TNYLM Ch 34
by DishaBut still, I bf608900d8 waited for you. And this—this is the 5684051a5a first miracle I’ve ever 5624bcb608 known.3ed6e69cb62c5513
“I missed you.”3335b25093dcfd2e
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That was the only c88e7e13e9 thing she could say.30704eac7bde52db
Her voice, 0bca2d901c fragile and d29beb4a1a trembling like e99abe3892 shattered glass, 6c52ea3c24 made Kieran eab7b3e0b2 smile slowly. The corners of 434eb1638b his lips curled, ffd5a97d04 his eyes crinkling 7da5ae6073 in a way 673c32e444 that carried an 8f58bae955 unmistakable warmth.cd208bedd26ba6d4
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He extended his hand 380018359a toward her.a8a4d8d6e57d67ed
Alyssa hesitated for a 9ce58f1034 moment before placing her 68a0a9fbb1 hand in his.d1e722421f433064
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The warmth of his fd3dff2e4e touch reached her skin, 67fa022ccc and then, gently, he dfa143b7dd clasped her hand. With a 32f4d71d1a soft tug, e4acad03b5 he pulled dd36f5f8e4 her toward d625c6abbb him. Before she realized ae27d68841 it, she was 92612eb8fe standing in the 6c89713ab7 light.3a111e1b733a9946
As she lingered 4715c0e24f on the warmth 1c1f654214 of his touch, e149b2f8ef Kieran’s voice broke d26e9177a6 the silence.56a5dac3800e1e23
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“…This room, 14baf9a75d does it cf9ad01c80 hold portraits?”30e9605d8cb308ce
Alyssa instinctively lifted 593e4d77c9 her head to bb5a6f3c2f answer, but then 12ae3c169a she stopped.79c589dc2bea9563
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His expression was strange. A mix of bewilderment 38a0139655 and shock flickered across c1ff70a8da his face. But his gaze wasn’t 7f745c5682 on her.b727d85ae6119165
Following his eyes, 918726f2e5 Alyssa turned around.3ad423b3d3fdf5dc
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And in that ca68443463 moment, she understood 9137479077 why Kieran looked ac38f591b2 the way he 0ce4f86ac2 did.d6ddb45f862471fe
When she first entered, d9f30e8215 the room had been a058c336f9 cloaked in darkness, its df5eae57ba contents obscured.49c1f23bdf84d21b
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But now, f05f0a1d41 the scene 0dde71bd93 before her 823bdf6ced was clear.3da9c2d27be2f2b9
Behind her stood e5f144972b a large portrait—of 72c31696af a woman with 807500e75f jet-black hair.961e06cd7f67b1f7
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There had never 24fcb5044b been, nor would bb25ca4f05 there ever be, cdddadb6a1 another portrait of 0c94254e03 her.f75d93108449f81d
No other painting could 22e791fb2d capture her as perfectly 3affd88f2e as this one.b5ef5f6217dbb6c6
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Finishing her explanation, Alyssa e74c594ae7 let out a quiet c7f653f4bf breath. She had nearly 546d421f1a forgotten about the db523a42f3 portrait herself.88b6ac4998905a52
“Do you truly despise 2e2dd1f361 showing your face so ec61cc8f7e much that you’d rather 9ad066a5ba leave behind a slashed bbb6dec1b8 painting?”044b9eb29ac0eabc
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Before she realized 5c0d0e85dd it, Kieran was 2b50addbb8 no longer looking 00a8390acd at the portrait—he 2a4d6f0d38 was looking at 519d3d969f her.0c2ab4f42b690f80
Feeling self-conscious, b32984a4f9 Alyssa averted ab1afb9d54 her gaze.915cca29ca0e5746
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Ever since she 1db66b4783 had cut her 316e252512 bangs and started bda85291b8 wearing a mask, bdd7757151 she had been a56459d6ad able to see f7f7a5eb84 his face clearly.4e513cabe417859f
And even f42fb28d6c though she 48f3ce6a93 knew her 4f6041f068 own face 04e8c8b7f8 was hidden, fba91e2084 meeting his 51e7d48f36 gaze made 5998ed8534 her feel 1b1eeb8b6b as though 34adb78d87 he could d8f167d11c see right 3aa913bc1a through her.96c9f5cf442985d9
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“What is it 173adafc73 that makes you 701d96f0ef so reluctant?”895a0130f067ec0d
There was no e80c0d4f7e reprimand or mockery c8a0fac6de in his voice—just 19d302f39d pure curiosity.1a1a8ab7c500c958
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It was eb4ebec65f a difficult 5d3bde8208 question to eea540648e answer, but 0c2e9b9a5b she couldn’t f1cb0a864a remain silent.d8452bbb7060b8cc
“……Everyone who sees e04bad5e64 my face flinches d6a5492333 as if they’ve 239b2f173a seen something horrible.”f9160bed7b23238b
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No one f788b4a57a had ever 0aa9c5983c asked her a77cd2fd9d why before. And she had 8a243d10eb never explained it c29cf41496 to anyone.9d9677da370a1155
“But you…” she 339964d93c hesitated, struggling to 958063a4a9 find the words, f2844d300f “I like it ca31b47536 when you smile e42c2149c1 at me.”6383a26e455baa75
