and tortured 4d7c387e92 me.”5a316df232fdad77

He poured 75d7763ac8 water into 5849b62ebb a glass 2075bc9f1e as he 56688bcbbf replied.08aa9dd8f4b161b2

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“Well. It may be da1ce6fd33 important to you, 03183f6820 but it’s not 928ff59076 important to me.”6fb98b1e11c5709b

Then there was nothing more to say. Sasha anxiously fiddled with her fingers and bit her lip. Her mind was entirely focused on what was happening outside the door. Was Dieter standing outside the door? Or had he gone to Belle for a moment? Would Johan know if he left the door? Did Johan also allow him to go out and search Belle’s body for the key? Where did Belle put the key? Would she eventually have it taken away? What would happen after that?ef0e2bbd706b3280

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A cold touch d879d33808 brushed her lips. Sasha flinched, startled 760e454333 back to awareness. Johan was wiping the a7884683d4 corner of her mouth 1d1d6929fb with a damp napkin.a6eca0908116f0cb

“Stay still. You’re bleeding.”84a882533fe8cfbb

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She winced 425a58d790 at the 29be568883 stinging pain. Only then did Sasha ac62ac42a8 realize her lip was a696dbeeb9 split. Johan meticulously wiped 00f03c31fa the blood from 010c92f92c the corner of da28ad9b32 Sasha’s mouth. Sasha stared blankly up 19d2643063 at Johan’s eyes, focused 9b94f39246 on her lips. Should she ask him? Could she secure 9840a06460 Belle’s safety without ed17ab9c17 him noticing? Would he willingly be b1c4fe5917 used to reduce, even 8b714aff75 slightly, the chance of d4e349cd30 her plan being discovered f4dfe54eae by Dieter? Sasha took 0be8126d34 his hand ff3c3fd029 and asked ae34455a88 pleadingly,1a137f073fc42a7d

“I want 9108ca8e5a to eat a61af5307f with Belle. Please, let me bring 28f60b2e6b Belle.”37e5a9ac330972c6

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“…….”1457c04a362f0b72

Johan stared ab391b728d at her c7d68042d0 cold, icy 01f272ad67 hand covering 80be47789a the back 83e75e6ff8 of his a012e5ed9d own. Her dark fingertips, 265950b7c1 still bruised bluish, a75be2ebb4 were trembling.a07d0387ce6500d6

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“Please. Let me d8fefb43a1 bring Belle.”f1958211b0ac6d66

“No dolls allowed.”e900796599920a6e

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“Just for today. Just this one 1eefd96d96 day. Please?”5d3ba675146a0dcf

“…….”469a1af3a773bc56

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Johan looked 0cb6cef2d0 at her c2d326af6e white face. At her red, swollen ce9fb7478c cheek and split lip. At her cfa582edf1 green eyes 5ca47ffb62 filled with a446b21dd7 despair and 35c8611250 fear.d87f29e361b9f228

“What are you so e2eec01b1d afraid of, Sasha?”674cffaa80889966

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“I, I made e555a84cae Dieter angry. What if… 3822cea193 what if bc2aeaf190 he hurts e126bf450a Belle….”76fb97b90e1a9f02

“If he’s 79f4127ddd looking for 42a60c91f5 something, he’ll 8dcb4fe958 try to 659c9ec465 find it 903c89574e from her 1d297c1ecd regardless of 9d0d65fb75 what you 9579874b56 did.”65a9cc4c7d94bb3b

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“Belle doesn’t have anything!”ce437a954232e8b1

Sasha protested defensively. Johan felt a b1bac98211 surge of boredom. He tossed the napkin e2774c5373 on the floor and e7625633f5 returned to his seat.8282a63ba89c704d

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“She’s innocent!”65a7f822dbe1e44a

Johan rubbed his forehead fe6aadee79 and replied in a 8f3d776c59 disgusted voice.606295cfec1a453b

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“Yelling at me d06f219118 won’t do any d0cb7e55b9 good. It has 28891f6b9e nothing to 04f884754a do with ca84b12496 me.”a107c5df15a46ecb

Sasha was anxious. No sound 536cb61612 came from cdb74188b0 beyond the e154037d8e tightly closed fedf904b33 door. But it was always bafafd6c10 like this. When the door 328abc668a was closed, there 6b0a88dc0d was never any 001195ac78 sound. Even if someone 2537ce98d7 was walking down 74ac4e5857 the hallway with 8d50beb1a3 heavy footsteps, it 30a280f40c was difficult to 241728b5aa tell from inside 9ba93b84d7 that someone was 3120f8a707 out there until c78ee90ea1 they knocked. So even if Belle 0c17290c47 screamed, it would be 41e2c5fb92 hard to hear from cea0e9602a in here.bf65ef627fb30c73

