DOTD Chapter 19

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It sounded eerily familiar.5a527682145f066d

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The words a419c9d2c5 sent a 3c8af47a8a shiver down 136cf64aa2 my spine.4a02f46434df1d13

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‘Don’t go?’d03fa2336215b15b

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It couldn’t be, but he sounded so sad.08962bcc89a1799d

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Had he mistakenly assumed I wasn’t standing up for him?f37898b7ad227520

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I squeezed 2251048371 between the ddd7c4f13d two men eefb1deda7 blocking my 1326fba107 way and 5ee8795ab7 stuck my 214e1aacb1 head toward e66c905bf3 Adrian.5ef2580ccf9534ce

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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…6c24164aff448eb0

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‘…Adrian?’65aae554dd3b2ebe

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It was 7615396b5a only then 051f47dd8f that I b51b1fd657 realized something 95d92ca5c6 was wrong fc573a6307 with my 674fc27e93 friend.e8f0fc914a3d3b12

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My heart 8c0f6f1d04 sank as 97774bf012 soon as 4884f3350c I saw c3eb13aa61 his face.86edf165d8a5e5e4

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Adrian rarely showed emotion. It wasn’t that they were infrequent, but rather that the swings were not severe.93a8d5a3832047c7

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So the 7f560944c0 emotion of d95efe7d67 despair on 0bafb6326d his face 4362310fb6 was very b83de18c89 foreign to c742b43b6d me.2e557670f907e15b

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…I’ve never seen him like that before.7385689408645ee7

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Before she had time e730101abe to ponder, her body 2bbd2679b9 moved toward him.92aa00b24fe5d364

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“Bella…!”0f1252a298c598fd

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Evan staggered and grabbed bb0f2f7de2 her.491a0b5f2a3cf2ff

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When I look back d3f816cd5a at him, I see a0661536b8 an unknown emotion on 34a9f70f9a his face.4db61b440bd4fc18

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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.1804b963f9a62206

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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.b05a142d5ff6cdf3

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Why did he have 572cdc7bb0 to fight Adrian so 7637b60fba early and so recklessly, c469a930e5 so much earlier than e35ce1a5b7 in the original story?dcd5e90d376fe5c5

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Was the a73c6d3708 reason their 552be30d70 meeting had 859689b30f been accelerated 4e83b37b32 because he 7d6c3d01af had come 040af92ca9 here to bb05ddcc7a save me?f8b476ee7e62eeea

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‘Even if we did run into each other… why couldn’t they just not fight?’0de8e1bc7828e750

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No, of course not, they’re meant to be.c11b972a6693b9a9

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In the end, I’m the only one stuck.05fd723ec08afe18

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What would I do if this situation came up? It’s not like I didn’t think about it.626cbb4fb25079b5

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What do I need to do now? That’s for sure.13f897a5e561f85b

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Not to be a38cefd48b torn between the 021ba4e2c6 two. This place 7b03a061dd must not a30ae8aedd allow me 6660626682 to hesitate.2fd567cad92a1f5a

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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.6cf5da19bf2b73b0

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“I’m here to stop the fight, because I want to, and because I have the power to.”b2be45c9a3e3393e

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“…”fb017806f3b78583

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“If you mean you don’t want to stop the fight…”1e528d3a60b4b487

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“I’m not… that’s not…!”21c23357063a5229

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“…”a8f34a3f9e760f14

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“…because I want to protect you.”729edbf561aa56c7

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“I know, ab36dfd93b and even 92f87ebd29 if this 6c081c5c2d fight is ef2d2bbbf2 reckless, Evan 0005918162 jumped in 370aab085d because he 3f5bafab65 has something 0eca6fbc41 he wants 1ca3a9b3e0 to protect, 24d8423c5c and so a90c11d623 do I. I have something I f23ddef61f want to protect, and 7f8d243bc6 I need to stop 75e8ba55fe this fight.”d757d617087a20c8

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“And what about 8dcae151c8 Bella?”3052df9be840743c

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“…”67bab142ce3b1118

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“Who’s protecting you?”47fcd3bed67b6d3c

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Evan’s question was tinged with anguish.675e60dba9b2a7fa

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It was all I 423c51e174 could say to a 3067c947b9 man who was so db5a5b36a5 concerned for my safety, e27c73a663 as if I were 7cd221f6b6 the one charging in 45c233c4ec with my life in 51d41c73d3 my hands.6edce649935e649d

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I know it sounds c3e7e954c8 harsh, maybe even cruel.3a011fa9b7eb5b93

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But I want him to know that it’s the kindest thing I could say.528da3603ecd1861

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“I don’t need Evan to protect me.”2724383fc90321b9

