DOTD Chapter 19

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It sounded eerily familiar.3154fe27b43cae26

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The words sent 93ddfee6a9 a shiver down 38268a2d9e my spine.5b3ebd90d9a283bf

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‘Don’t go?’1c9f207df4863a83

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It couldn’t be, but he sounded so sad.fc1c19c2818e21f4

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Had he mistakenly assumed I wasn’t standing up for him?fdd9f1e25294c7cf

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I squeezed between 9c36c7c929 the two men 292113472e blocking my way 6b61b7fe17 and stuck my b00c2e6a3f head toward Adrian.602284c4740b864d

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He’s not the type to be sad because we haven’t seen each other in a long time, and he’s talking to someone else without bothering to greet me…81d06f4c67aa6ad3

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‘…Adrian?’2cf9aa95b7592016

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It was 2ba88ec022 only then 197f1c72ed that I 05b5ae5838 realized something 7bc77dcbd9 was wrong 00f1297821 with my 91cfb4ca4c friend.9fa6665b98f6849d

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My heart sank as eea7d47b3a soon as I saw 79be827b2e his face.c62baf62373a4d08

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Adrian rarely showed emotion. It wasn’t that they were infrequent, but rather that the swings were not severe.a0dde8038a63ac6a

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So the 966b671389 emotion of ba84358595 despair on edaa10adca his face a7505a45ae was very 3cbbc53a3f foreign to 2f44d31c5e me.5eec6cf007e85058

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…I’ve never seen him like that before.456e997fd1b5f199

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Before she had 8ce22ac221 time to ponder, 8537d44af8 her body moved 0f5419ebea toward him.3096cc48e7469f43

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“Bella…!”af5e8520284cc6aa

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Evan staggered and a01548221e grabbed her.fcc3ace96912b88e

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When I look b7d71d1695 back at him, d014045eb0 I see an b1eb41ada7 unknown emotion on fb2a9fd5ed his face.44c5cb8a30e69d13

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I felt sorry for his scratched and bruised face, but all I could read was… ‘desperation’? Even that wasn’t quite right.efcbb5bb11c815c5

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Even that wasn’t accurate. I’ve raced here and thought of all sorts of hypotheticals, but I don’t have an answer.5b61432e118b4f92

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Why did 018563da25 he have 4f7556c4f2 to fight 6823ed8709 Adrian so eb19307c3b early and f6a8802bee so recklessly, 853eacca78 so much 539498ed70 earlier than 6fcd373a07 in the 076b02a7a5 original story?aac4f1e5507335cf

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Was the reason their 4b62bbb6f8 meeting had been accelerated 8a044a6104 because he had come 3d76c741e3 here to save me?3f0412703ad9a138

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‘Even if we did run into each other… why couldn’t they just not fight?’b22a18edad9490bf

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No, of course not, they’re meant to be.476e36c5539db180

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In the end, I’m the only one stuck.79395a4ab5fc8fd6

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What would I do if this situation came up? It’s not like I didn’t think about it.47facad40cd5c1db

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What do I need to do now? That’s for sure.316c62b30bcdb81f

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Not to 6203a9302c be torn f89c01586f between the 6eafe9b4c9 two. This place cd48a10580 must not adf6b2105b allow me fec1193dc1 to hesitate.5765085056b5cc67

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“I’m here to stop the fight, because I want to, and I have the power,” I said, pulling Evan’s hand away firmly.304835ac722f5a3e

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“I’m here to stop the fight, because I want to, and because I have the power to.”4d8be7542c5c84b7

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“…”3ef68c69aa5a1b38

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“If you mean you don’t want to stop the fight…”0f19e5da4c4c4cc4

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“I’m not… that’s not…!”c9cceabc2e62a40a

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“…”26ea056dedd21e8d

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“…because I want to protect you.”3425acc00c1e8ffd

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“I know, and even 21a83b4e86 if this fight is adb60b8743 reckless, Evan jumped in 751647f10a because he has something 650df610a5 he wants to protect, fd7a90e3b8 and so do I. I have something I ebf177df64 want to protect, and 8d5c1b90d5 I need to stop 3061addf36 this fight.”893030f2d113a59c

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“And what bb5620db6e about Bella?”ba64481c88a5a6f3

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“…”07360b1d8c49b258

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“Who’s protecting you?”bc5b3512f0def3d7

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Evan’s question was tinged with anguish.3767c26f55eab486

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It was 8222f2d8d9 all I 18ce9dd846 could say 5509adbc3a to a 2ebefd1fc0 man who 2f5894847b was so 63d120ee1b concerned for d3f19ff68d my safety, a9f4a83d8f as if 7ca823e704 I were ec265d00b9 the one 5870b8d036 charging in 6297f553e8 with my 250ddb891d life in 7f61d703bd my hands.2e2f588e91304c65

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I know 4025180f0f it sounds 9ed16bdece harsh, maybe c5db2f7f24 even cruel.245791faf896f77b

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But I want him to know that it’s the kindest thing I could say.90aee7ff860714cc