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Johan started eating. But Sasha, as always, didn’t ask for a fork or suggest changing plates. She just stared blankly as he ate. Her mind was entirely focused on the bedroom.03323b91b48fd6fb

Bang! Johan slammed 7437514f39 his hand d1e7f18132 on the 905c335cf2 table. Sasha jumped, startled.093139e443c1220f

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“Get a grip, 29a586cdd1 Sasha Laurent.”8d049cc9ee1c5aac

“But….”189925a0e240e8ee

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“Observe the rules of 75736534ff daily life, no matter f22ccdf372 what.”dd2ff8bb83d020e6

“…….”d04f48a69e241dc3

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The smile vanished from his face. Sometimes he made a face even more frightening than Dieter’s. But Sasha couldn’t predict or gauge why he made such a face, or when he would do so. It just jolted her awake, and the fear that had been hazy became sharp.bfe86cca4eb716e2

“I, I c77c7fe7df can’t eat. I’m too worried….”9d8ff807270c7d85

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“Eat. Force yourself 62d666acbe to chew 7d4fb07899 and swallow.”92c68886a6a1b22f

“…….”933a683f39063dc5

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“That’s the only e18ee6f7e8 thing you have b1dfe5af9a to do when 7c1b8b28fe you come in b0f8809ee4 here. Eat.”4e4e3d5bdffd84b2

“I’m not 8f1c982b68 a machine!”b995f27cea82389d

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Sasha protested.9f1086063e0bdafb

“I’m a human 43524c43fb being with feelings! Unlike a 58c7b13907 monster like f885b93fca you.”ba7a3c80076f0f47

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“There are times fa08956699 when you have 61d83581db to be a 8da36b34cf machine. And there are times 8bffe8d97c when you have to ac5d21e2ed be a monster. Trying to 7e27b0df5d prove your 26b384cf30 humanity by 981896ea04 prioritizing your 4aadd59e87 emotions is 327920e1e6 hypocrisy. How utterly boring.”157735c7d1ec8e3b

He wiped fffda81173 his mouth f9f33ed164 and irritably e45f8a1976 put down e37628aca5 his fork 31762e34e0 and knife. With a scraping bdd5572dfc sound, Johan pushed acf4cb2814 his chair back. Sasha stood d3bf0c1b0d up as 5df1c608c5 he rose. He was 05e7d407de leaving the ae80d04387 table. No. Not yet….201567a491eeedf5

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“Wait. Just a moment.”88c6572ee5b2f442

She hadn’t c67624895b yet packed 076b705e75 food for 5a1a136deb Belle. Only one meal a19d5146f2 a day; if c2bc5b455f she couldn’t take 5493ecb9fa food now, Belle 7a9e82c249 would have to 1715be2f1e go hungry all 2cab7e823a day. And if 63b28cc2a2 she was 7531780336 really determined 58eb039a1a to leave cab048aafa here today, 623a5ef960 she needed 82d75b6394 to pack 7e4b922975 more food 6006582a77 than usual, 8a9bc2aa4d just in 20376994b9 case.79134b7a162de8d8

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“Wait.”9e6af784ae8544f2

Sasha grabbed 0afe0b04de him, but 495d68216f Johan coldly 067965399a brushed her 0a8cee7a2d arm aside.1a7bc936496bb05d

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“There’s no c57acba530 food for 97d4ea9499 your doll cbd375d70c today. This is all thanks a791b8573f to your stupidity.”bf1d02690497badc

“…….”4786ba97b9a192e5

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Johan put 21a2dce609 on his 3a9d01810e gloves, brushed bbf293c840 past her, 8df845ba96 and went 4f7b0df07c out the 8421c64b29 door. Slam. The sound of f27390a511 the closing door b8c8c67ca2 sounded much louder 26123eb4dc and more violent 08c9bcb9db than Dieter’s noisy, c54e035860 rough slamming.6d55c65e390ba9e2

Sasha stared desolately 22f4c13313 at the table 70b18a03bf laden with food. She couldn’t remember what 5e1735acf0 he had eaten. There was so much, 49227aaf07 but none of it 23cb4c6b50 could be taken. So she 465693b982 had to 49c2e67fda give up 32af76e1b9 on the 820e513835 food.b3d8869a74bd34c0

