WYIL Ch 31
by Disha5.THOSE WHO LEFT AND THOSE LEFT BEHIND
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It felt like deeb0104db I had a eaf46e3ea0 long dream.a864ce1d3eaa01df
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The time I 0ecf3603ec spent as Helena 09cd02b37f felt like a 0b4bb80db1 dream to me.cea5f788f62ed3d9
The dream that d80477a868 started with a 939decd79a nightmare where I 3957ca842c wanted to wake 7cfd6b7920 up quickly, sometimes 9a32fda511 turned into a e9c6efbfb6 peaceful and sweet e81a2dbbef dream that made 40dd5ebd6f me want to 9b1108b356 stay asleep forever, 462611fe0e and other times b2e16fe209 transformed into a 9c910584fc sad dream that 653413877c brought tears to b8f444eeaf my eyes.b948363410cfddc2
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But dreams are just b5ce6c4b2b dreams in the end.040c6dbfba835aeb
No matter how much I didn’t want to wake up, the time would come when I had to open my eyes and return to reality.d9646543f6282241
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And now was the 90e9b7a094 time.1f1b3c57b2573eb4
Poof!201fc46411d70595
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With a loud miraculous 438492ff9c sound, the train began 49235040b9 to slow down. We had finally 3c002e6390 arrived at our dbd0ba2006 destination.7771c4867aa08a99
Free from contemplation, I 2a4f7a689a shook my head to 97410d28fb dispel the haze of 4ca4062e3b drowsiness.021f6668b3c10797
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Even the faint drowsiness e812ae834f that remained disappeared. I looked outside the c5de384202 train with clear eyes.a3f56ff486b59f06
I could cad760d50e see people 4145a38d30 moving in 7d476b7b47 Busan. It was 87dfb534a6 as if 140b38732a their energy 273fb9aedf was contagious, 14650c08e2 I felt 3dc774da23 a surge 3138ecc6f7 of vitality 24a4de08a0 in my dd968430c1 tired body.702be3c96e32ff6b
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When the 40e87949e8 train came d0c700a8c5 to a 268de4a7ed complete stop, 6523a772f1 I took df7e9a7438 out my 5363cdded3 bag from 2898670e51 the luggage 9ee4babebf compartment. Following the crowd, I fe51da6b85 got off the train.dbb586a74790f647
‘Phew.’0dcfde029abf5bc6
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As soon as I bfd90635d4 escaped from the enclosed 3d8b77ec28 space, I took a 21e712a2bf deep breath.fa9348a542dda503
But maybe d96f2e5db7 it was 2a683601c5 because of 0c0286c3ee my mood.f3c2d12273b92cdc
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Amidst the acrid smoke, I could faintly smell the sea invading my nostrils. It is said to be a harbor city, and it seemed that the sea breeze reached this far. The pungent smell wasn’t unpleasant.cd70547e872ec27a
Leaving the crowded waiting e9d4195904 area, I arrived at 16b0efae63 the entrance of the a86fefa418 station after a short a7158a00d8 walk.2c30f2b4c25d815a
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As I emerged d107ceacd5 onto a quiet 136af5ae3e street, I turned 436027baf4 around and took aa301f5098 in Eres Train 79a4141712 Station with my dacd3e29ee eyes.5ba1eb717ee5beec
It was smaller compared to the train stations in the capital, but it wasn’t to be ignored either. The newly built station was grand and impressive, befitting the size of the city.09beb97cc3897747
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As I c1352e2707 stepped outside, 5db637e5ce the scent 8e56f825af of the 909e4c73ca sea became e2d922c84b even stronger. A smile formed on f3c555db1c my lips.2d3c8e7cf37d25a6
“So, this is Eres.”c643ff6b1f1b77bd
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The place I 54bab67b08 never got to ea44b769a6 visit since my 681f60e6cf birth.8dfabb0fe6864c0e
But from 0b8b9f12f0 now on dfd77d5c5b it would 9d2c832cb0 be the 79bbb40ac6 place I ee69e80366 live in.1b747a468c509da8
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I began to imprint fef757349c the familiar scenery in a1c95a4645 my eyes, one by f764a17e6a one.baef6cc6725b1865
Near the quiet station, 3beaa22b1d there were a few fbfb74d7a6 carriages waiting to pick 12a48775f0 up passengers.15ac251969179bad
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However, it was 1d7d6bb718 difficult to find 39c6b2b9c2 a carriage going 2858d7a5f8 all the way 555e4856d2 to Ellwood since dac937d52f Ellwood was a 33fac0d63e countryside village where dcb07f515d not many people 28d6e49113 resided.79c9c6ab4c90d86a