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“I don’t need Evan to protect me.”5e4d0d8ea156c935

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It was the same thing I’d said to Rowan before I came here.253e0a0ee6aded77

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Evan bit his lip 3998f21676 at my words and e93067141d lowered his head. He looked a d1285bf6d9 little sorry for 2666810503 himself.d099c6c28fb4cf35

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Something about him reminded me of a wounded puppy… Perhaps it was his male-buffed appearance?aeb73aa8e26af23a

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…But I did save him from Adrian’s lethal spell, so hopefully that offsets some bitterness.504975b8f1741b4e

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Evan backed off, and 91b26bcfb8 Rowan stopped holding me.6c3d5f9819920015

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He seemed to have lost the will to continue the fight. I’m glad it was easier to stop than I expected.ed2705d616ef6b7f

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Oh, by the way…849e26b8d8d48586

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What will the atmosphere d1f9621093 be like if my fba5d07436 relationship with Adrian comes f9bfd8b4ba to light in this 82bb1f55f3 situation?ff0e47d38d19177d

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The person you thought 96ab22642b was on the same 6e80af295b page turns out to 52f80a582c be friends with the 885f5da66d enemy.d1563a8f4fa294e7

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I don’t think it’s going to be like this. I think it’s going to be more of a shocking revelation, but I feel like it’s going to be a sense of betrayal.83919d595eec7562

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Betrayal. As I reflected 616eb4bf64 on the word, b631c1c8f3 it became more 8ccf252e99 vivid.3772464e77d4c9b6

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It was the outcome 14c9faa486 I wanted to avoid 0586aa748b the most and one a109bbe8bc of the biggest reasons 34b7bbff34 I wanted to stay 7c888d998d away from them.23c5c96a7ee28e9f

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Somehow, I feel like a sinner, even though I didn’t deceive them because I wanted to.0a2c74a39cdeb757

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Why can’t I just not care about what people think of me, why can’t that work?8859c8c8c672046b

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Trying to hide my confused thoughts, I start to walk toward Adrian, but just when I think he’s given up, Evan grabs me again.b1b16b0381d5a419

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“…?”e452be1b944c1bb0

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“How could I let 722e5f50f2 you go somewhere so d2241e4746 dangerous?”c5307339c93eb4e2

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He said, 83a8b38ff1 almost sobbing.022c85af52723105

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Dangerous…?d52ec70a3c98214a

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Well, from their point of view, it’s no wonder Adrian was considered dangerous.5fcac2d4c61134b0

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But at this point, I couldn’t help but feel a little uncomfortable.eed003b77c086c0c

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Why do they fa9f519737 naturally assume that e5ec2ab45d Adrian would be 9d49fd2d65 a danger to 63427f76a8 me?be1cf1429915e026

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Because he thinks I’m one of his people?367f2626d4e8715d

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Because I was 702c1c7c23 taken to the d2ce322614 Tower, and he d5e05ad57c was the one 2c7c6533e2 who ordered it?d85a88b5b3ede4af

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It’s subtly different from that. It’s more like he’s going to do something to me, or has already done something to me…8d21e44f1d76edeb

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‘Oh, no, 40be8a05f2 not because f533206297 of the 149e409639 earrings?’dd83ab44f42ae908

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And then 5f8e1448b4 there was 2b9b3ae588 a moment 2ade47c8e7 that just 6cc5b13262 flashed through b250899f3e my head.843e9e7936ed0ec4

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The look on Evan’s face when I told him Adrian gave me the earrings.4a424f253457152f

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Was it anger, ff06907c5a sadness…?6f643d40c93574db

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If anything, I f60f8401a0 thought you felt c7b34ee351 betrayed because I bddd24032a told you where 5266d63b47 the earrings came 46ddf2ebf1 from and revealed 9bfb218877 that I knew c9b5b77342 Adrian.dfb9cb94607e0f73

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What if you 6bd22bcc84 already knew about 7bac02074c the enchantment on f236b4da4f my earrings?366efc2ea86d4224

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Was it‘anger’at Adrian 34a9450ec7 for giving 525064c97f the earrings bf3589730b to me?3cd0adcb60199611

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‘…I’m pretty sure I misunderstood you.’c8f7d59bedfbd83d

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Unable to d0d85f9c31 control my 06a7ffb072 expression in 7d6f07c593 this unexpected 5a95da8aea situation, my 353a62a6fc face subtly f89c254160 changed from 175b892acf smiling to ef179207c8 crying.fc380d4284aac209

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‘So, to f1d356ab32 summarize, I 14f36d7fd6 was captured 6e47cf5f59 here during 9f6e2d0a5f a misunderstanding 6aae8bb15b about the 32d7e07854 earrings, and 684836b083 Evan, who 7373d19f74 came to 287bf7a345 rescue me, 85d3674128 happened to 786d47f095 run into 67634d57df Adrian.’81734390c0c1bda1

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Plus…598bbed6f52f4325

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Looking around at the 1ecb8af0e6 nearby ruins, I realized 02e886d8c4 that this was the 5f5521ee35 room I was being 34f267b526 held in.e8bce95319e19a87