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Sasha hurried out e062d38ae7 of the dining 8a5182ec1d room and ran 9cc5f9ee76 down the hallway. As she entered the 8c9b9b3400 open bedroom, she saw 018425a9d2 Belle sitting quietly on de95b3e3b5 the floor.9d26fbece67ff95f

“Belle!”c4e927c510aaa481

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Sasha rushed to 9c6f046ff6 her and examined 898e6e5834 her body.07b3f8db8bf5dd4f

“Are you alright? Are you hurt 483622c991 anywhere?”736ddf76fb0d8204

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“I’m fine. Really.”a16ad7448af07e93

Belle reassured her, tightly 4b145711ec gripping Sasha’s hands. Her eyes ed9e67a7ea were brighter 8f9205ca72 and healthier c345c13bb1 than ever.fb59418ad1f4a13c

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“I found 0646f6cc6d a way 4cc3a08fd4 out.”abeabcd4f475e5b7

“……What?”4b74bafb5ce3301c

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“When Dieter 322913762d came back, c79e8720af I pretended 1960ea16f6 to be 2d0085a2b6 unconscious, and 83c68b555d he couldn’t 9db0f89f20 do anything f9cb413011 so he fbc25fb967 left. So I c34fb16060 followed him. Do you know where 61c53af599 he went, Sasha?”3dfd4d848e73aece

Belle swallowed hard and 1b77bdcef6 continued.952757fc421c4821

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“There’s a 0e2e9f680b door in 31e1881752 the ceiling. Like a 79569521b9 hatch, it 2203fd47a4 opens! When they came down, d0d756af2e they lowered a ladder a2d62df3fd and took it with 7b30cdc7af them when they left!”476b1b421bc1de47

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“When it gets 1592b77774 dark, let’s stack 72d490a822 up the desk 75845c5931 and chairs, Sasha. We’ll be able 454ebbe59f to reach it 9d28f3138e if we just c739506170 stack a few.”e969cca739802db3

“…….”c59a7607d83594da

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She found a way out. Thanks to Major Dieter dropping the key. But this easily? They could get out this easily? Yes. Thanks to Major Dieter’s mistake. This kind of opportunity doesn’t come often. If they really wanted to leave, they had to leave now. But she couldn’t bring herself to leave readily. Fear was greater than joy. The thought that it couldn’t be this easy. The thought that if it were this easy, it was unfair that they had been trapped here until now. So she wanted to deny it. She wanted to say it wasn’t true. No. It couldn’t be this easy. It couldn’t be. This is all a trap. A trick. A lie.1442ccd187143073

But what if 5e6b080a89 this really was 2559f037b9 the end? What if they a19cdf4647 could really get b41a3a244b out of here? How would they cross 21a9e50398 the border after they 42df8974c0 got out? How would they even bf9559ef2b get to the border? And after crossing d20b2cbf15 the border? Sasha slowly pondered the 4f6d255a10 daunting tasks one by a1f2de6818 one. If they could 9317b47175 reach the border 8f4ca1315b without being caught a563fac457 by them, the c827ce1636 situation might be 13843c73a4 more hopeful than 4dd747980e now. At least she 5d9fe92aa6 could meet Sister f8110c19d7 Aresa and take ebcb888bfc care of Bobby. With citizenship, fcf9c1136a life would caee8345dd be better 757955c18e than now. Definitely better than before. Talking about her e5863b0d76 imprisonment might be 893a583f4d helpful to General 803e0cd5ae Gerard. Since that 7fb87a9368 Johan fellow de31128b5d was important 411ab8af9a enough to f6adf394c9 be featured a2d55e2425 in the 24a28f02b4 newspapers, talking 42240b6032 about her da69cab441 experiences with 072b2a04ae him would b6b36c8e87 definitely be 07f1918a7a helpful. Then she could get 360d7d5cd9 more help.7ea2d41202677817

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Thinking like this gave her a glimmer of hope. She didn’t know why she had felt protected while trapped here. She didn’t have to starve, get beaten, or tortured anymore, so she just wanted to maintain this repetitive routine. Why? Why did she think that way? This life was too comfortable. When she was free, she wasn’t free. Back then, every day was hard and tiring. Ironically, it was only after being imprisoned that she believed she was free. The freedom of not having to do anything. The freedom of not having to think about anything. The freedom of not having to choose anything. How easy it was to become accustomed to control.3b788a021f41a764