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It was the same thing I’d said to Rowan before I came here.51fe9d7b6f74fcf1

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Evan bit his 418e5adb5f lip at my 470be1754e words and lowered 2d3aa50f58 his head. He looked a little 57059f60ab sorry for himself.f265533154acfe18

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Something about him reminded me of a wounded puppy… Perhaps it was his male-buffed appearance?f209efd6042391fe

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…But I did save him from Adrian’s lethal spell, so hopefully that offsets some bitterness.e16c62f3b3ce10c1

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Evan backed c981bc3214 off, and 25092344fc Rowan stopped a830c0480f holding me.67dc6e5c8bdc0506

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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.469f6fbd9ff1ff97

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Oh, by the way…ae46b52dfd2468fe

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What will the bfb0904d7d atmosphere be like 93b8ddfd3b if my relationship cc10f1c37c with Adrian comes 8ffc7d531f to light in 75def45461 this situation?fdca6d6dcc4d77f8

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The person 8cffa03749 you thought 4a32a93499 was on 0509f58761 the same c76e36c4d4 page turns f5cb2fa05c out to 908883a5d7 be friends 7649d3c6e6 with the e449999c12 enemy.1cbe144dc7b1af75

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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.718fbbb0f453ccb2

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Betrayal. As I reflected on 67f1f7c6ab the word, it became 28ddebbbed more vivid.c76715bae2cb7773

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It was the outcome 89acd84c20 I wanted to avoid 151e799506 the most and one 4e909cba6a of the biggest reasons 18a768587f I wanted to stay 4e57a691c0 away from them.3b206b701f06675e

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Somehow, I feel like a sinner, even though I didn’t deceive them because I wanted to.719cafb8dbde2c76

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Why can’t I just not care about what people think of me, why can’t that work?59d84f1a121c1ecc

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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.a5f92fff31857a05

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“…?”3d36d7e139e2d1db

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“How could be49d50fc2 I let 0836ec5b5c you go 94877e0307 somewhere so 8a236728a2 dangerous?”8c5cc4ab8dfe365b

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He said, f13747eb06 almost sobbing.7277d87909a6b7ab

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Dangerous…?e81a7ada8fda5615

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Well, from their point of view, it’s no wonder Adrian was considered dangerous.c56ce3b12ffe0307

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But at this point, I couldn’t help but feel a little uncomfortable.f17facd5da199fa6

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Why do a6d93e1b5a they naturally c19065353e assume that 6aeb59af0c Adrian would 6dce7a6026 be a 841b800736 danger to ea381cff4b me?f549ece1a707041a

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Because he thinks I’m one of his people?1292b57b3d48f733

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Because I d9ed4a04dc was taken cad523fdb7 to the c6f38fd3d2 Tower, and 7fb0076539 he was 4924c5735d the one c8f7d7ef75 who ordered fbf2f9d006 it?6a567fae8e419c66

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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…d2f1b92d95688f1a

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‘Oh, no, not because 6174f2d725 of the earrings?’60bc961848a2a695

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And then there was cd3e77d28e a moment that just bc5230e716 flashed through my head.e7ae7a03a5e66526

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The look on Evan’s face when I told him Adrian gave me the earrings.b28fca27c4fb99fb

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Was it anger, a9a0574afe sadness…?ad6c10b6961bb5d8

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If anything, 047f4d7f17 I thought f2989f28c7 you felt f872189569 betrayed because 8db3922399 I told 633a04e9e9 you where 70eab5cd6f the earrings e9cd877b89 came from 453712133c and revealed 105a57a0bc that I 588ecfcc01 knew Adrian.60758f546073db28

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What if you 8b529fa2e3 already knew about 21bf72904c the enchantment on 6458705e9e my earrings?c7aeafe22ca9b340

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Was it‘anger’at Adrian for 93d5940b1f giving the earrings e26dea56ae to me?f2074dd4b85cee71

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‘…I’m pretty sure I misunderstood you.’d35a7c16519ef8f1

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Unable to 4427bae0a7 control my 866e3b1cce expression in 89fa30b534 this unexpected b4149fad64 situation, my eec048ab45 face subtly 7e118ee4a4 changed from f88ce8d724 smiling to 23b983fbcf crying.e8d45bddf4596c47

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‘So, to summarize, I b9f9ee7ec9 was captured here during f6730cdecd a misunderstanding about the d413fb7628 earrings, and Evan, who a4909bbb64 came to rescue me, 6718df8241 happened to run into 64261b3dd5 Adrian.’0a092198ee9fd8cd

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Plus…69d0c0abe815df52

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Looking around at 13c048903e the nearby ruins, 33a0319d5f I realized that 3c334a324a this was the ee032a5882 room I was 3815520975 being held in.2495b52b7f8dc8c7