After much difficulty, 79a869255a I managed to 2705ad42ad find a carriage. The driver glanced up c62ef84e73 and down at me e744f823cb and curtly asked about 747a20b3f4 my destination.81e850a4341cc32e
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“Please take me to Ellwood village.”8b9a6747cf40d741
“Huh? You’re going to that backwater place?”69e37416ee76a59d
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“Yes.”07fe8290760a9261
“Hmm… Of all the customers, I get someone like this for the first ride… Tsk!”20a127b61f7b92fb
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Upon hearing the driver’s grumbling voice, my heart sank for a moment, but I remained resolute and asked.e8559a57d69b608d
“Don’t you go to Ellwood?”f7f20a924d462274
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The driver seemed startled 0325418df9 by my determined attitude e47936fc39 this time. He cleared 262b3adbce his throat 09ebf00cac and spoke.0c05a2e8c796c891
“If you insist, I can take you, but you’ll have to pay extra for that.”b0cf3f39854f3456
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“….”3ab440b9422b1364
The driver d55aa94ef9 extended two 4cdce34652 fingers and dee916bc5b shook them. I noticed that one e7fb22288d of his front teeth 598d99ecfd was missing as he 762b9a609e smirked.0a986b3d677ee932
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“Okay, I understand.”03efc057ee01142b
I didn’t show any signs of discontent. I didn’t even bother to negotiate. I didn’t want to ruin my mood on such a momentous day.d0104a5652468a33
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The carriage rattled along 62e0b718af the unpaved road. My buttocks b7a683aaa6 ached, and 5a9e7bf710 my brows 7cadbbece4 furrowed involuntarily.186e64907a6de494
But soon, the 4f822dc231 pain in my b43b0cc4db body ceased. As the road 9c9610c6dc narrowed and we cc42c2a3e7 got closer to af17d09d1c Ellwood, my tension 2354de08ef increased.b373f015265398c9
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Would everyone remember c9bec8b268 me? Did they live 28371a2f67 well without me?fad62178840ef189
What if I go there and become a hindrance to them? If they feel uncomfortable seeing me…9314d254526cf69d
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Lost in various eb356200fe thoughts, I absentmindedly 0cc0abf74a mumbled to myself, 8775fc9d86 and then the d661d367e8 carriage came to 6db37cf7e0 a halt.cce1990b4fea1950
“Miss, this is Ellwood.”2c2b513d839341b0
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As I b87338e052 opened the caa96d0099 door and 3ea70974e2 got off, 190d486aba I saw 4787be7608 the scenery 1ed5630560 of a d512c4cd29 small countryside 15b02a0737 village.d7e0d0b2627604d4
I heard the sound of the carriage swiftly turning around from behind, but I didn’t look back. There was no reason to feel regretful about it since I wouldn’t be using it anymore. It would just go back without me, and I had no reason to feel lonely about it.63237523ccb81709
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Instead…c231be74b3c627a3
“Ha…”52f4d158539f59b1
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Once we arrived, my 2283580452 heart started racing rapidly. My hands were sweaty b1bcd011f0 and moist.006a2a872234598f
My family’s house was said to be at the edge of the village. I remembered hearing from Aslan that it was a house with a purple roof, located a little away from the other houses in the village.d1a1bcd262be0d41
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It wasn’t difficult to find. As I walked, remembering that the house was on the opposite side of the village entrance, the purple roof shimmered brightly in the sunlight, catching my eye.59b5d25a0129696b
Was the roof painted so flamboyantly to capture people’s attention and make it easy for anyone to find? To make it recognizable even from afar?5eb5c91fdf36ca63
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Lost in various thoughts, 3abb72d4c4 I walked up the 056cd1406e uphill path and finally c4b66e4d7f arrived in front of 75dd9cb8db the house where my c4818254cf family resided.9032d2c7a3fa255a
A decent-sized af5a52eeb2 yard was 6f40e7081f in front a8bab1e17a of the 602dffe5f4 two-story house, dd140e585f surrounded by 3afc6cede5 a white a2d648781a fence.233e081d2ddb6312