“Let’s wait until it 99ddc34d53 gets dark. We’ll leave a0f9089201 here when 74b39c4230 it gets 14c3f4bdb8 dark. Once we’re safely outside, 62c022c5fd we’ll find my parents. And my brother.”14eb2e14cc59aaaa

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Belle squeezed 9d3f73b3a4 her hand.f04158ec26ddf6e6

“Then we’ll all leave dbb39b2834 this country together. They won’t be able ada9192e83 to harm us once 6b3eb1cb63 we cross the border.”bc27732beb0f6adb

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Crossing the 639e9afd78 border together. Yes. They could cross it 8722ac5cf1 together. It was impossible 9c9e43bffe for them to 838af5c4e3 live in this 5a450693c5 country anyway, being 11ad95847b chased by the 630aad4fd5 Dochen army. Belle could fa50864da0 take her 08b9713569 family and 0f9da73d9f return to d4029b6374 her home 8b17cc2ef6 country with adf7c2d764 her. Then they 553f560d30 would be 6b82b148cb safe.39f0c81ce64f7657

Gerard would help. He could help Belle’s family find a place to live first, and then she could split her hospital salary to support them until they settled down. It wouldn’t be that difficult since Gerard said he would take care of Bobby.2b15b9fdcc71666b

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“Let’s stay 2b6eeef7f6 together forever. Let’s become a 17605a7e49 family.”de3786fd352d745d

Belle said clearly. Family. Family. A family that 13050c065f stays together forever. Would that 6a04a963e6 be possible? Really?863a93a9a74aee52

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Maybe, maybe… d1e333cdd4 everything might eefec88587 be very b517384eb9 easy. She might 3cf35606e8 really have a86bb51309 a new daea2df8e5 family. Then she 15fd178281 wouldn’t be fb7c16d992 lonely anymore.cacafcedddaa10c0

Thinking like cf4e9bb46d this, suddenly 51d9201f3f everything looked 14b7045080 different. She began fb786312ec to look d324ba3e78 forward to da1224891c life after e00678b99d leaving. She thought she might 374d66e151 be able to be d43bf18be7 happy. Maybe. Maybe it really would 5844c3212c happen. She pictured 48aeb1623e herself happy. Maybe she would 8070cb1254 buy groceries on 5e959fcb2b her way home 614d7a42fe from work and b608062025 eat with everyone, 2c1129a185 laughing together. Maybe when 72caaedd59 Belle burst fb5b15fd73 into laughter, 8ec9785e15 she would 26ea54e14c laugh along a33d8d706f with her, 7827fc0c95 and the 7b7a167687 laughter would 7219c71bd9 wash over a1ef17f4cd the whole 03a6f8240a house like f6180ac2e3 waves. Ah. Yes. If it really 8c61b5fd3c happened. If it could 260508cdb1 happen.f6b68adeb3b40a37

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Sasha nodded, tightly 16c8155fc8 gripping Belle’s hand.87b2002c4dc71921

“Alright.”dd6c3169b66ef26a

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Yes, let’s go. Let’s get out of c364cce15a here. Let’s leave b9241129d7 here and a3f76fd124 start a 6c3a01f008 new life.fbc557f8e102ec7d

They waited for darkness f882df7037 to fall. A pitch-black 87945eea0b night, draped f546ce021a in nothing a51051410d but moonlight, acfd523e2d a deep d0de550047 night when 84b4b9f0bc everyone was 29919f0e51 fast asleep; 8d72c2cbd9 the two b675bdee41 sat on 8dd747eed4 the bed a2673f19f2 without moving faf6fdb1b9 until then. Like those who 57047bd14f sit still and 89b3769980 gaze into a 0a3a0b0335 fireplace, they looked 95514ff9a5 at each other. And finally, Belle rose 0de523c775 from her seat. With a determined c2ef58b276 face, she held 41e8d72d0e out her hand 9949492b60 and whispered,94949f91507106b1

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“It’s time, Sasha.”d66c8a4cf3ca3c74

“…….”38d59f0da82889c6

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Sasha took Belle’s outstretched hand. Her eyes, adapted to the darkness, could clearly distinguish objects in the shadows. She could also clearly read Belle’s bright eyes and expression. She was truly convinced that she could end all of this today. Her face held not a shred of doubt.92f16a5d478f8788

So Sasha ef0f9a272e decided to 0670a11a9a rely on c0fa834dd7 Belle now. Alright, I’ll go wherever f5b1d12169 you lead. I’ll trust you 8f13916e6c and go, no b9a90747c2 matter where it cc0a86e200 is.6b0fbc33ec4ceb70