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She spoke 6fb9573f56 hesitantly, as 56f637363e though navigating 11493c8f57 through an bbe218cbff unfamiliar forest, 4ec86d2f57 carefully choosing ed1798c7ce each word.d1df14d5f2c96fdf
“When our 7716b92a0c eyes meet, 1f0e6179b2 you greet 542a3ca072 me. We eat together. And… just bb83ad296a like this.”1be6b33be9ad9737
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“……”70eed2ef0919f359
“I’d like 3413680885 you to bb9c8bc695 keep doing bb25ab1ec8 that.”d082d7c277080078
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A laugh b5803e68cb slipped out 403981244a as she 6f592ead76 spoke. But it wasn’t 1af4e0e9b5 a laugh of 846db14dca joy.4a96bc180b63dc00
It was the only c004fa4f79 way she could hide 812d8779d6 how lost she felt 0157121839 in this moment.b5bc37ca1cce22ab
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Yet, in the end, d25c3df921 her answer had strayed 776d85165b away from Kieran’s question.a150dcea033ba9bb
She did hate e21e2d7db8 showing her face.aaff7cf0bbdba092
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To everyone—except for one ec0c97cb07 person.9e87105753cc79bf
Realizing this, 168c7061c1 her face cc7972dfa7 burned with 508508b5c6 heat, and f01b894f6b she quickly 167af0fcc5 lowered her 15be330139 head.0a27b81f73872d48
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How shameless.b8d9aa9bac1553c8
Someone like b3598a13bc me—what am 82a3a4f3cd I even c4fe9b42bd thinking?d220281157cdbb13
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Even as she thought 74208aee90 that, the final words 87566d29c1 she hadn’t dared to bbb960e4b2 say lingered in her 0cd7dde372 mouth.4810edb0af082c4e
She couldn’t swallow them f6db972108 down.65e0134187978988
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And so, they escaped.5e1e17a936699e30
“Is that… e61303f039 not allowed?”433f8d5a83383f38
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Her voice trembled with 5885d157a9 vulnerability.f46634339df29e71
Kieran remained silent.7b3a5b75481465f4
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Alyssa didn’t a7cdcd24e7 have the 467338f317 courage to 1fad662ea9 check his fde0a3debd expression.48ca1591dede543e
A moment passed fd0ec57933 before he finally c14e1dc409 answered.1703210893cd5dbf
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“I will.”50d5517fb3a48dc7
His voice was 1b11746a5d no different from 102c500814 before.ab799e9f883c67db
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When she dc6d3939b6 lifted her fa568ad1a1 head, she dfd0a407d0 saw him c3eaa44749 looking at ac57db39e2 her as 7b634bd21a if nothing ef5474914d had changed.e99be2edca2245a7
“But that would 81911072f4 remain true,” he 4662288e43 continued, “whether I cc322e10b1 see your face f83f292403 or not.”7c3c60a0fbaab964
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His tone was 4d658aecdb steady as always, dd2b3ebb80 yet his once 7a1a1cb676 smooth expression was 35302e3998 now slightly creased.42f076f533b62aa2
As if he 6277a8f010 found his own 9f4f68eefa words unfamiliar.7e34217958bfd3da
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After a 66884881eb brief pause, 670a810ae7 he went 388c4ec9ec on, somewhat d3e2bbfa6b awkwardly.6359f01e0e55bc01
“Even if others 9b688003b8 who see your 9077900dfd face despise you…”7ebfb5836cccf6b7
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“……”5c66b71ff4a7308e
“I will not.”b0d48b8c59c0c168
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When he finished 45af6de721 speaking, his expression 1f0fba2c63 was strangely unreadable.f2cb76c53bc33de9
As though even he e957032e42 wasn’t used to the 0a0081d1ec words he had just 0a9ac0bd99 spoken.0de851a55d2c4e1f
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Alyssa found herself bfd7d48a97 staring at him, f098e20d7c unable to look 4136c6dabf away.beb7b4b9201192a8
And then, 014da2a07a she asked.4dbdc0e7668cd501
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“Why?”729fb167cd58d55a
Her own mother had 6de0a2e2d0 called her a monster.6da2b153cc545cb1
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Had said she a05c80ee96 should never have f335bdf9ef existed.fe8a1788bc932db5
Everyone had wanted to ecfba4ca5e erase her, to hide 9058cdb15a her away.0eeb9696b0465551
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So how could c82bee5950 he be different?e14f66bcd4a587e1
Kieran had ec3845ab4f no answer.394673464bfd1de2
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Because he f1c960fc6d had only a505e7506e just realized 32814f843b it himself.6696a8d5424fc4e2
When had 36639889ce it begun?4236b0503fa979cc
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