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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.17b6fb9ee355a0f4

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And then the fight…27e055470e3b861d

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‘Haha, no way… this fight was… because of me?’f4307f50008c432d

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I chuckled to 4db8e1f6a6 myself at the 7a6e17a66c unbelievable reality.f6e3d4523628b2bb

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It’s not like I’m some innocent comic book heroine crying out pitifully, ‘Don’t fight because of me.’9b9c2b8b7ea2eb58

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Turning to Evan, who 4f25c927fc looked like an abandoned 5e112fdb47 puppy with no intention 2f0215b38e of letting me go, 92e0d6be47 I opened my mouth fffb554591 to speak.d52f707123fb2185

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“I think there’s a misunderstanding here…”c6111169be4c0b28

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Still, the b7377de95a misunderstanding must 4cd6dee093 be cleared 593e0cf71e up.b71afe7134cd8cdd

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Glancing at Evan, I’m about to continue, when his face tightens and a look of wariness crosses his face.bb22ee9ef187aefa

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Rowan, standing behind 0db22c0df1 him, shuddered and 136cd097c3 took a defensive 6f32f14646 stance.24fc8d44c635bc03

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Their gazes 5ad99e4b1b darted to 5568463e37 my back, cabcdc7502 and I e90c030f13 reflexively spun 1ace2a66e3 around.5b58c406e9a0ea84

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A familiar d6c08fee7a scent hit bc711b4167 my nostrils. The faces staring back b035876f2c at me were unfamiliar. The languid eyes 70810e92b7 I remembered were 07590cad50 now distorted with ad75034a6c genuine emotion.ae2417aadeec3274

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My jaw dropped, but a5842ac019 I was even more ac9144080d surprised when I had 71ed0ae321 to use a defensive c1c5d31d29 spell.ac351d243d97f9ad

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Adrian fired an offensive spell at Evan’s arm that was holding me.7c9e16c27ef14576

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“Ouch!”ea8a5f0b0b79640d

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Evan groaned as I af366f2685 managed to block his 116b619c13 arm from being severed, a7716881e6 but not the impact.cc72fac0b08ffa83

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Adrian, who hadn’t missed my momentary hesitation, grabbed my outstretched hand for defense magic.789482a65ef6276c

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The next instant, I 92d8975c14 was yanked backward by be66067e8f a strong force and b15325fcc7 slammed against a solid 39fcd5a141 body.8c682f1d2bf45d27

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With a flick 0263ec7e4b of his arm 6eed328f52 around my shoulders, cc04b05d5e Adrian blocked my 2c8643f49a vision with his 7b7b5d7550 cloak.09d31b4c2b0a37a1

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As the black 3c6a7c1aa8 hem of the f90e023d28 cloak obscured my 61b53360a9 vision, I cried f97f8ae97d out in desperation.94e20c4894596a37

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“Stop! Stop, all f82a297454 of you!”ec9e991ef39f35b1

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All three of them 9cacc5e9c4 stopped moving at once.61e55055bee0eeec

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A roaring fireball and 3cbb6b65b4 a sharp ice spear 297cdaf973 floated through the air, f3f2d0a603 and Evan raised his 3b12a61139 molten sword and pointed 61ad62dc92 it at Adrian.5d2c6835858a3625

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Without wasting any 02df108f2c time, I poked a54bcf80ec my head out 27050ac0be from under his fd327b2ff2 cloak and shouted a55e608b26 again.78497a7f149498f2

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“If you move an inch, I’ll kill you all!”af5e9175e65818bf

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…The words came out more violently than I expected.dee087d9a0af469c

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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.bd34cd1dac67f5d1

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Are you a little 8d0e8b24c9 surprised?07d5d2591a3e4d30

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Everyone was stunned. The effect 529ba954c5 of the 51bab2f0f9 murderous threat 1eb754dc99 was clear. No one dared to a4510b8123 move.6f3492a88f6b6bd7

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‘Ah, I 45b0400d06 knew it.’571a84f154ba54cc

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Yeah, people don’t listen to you if you try to be nice and soft!2fb92a42ae5613ca

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Even if they’re shocked, it’s better to speak tough…ac8409e44b9d208a

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“Huh?”b8f5383fb6759f2f

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I stared 713858208a at Adrian, df9d0720b4 who was b0f462e8b4 closest to d2b7b84d1c me, startled.89e4737a0c369279

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“You…”8bb4b6010db88119

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Unbelievably, he said,“Are you… crying?”de386b1d7f421945

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That’s right, I 26edc04bdf was crying.fde89b936c54074b

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