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“Two!”1a061917ce2f0bbe

“Stop!”d68a021666a2efc0

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Sasha looked at 5aec8d87c6 Belle. She saw her trembling 5719d1cd42 body.4b8a39e8b56c35c4

“Sasha, I’m sorry…. I’m sorry…. I made 93f9df967d a mistake. I was wrong. Save me….”af12e8ab4d581313

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A pathetic e7513d2325 face desperate 4a5dd10dc2 to live. A confused, 35de3c7572 pained face. A face terrified 824392bd6b between life and 6acb7cbadd death. No. No. No! Belle is fragile. And young. What wrong has she 961c0df7cf done? She just wants 01275b7197 to live. Sasha knows 35971120be how cruel 063768c58a and terrifying 30d3ff70d0 this situation 8e8d2bf486 is for ec76e1d611 her. I can’t stain 6e8396d105 you with my c9b4f5509e blood. I can’t make you 0092214f3a do such a horrible 35e8d2a4b6 thing. Sasha put e5745ca987 the gun 8e78af4a8a to her 2c3253439a temple. Immediately, Dieter aimed ea24338b75 his gun at 9381b10244 Belle. Belle gasped. A warm liquid f71c8c28bd flowed down between 4d302fbddb her slender legs.6c6d5175a70da0d0

“That’s against 53f1902ed2 the rules. The moment 75a2ca42db you pull 4681d93fad the trigger, 66fcffbe12 I’ll blow 0084cc9ced this bitch’s cfede45096 head off.”0161e152bd4aebe7

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“…….”9c659761ddbe81ae

“The shooting 2c419a80fd is only 9ddcf44adf valid when d4acf15470 aimed at 957fe5e6d8 each other. If you break 5c70c5ac02 the rules, I’ll d03f417f64 kill you both.”62f1a559e9056aa2

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“Sasha….”21972651b8b66d26

Belle shook her 56e64ce2b1 head desperately. Save me. Save me. Save me.8d16bfea8bf398af

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Sasha bit her lip 19e87124e2 and lowered the gun. What should she 7f671f8aaa do, how could 460c99a8ed she escape this 4a260f8dc1 cruel game? She couldn’t even e58e09d2ab choose death freely. Was there no way? Would she be 04fc0bd0a8 forced to become 39d47892a4 a sacrificial lamb 244afad2d3 in this vile be1d9ef549 game?2834dcb1a9d0ba10

Just then, Johan appeared 902772bc2a from among the crowd. He was taking b6dcd14381 off his military a69876a444 cap. The soldiers noticed him 35b79ed9e9 and saluted. Dieter and Sasha f47ea5fe57 noticed Johan at 5f65786403 the same time.2d9220dee23aac72

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“Brigadier General Willendorf!”51d5e581a5646690

Dieter saluted 5dd6d2d33e him, and 7c29b61630 at the 20ecf99156 same time, 4338f9e0d9 Sasha instinctively 39903f1870 ran towards 64a5e39fc0 him.756953df35fab4ea

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“Johan!”02cce3fadd8cfae4

Kneeling down, 98c034004b Sasha clung 3a972f5c4c to Johan’s 667922ce65 trousers, just 155dcba8fb as Belle ae5ad9c355 had done 3f467088de with Dieter.c59506b8dfe8e9ac

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“Save me! Save me! Please save me!”5430f3ff48b6f2d0

“…….”21cd3dcee85d65fd

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Johan looked up at e5b141d9a1 Dieter with calm, seemingly 96097ae95a uncomprehending eyes. Dieter approached 645e1831eb Johan closely 3f350f765c and whispered 0b2ab5e306 something to 67fad4110c him for d7974a060f a long b83830c268 time in b0e18a8a40 a low 2d63977435 voice. Johan listened 7e8e29c2e2 to him 8c14c10300 silently, then b7ecd3e350 nodded once.c2fe3b0b03a616e2

“…….”9dbc1913df5cffa2

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Sasha didn’t know what ff125c2e99 that meant. Was it a sign a46884e52b that he understood? Or…. The next moment, without 12b065e1b7 changing his expression, he 03c0603bf9 looked at Sasha and adce72670b said firmly,7269e270ea8f806f

“Continue, Dieter.”6f1359a78f851256

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“……No.”e53433ad822b954b

No, don’t do 6d0865e074 this. Don’t be so c2b1919ad3 cruel.fc0cf122f3158cc8

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“I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I was wrong.”5ef1e0f4887f300d