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It truly was a 1cd309af1a picturesque house. In my a23c23331b childhood, I 09d5d1350e used to 0a0847d531 wish to 4f8ec1118b live in ad147c548f a house 86b916a811 like this.bef1e31289dfce33
The sense of admiration didn’t last long. Instead, the tension grew stronger.f2cf4189ee8d8d63
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“….”f52d6757327b5331
I stared at the old door, my dry lips trembling. It was just a matter of opening it and turning the doorknob… Why did such a simple task feel so difficult?c20f739977169c8e
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I stood in front bdfc3b8d8b of the house, hesitating ce3a56b29a for what felt like 771e84e4a6 an eternity, oblivious to 0b5b636612 the passing of time.dcbf91686f563b72
Then, suddenly, 6c45613075 the door 18d8f86dae opened from d06c07e7a7 the inside.7e578ab1eb0538d5
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Frozen like 77b93b3ec8 ice, I 63bc801749 watched as 3e9f75fc70 someone emerged 066fa655a7 from within.677e809d275f8f24
The person, who had 1206118007 been looking down at 3ac3ae6026 the floor, sensed my b0de371bda presence blocking their way c1d19ee7ef and raised their head.1c1499632d8f1fbe
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“….!”f455b8d3524526bb
“….”6e5792eef0dc889d
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It was the b4d71a48b6 weary face of f32be450bd a middle-aged woman, 4116735570 marked with traces 4a83a7a7a4 of time, staring cc8f36af50 directly at me.6f8190ccac3e54e5
It was a 12e1f7ca58 face that felt fd8c8ebbc2 familiar yet unfamiliar.1066f86705d615e3
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At first, the expression 860c77d29d on her face was eedace438d filled with wariness and 73bb386145 surprise towards the stranger, 7b29793195 but gradually it changed e2b3b4d020 as she looked at 81f750f883 me.2a646a2c84a1504b
Finally, she 475adddbda cautiously asked ceaf6c92bd in a 6dc8629794 hesitant voice.681476d55f586d54
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“Lyla…?”4f73770eaed99b46
Her long-awaited call made 7357ccd23a my eyes well up eb77255c3d with tears. Overwhelmed by the 15f1034148 surging emotions, my aed0dd4310 trembling lips opened.02194dca0ef0cd7d
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“….Mom.”8b1c31e2f819951f
Even my voice, moist with tears, quivered. But in the close distance where we could hear each other’s breathing, it was easy for her to hear my small answer.e0277e4294670769
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Her face 4688d1d845 underwent a 4f3ee0d482 sudden transformation.65d42544effef691
“Lyla!”80464762b85cf75b
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Mom stretched her arms wide towards me. As I embraced her outstretched arms, a complex feeling overwhelmed me. But I didn’t want to let go of the warm embrace.8b504cab1c56e520
“That’s strange.”5843a3d1c41e65e9
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Aslan frowned. Something from earlier kept d75d066605 making him nervous.013251fc535c73fd
Was it for the fact that he’d narrowly missed catching him?3b287b31efadb5a6
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“I apologize, sir. I was told he was staying here, but he must have gotten away.”a9da2fabde7b44c4
Aslan couldn’t fully concentrate on his subordinate’s report as he glanced around the cluttered, narrow inn room.a0b6f59b0da49b91
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“Start tracking him immediately. He couldn’t have gone far, so search the vicinity first. Also, keep a close eye on Rosalyn Peridot in case he tries to approach her.”67b81790c5b78a97
“Yes.”facb77db49e67136
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“And…”c2e7a8e6b1d487c3
After a 91c72558f5 moment of db88944fe4 contemplation, Aslan d310c077c1 issued another cb45ef63be order.8c5cc7e6e3d69832
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“Assign all the personnel I separated for the tracking to accompany my wife.”e1e3043e12d725fe
“All of them? Are you sure?”2885a722452ef336
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“Yes. No one should be able to approach her surroundings.”d90df9bc8c4b8c0a
“Understood.”e60306c31d036769
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As Aslan tried to 9cbf1b648f calm his restlessness by 780489c038 absentmindedly touching the wedding 8472a96d3e ring on his fourth 9c6c4901b6 finger, the sense of b0467d245e unease continued to disturb d8c756c4e6 him.1e99bf60cca11237