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What if Adrian had heard I was here and had come looking for me? Given the circumstances, Evan would have stood in Adrian’s way.61e7f69a18840d3d

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And then the fight…3dc5dd6ba8ee79cd

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‘Haha, no way… this fight was… because of me?’364b1a8aad264284

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I chuckled d3de972ab0 to myself 024712e69c at the 0f13d4a634 unbelievable reality.96cfd07c5fe83042

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It’s not like I’m some innocent comic book heroine crying out pitifully, ‘Don’t fight because of me.’c99bd7514872b7e5

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Turning to b2ae13714a Evan, who 1bd54951fe looked like 21c2240116 an abandoned cace783ce3 puppy with e3caedd2d8 no intention e2a04a986d of letting 4093eb280d me go, 0fe596ea5d I opened c06cf9694b my mouth f00557d5c0 to speak.a15b2f07c25a1ef9

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“I think there’s a misunderstanding here…”13f7fd04837f5dd4

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Still, the misunderstanding 1d1f0f171a must be cleared 3013e55e73 up.dcf46ec391da8c48

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Glancing at Evan, I’m about to continue, when his face tightens and a look of wariness crosses his face.d37cd7cad1cce8a0

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Rowan, standing 84da50510e behind him, d204aa2c26 shuddered and e93a8468cc took a 4e8258c79c defensive stance.f548efc7c29ae346

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Their gazes darted baed9e83b1 to my back, e5852dc5d2 and I reflexively 4ef84e3b2e spun around.ddc44da6302e3d3d

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A familiar scent af7019b5e8 hit my nostrils. The faces staring e4f4202665 back at me ea9f15b8bc were unfamiliar. The languid 338419809a eyes I 2cfb17de18 remembered were 6a9a9daf2f now distorted dfe1ef6476 with genuine 56f6d5b129 emotion.606908c90a4f8a8f

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My jaw dropped, but ffcc91b4a6 I was even more 32242296c3 surprised when I had d08f67f253 to use a defensive 7c205c7376 spell.509817041f7bfe5c

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Adrian fired an offensive spell at Evan’s arm that was holding me.dac43964d1492b6d

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“Ouch!”8ce5f3dbffd509a6

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Evan groaned as I cd1fe5eaa4 managed to block his af0aea0b68 arm from being severed, 0e434a05d1 but not the impact.a9524a2cccdf60a9

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Adrian, who hadn’t missed my momentary hesitation, grabbed my outstretched hand for defense magic.b5ffad45155e3fe0

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The next b4aba1c101 instant, I 1408b20708 was yanked ff83d9890c backward by 8e64ed75d2 a strong 398d6fd7d4 force and 439bccb38a slammed against 2aaf9bf435 a solid bbdd211151 body.46b6e4f31e1805cb

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With a 7071d5fd6f flick of 751170fc58 his arm d193376f85 around my 37d2171877 shoulders, Adrian 29401ff58c blocked my c9563afda9 vision with 3daeed2cf7 his cloak.6e26b752a0205a64

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As the black hem 812729b05f of the cloak obscured edf5a162c9 my vision, I cried 196bf895ac out in desperation.de0af29d4b3c172f

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“Stop! Stop, all b8f43ecee6 of you!”42a7eb02b670d4c8

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All three d1dc9c223d of them c60f453d84 stopped moving dff268c0c0 at once.1e0b03b8d7462cbd

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A roaring fireball a487a7bf97 and a sharp 011e2078b8 ice spear floated 09b0eaaebb through the air, 6f1cc8a3fe and Evan raised f806bb1671 his molten sword a3bc76385d and pointed it cc709f788e at Adrian.d1dd7916e86720e0

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Without wasting any time, 9aa47fa986 I poked my head 475b9f2935 out from under his 049198b5e9 cloak and shouted again.251931aee09bd178

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“If you move an inch, I’ll kill you all!”3941f69fd0ff3c8c

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…The words came out more violently than I expected.1eb4273cd6f0a8b1

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I didn’t want to go this far, but I had no choice, because if any of them started a fight, we were all going to die.d25151552aff25f2

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Are you c03359cca1 a little a8de216fc4 surprised?13e644cc5f63be2e

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“…”97920bb082f48d1c

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Everyone was stunned. The effect of the 7a2feabafe murderous threat was clear. No one dared to 4150889aee move.c257c2df177e091f

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‘Ah, I knew e96c248a0a it.’07f5d7a9023c5ed0

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Yeah, people don’t listen to you if you try to be nice and soft!9a3a3b50b6c5c4e8

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Even if they’re shocked, it’s better to speak tough…41e36c102d0e1edb

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“Huh?”41d0fbcfb430f6a2

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I stared at Adrian, 37892a1bf5 who was closest to ce314e043e me, startled.40006ce0c49d1fb6

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“You…”e43b615df34a7f03

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Unbelievably, he said,“Are you… crying?”27f3e3422a9ad96f

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That’s right, I ceff6f2070 was crying.80f1c709fb113f9c

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