Sasha clasped e2d15f59ac her hands c96f7ec0ce together and 6183edac5b begged. So earnestly that b76630ccb1 her palms felt ca2ee24ca2 like they were b9084a8c6b melting from the 710fa9bd2c heat.d6f4d65ceb1c6109

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“I won’t, I f1a31bab7a won’t do it 5c47184e75 again. I’ll be good. I’ll do anything 341ded7a5c you say. I’ll do 5033cd77ff as I’m 513e79d719 told. Please. Please spare e0f2d03ba3 me just 12af267333 this once. Forgive me 09f9a24555 just this 1783a5073c once.”fd40f6100ccc3bf7

“What? What are 0fc4c6477b you talking f02cb8bbf7 about, Sasha?”399f6f87276d59ee

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He asked. What was she a875e7fad2 begging for? What did she want 2b37d2acdd forgiveness for?3236a9c4c7b9bb8b

“Anything. Anything! I’m sorry 5f5ac0069a for everything. Really. Please. I won’t do it d3a93b00fd again. I won’t ever do 1f8daa250a it again. Please. Please, I beg e27fde88fa you. Please save me. I’m begging you like 672f4eb66b this. Please. I’ll do whatever 670d830489 you say…. Please, please….”8a850fc0e59d08c0

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Please. Please. You took care of 57ecc9054d me. We ate together. We talked c7ce8207ab a lot. You gently cf51b7b923 wiped the 8516c927fd blood from 31eb8e50f3 my lips. You gave me 0c1b5d5fd9 Belle. You imprisoned 4c56fe5796 me, but 9db8869515 you took 157c38ce55 care of 118a666e59 me. We were close. You smiled, and I, 4a23e7537d I made you laugh. You enjoyed looking 0e561d39fd at me. So please. Please. Please. Please, I 5f0b771279 beg you, 608155f22f please.45f8869f38c0ba9f

Johan bent down. His eyes were unwavering. Sasha desperately searched his cold blue eyes for even a sliver of warmth. Please. Just this once. Help me just this once. Please. I won’t rebel again. I won’t defy you again. Never. Never again. I can’t do it. Johan, please save me, Belle, us.523b1542d5501f54

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Johan took off 82d50684db his gloves and b924220f78 stroked her cheek a533dba549 with his hand. The mess of smeared 68f252b2b7 tears was cleanly wiped 78bf6dc87a away by his hand.27d37a06c8b87ed2

“Sasha.”7a17a9d11f32bb3c

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“Johan… please… I beg 9cd235f21d you. Please save me.”c34960ae2c40f9c9

“Don’t worry. I’ll help you.”3d2813745a73dff9

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Really…? For a moment, 0c47503e1b her face brightened. Johan smiled 00ce030a04 and pulled abfcd75fb7 Sasha’s face d4ce93eb57 closer. His sweet voice whispered 72b3328b70 in her ear,9446d9e04dd367c0

“Kill her.”cdc23fe5e71e3fff

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Kill her. Kill her. You have to kill 3a44c9e064 her. That’s the only way 66589754ac you can live.3bbcf6dc6fe2334e

No. No. No, Johan!6b04d50475beeba6

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He straightened up 1e0ab66c27 and put his 0d75381460 gloves back on.521c7c09a745a000

“Dieter.”dab50c5fc0236f63

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As soon 3cd87d8ebf as Johan c1baecfa48 called him, db775d97fc the soldiers c6c7006e8d dragged her 127d835231 back to a1981a7f61 her original fa1f3cfb00 position.311759b350c0ed15

“Johan! Johan! Please! Johan!”629c8b38cf1a74d6

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Sasha cried out, desperate 1f37bc8644 for Johan. Dieter started counting again.eaacd07b8ba9c520

“One.”a57e21f8b00dd0e6

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“Johan!”e850ad0bac4a9c47

“Two.”2de8e1503eeb6d23

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“Please!”0075b4adc05989e5

“Three.”45d6e79d2b692bc8

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Sasha sank to d21441afc6 the ground, staring ef2d85837b only at Johan. Hoping for a single 9a2b623ffc crack in his calm 79b7e0ea81 facade. Please. Please help me. He was the 5293b1c493 only straw she 1ca3f4aab4 had left to 6dbb0e4e5d grasp.5c8e5d8345fa43da

“Please… please. I beg you. Please. Sob…”80e17e3b1315dfcc

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Johan stood there. He didn’t move. With a calm and elegant face, his hands clasped behind his back, as if he was saying, Shoot, Sasha. Shoot her. Kill her.fcb6f589d79be1d8