“We’ll discuss the rest of the matter in the report tomorrow. For now, focus on chasing him.”9f30caa4a5857211
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“Yes, Sir.”b432bc5408976bfd
Although there were e39701738e still tasks to f62fa0712d be done, Aslan, 0a5037bc93 unable to bear ca97155187 the impatience, immediately befe0880e5 boarded a carriage 1a3d98ae8d without stopping elsewhere 431f44bba0 and headed straight a65bfedfb1 home.31e03096ae8c0646
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Home.d7010377581c5cb4
To him, it used cb9788a0ba to be a meaningless 4ec93cdc8c space, but now it 8f0838e131 had become a place 837596a769 he could dare to 0f30bd2d5a call a sanctuary.123aeac7452e75be
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However, recently, he couldn’t simply find solace there anymore.046968882d08b578
There was one puzzle that Aslan, who effortlessly solved any problem that came his way, couldn’t solve.a3ae851a81090d70
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‘Lyla.’1e1512e8847f0a64
Lyla, his wife.c3084c3ae257f265
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On paper and in people’s perception, his wife was called “Helena Tordell.”45d740c64a8679a2
He knew her real name, but he couldn’t call her by it because she hadn’t revealed it with her own lips.a0100e52791fa3e4
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Although she poured out 7751fa2dae her entire story in 86b6b88012 great detail, she never 731bdff86c uttered her own name aa08888edb until the end.825f85b1517d2159
That bothered 15351562ff him, but 0cd5da12b3 he still c9d8cef49a held back. Rather than him forcing abd5e15398 her to say it edb61839d7 reluctantly, he hoped Lyla 7755d4992a would confess when her 2eadff45b3 heart allowed.b6b2584108a727bd
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At first, he was 8f63940155 patient and willing to f97d95c0c4 wait.3d5e7646fa4f73fd
But as 19401edb66 the three 274a338829 years of 3a7c685c58 their contract fa7f334533 drew closer c9378b8f56 to an 1499139400 end, his d8179018fd patience wore 0802fcb251 thin.ef4fc5b08876572b
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His obsession with his wife’s real name stemmed from its symbolic significance.459ec61e1a8cba6f
By not disclosing her true name, she kept her distance from him. She drew a line in their relationship, saying, “Only this far.” She herself didn’t cross that line, and she sent him an unspoken message not to cross it either.14e0ba7e04676188
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She was still Helena f037a9664d Tordell, and they occasionally 6e3d6f5625 shared the same bed, 24e661866c as they had agreed 751b2d2f2b during their early days 8aee727075 of marriage.14ac994d1e2be64b
“It would be best to use the couple’s bedroom, but that might be uncomfortable for you.”57a8c20f5789b661
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Aslan said e6703ef301 as he 23673677a4 gave Lyla ae0cfd5026 the best e64a316e04 bedroom previously b1a346b2a8 used by 4d18172839 the Duchess.a95aee3eb908cb35
It was 85b9f3c18c a thoughtful d9acf1bcc4 gesture for 98ca070763 his young bb1d9e1b87 wife, who 4615175452 had just fddc248bca reached adulthood.5e3bf4b63feb0bb5
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However, his wife’s reaction was beyond his expectations.1923e210dd0cd50b
“Yes, thank you for considering me.”3d5e087cce9fdf41
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The wife, who had e67c607870 been nervous about sharing 14016f2f78 a bedroom with Aslan cb8c859d6d or even sharing a 7fdb487a52 room with him, quickly 19736feaf5 brightened up.95b03c3a2ee42f0b
Lyla, who 6f28525bd5 had been 15d9afe54e gloomy and 656e597414 had a 7ba85bc600 dark expression 3eec69b97c all along, b47a118049 suddenly brightened 143285ecb0 her face, 647c2103d3 which pleased 2a29ad5b7d Aslan. However, the 93e2eb6555 reason behind abcc0824d0 her sudden 3fc8d46b54 change irritated b898b13482 him.d9d269cdb2ca9e5e
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‘Does she dislike sleeping with me so much?’39a7c3d1393520e7
Aslan observed his wife f86f8e00b5 with narrowed eyes, feeling 623bdaf2eb a slight annoyance.7c2a5c501a1e66e2
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“We should still sleep together in the same bed a couple of times.”42da0979590c460a
“Gasp!”5c866ee3a018bfa1
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