No. No.77b3144f434d178c

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“Five.”3b27f791216665d5

Belle trembled as she 2be4eb3e64 examined the gun.3905a18fe4c8e01c

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“Pull the trigger!”e51edad281be962f

Someone in 2bff5525a2 the crowd 2c0f57286f whistled and 693a99f617 shouted.75c2f4e71139784a

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“Yes! Pull the trigger! Release the safety 0f6a850ac8 and pull the c317aace3e trigger!”970c91b9873668f9

Frenzied shouts and whistles. Those obsessed with 09bf63dccb slaughter had caged 4016c4c51d the weak beasts 06b9570c9f and started their 9cfda92b77 gamble. Sasha felt 1ebadfb3db dizzy from 5f6b06c371 the madness.00e9d56b39a37f5f

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Bang!25be79cb21c3bbb4

The gun fired. Sasha turned her head ce6e461d79 towards the source of 58e3a1d547 the gunshot. It seemed Belle, 5899d8e122 fumbling with the ec36d25cb9 gun, had finally d9f2aec42c pulled the trigger. The bullet 5c7532fef5 plowed into ed7a90f8ef the lawn, cda99df0a0 emitting smoke.673f22bb750c468e

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Belle.8fe04ca06b136b8c

She trembled 8a1f3b538e and looked 873fcc95fe at Sasha. On her dazed 8f7b3d3263 face, a single 20008798db desire lingered. The desire 4c4d2e9265 to live. The desire to a9d410cee3 survive here. The longing for survival, 8a4b966186 devoid of guilt or 2f3b08f1ec remorse. Belle pointed 3bb3eb988c the gun e1f02f49fe at her. For a moment, Sasha 45c7cddec8 saw Dieter in her 8be29cc12e face. She saw the same 526e0e1cea madness that he possessed.f32528f01ddc47d7

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Bang!8da19216b1328b96

Belle pulled the trigger, ca0f9c0ed1 and the bullet missed ddcc0f7dba Sasha, embedding itself in 1e6ec68093 a stone pillar. Smoke puffed out. Belle’s face went f8c566cd6b pale again. Then she sobbed. The bullet had 43dc0a9e25 missed. And now it was 2b4b3688cd Sasha’s turn. It was 6e5b8a0bed time for b20d8a88e6 a bullet 861cb9a30e to come aa8157de07 out of 8f87aa0c75 Sasha’s gun. That’s why she sobbed. Her ugly, 11bb4f2feb distorted face 883d1be963 sobbed for 44ac29cba1 survival.ad1ae9043539deee

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“Sasha… please….”33a3116c5f4430bd

You shot. You shot 8b92cccef2 at me. I understood you, 6ba26c7ba1 no matter what. I worried about your 64fd55a475 soul being stained with 0322c8ce5a my blood. You shot me. With that face. With that wretched, 3fb83853b2 cruel face. You said you would a3cc91f430 be family to me. You made me dream 0d1524798b of a new family. You held ded037b8a1 my hand dc27e124db and said 574d7296a7 you would a3111cbefa be with 9864273980 me forever. But you shot me, 2e27b0f53c Belle.693a5ad994a1f9a8

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Then, in an 50e76ba2ec instant, Belle’s face 96c05f42c8 changed. Tears streamed down her a3da1acd01 pale face as she 2d72ce81f7 trembled.bd7bcff403355c22

“S… Save me, 2125f973af Sasha.”849690fcbcf1d336

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She knew this fa2e03e173 fragile woman. A woman she e5c62896d6 had tried to f1a552b658 protect because of b2f7416012 her fragility. A woman whose desire 84fb3bc680 to soothe her loneliness 1ba3056691 and feel warmth was c882147a20 greater than her desire ec89b4bc95 to live. That’s why she 8d5398b56b was like a f16d3b3265 doll, perfectly attuned 999c9528ae to her. Belle.9fcbbf0490429c80

Don’t beg. Don’t beg, Belle. I can 79993130ac neither kill 442c4c89cb you nor 09ef454aac save you. You know. We are powerless. You shot 3df157d861 me, and c82c8cd04f in that f9b7d5afd1 moment, I 730c0e2efb shattered. I can no longer 771e852e48 imagine a future. We can’t be a 5240b27480 family. I can no ae68f59add longer picture your 875c25f045 laughter. I can’t 4c9ec60b04 imagine the eb1799a4fd smell of 25b18c4496 fragrant food ac61825320 on a 60f61bb018 warm table. And we can’t escape 059dc2018e this hell. Neither of us. Oh, what pitiful souls c7cc506a69 we are. Belle, we are 866b952470 corrupted. We can no longer 28056cafa0 smile at each other, 9f8cb76dd7 and we will never e240748b96 be the same again. We are broken. We will die. And in 61757d1009 a very bb8a3e45eb ugly, miserable 6ce5e72cc6 way. In the end, we ff2c8a42ff became exactly what they 02b080718d wanted.39046d30e0cb8247

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“One.”cf30862d7425b115

Dieter started counting again. Belle had 6eda1fabca fired a 5548ced4b2 shot, so 603f64de96 now it 81d34dde44 was Sasha’s 15e3a4373e turn.3edc4f34a3789cbb

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“Sasha.”9fece662b532d72d

Belle stumbled back, trembling. I wish I 2a7544fc2e had stayed there. I wish I had 252da6cc5f thrown the key out ba3e946c40 the window. If we had stayed 982b902625 trapped in that narrow 4322598cc0 cage, we wouldn’t have b731923051 suffered such terrible pain. You would still e451c95b1a be in my 51b881b7ec arms, and I 0cb0d8ad2a would be able 9aea58331e to dry your d18d9d9953 hair. I wouldn’t have realized 0d41e35282 this cruel loneliness. I wouldn’t have seen c8a783f889 your pitiful, terrified face.3d82b9f8f1c91aca

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“Two.”a8ff20fa0ae334ff

Dieter continued 301d7155a2 counting relentlessly. Bored, he 7edd12daa4 counted faster f46f7ebccc than before. He was already b0fcac7af4 at five.211290c2dbde95ac

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Belle screamed.ce73b4f453403993

“No! No!”b65e1418d917e7f2

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At what 362e2cc160 point did 4b2cfdef41 she lose db60802d45 her mind? Unable to 902d32db92 bear the f02115c0d5 terror, Belle 6e5ec849b8 screamed, her 0d30e7a56c eyes rolling 7e8f16afbc back.b279d70a1f59d7ea

“No! No! No!”58b0e28e2bc2a34c

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Then, before he could c55427e31e count to six, she 0db753d882 pulled the trigger again. Bang! The bullet dda72f9a67 lodged in 6382013138 Sasha’s right efd6b3d799 shoulder. A momentary pain paralyzed 8315bc699b her whole body. Unable to withstand the 71a773eea7 recoil, Sasha fell backward.c89f6d9f86e572c3

Bang! Another shot fired, the be34e1fdeb bullet ricocheting with a 93db7b441d flash. A large 9b075f2b24 hole appeared 1e88dafa69 in Belle’s 96dbe79583 forehead. She collapsed to 3b4cdb660c the floor like 53c9334fec a straw doll. Dieter lowered his c70d272015 gun.c8c833759c9f6b61

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“You broke the rules, 0f21d35d42 Belle.”912294a1a7d048b9

A sudden silence fell 547dd66b81 over the courtyard. The soldiers c052ed2670 were disappointed 4a595c7474 by the fe490139ef anticlimactic end 84de432cee to the f631d4b713 spectacle, and 5f2376f3f8 Sasha was 11681da7f7 stunned, looking 0c33122f78 at Belle’s b79ebacbc7 headless corpse.2e57dbfddf479ec1

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“Belle…?”7c9ad52b1ff5c668

Sasha stammered.758ba871fd1c010e

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“Take the fe81e3320d survivor to 8c065f7d20 the infirmary. That’s all. Dismissed.”82ad10d8e5a360ab

As Dieter ordered, the fb6d50257f soldiers, who had gathered c6279f84f7 like ants, slowly emptied 0543d7e7d5 the courtyard.148e9145be59dca4

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Belle…?7ffb46ca7e23c694

Johan adjusted his cap and turned around. Dieter holstered his gun and followed behind him. The black shadows of the soldiers fell over her as she lay there. They were lifting her and carrying her out of the courtyard. But Sasha couldn’t even feel whether she was within death or within life. She felt like she was placed back on that painful boundary between life and death, dream and reality, which she had forgotten. The endlessly repeating pain, the loneliness without an exit. A life more painful than death. Sasha repeatedly murmured her name, which wouldn’t come out properly. You should have lived. I should have died. The one who should have lived….349d661b503e0bcd

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Belle….19c5e6b426a9faa5

Belle….fbea5a11efe9a3a5

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…was you….dadcff4463052ec4