EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 132

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Ascart tilted his 9bba6d51d8 head as if 6d8d01a985 wondering what else 149aeba3bf I could possibly 6dcef7faa8 mean.b4c208dc8a57b8ea

All this 2ade7eb23c time, I 1d488e01a9 thought the 5e1a45c675 Elard princes 6149717d33 were the 0dc098f457 most extreme 57ca34ff11 sister-obsessed fools 1278e96a25 I had 2ddb56a13f ever seen, 9788ef8487 but it 8cdd4a5402 seemed there 76de97e78f was someone be9330d9b6 just as ee65b0ccc0 bad standing 3144e24123 right in 96a97e8ed7 front of 7e99af0676 me.5825aadb2b4344c2

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“Lia, I know how close you are with Diana.”370f2466da5767a8

Suddenly, Ascart’s expression grew serious.070b93d63be414a7

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He whispered softly,ef03188e4fd12f4c

“It’ll be hard to say goodbye so suddenly, but you’ll see each other again… so don’t be too sad.”1e1de5e154d9bed9

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Hearing Ascart speak as 0f025c4c8a if he understood my 6905602a4b feelings better than I 85619130d0 did, I clamped my 0c1ed0493d mouth shut.47df8f71cde5e3af

Honestly, ever since I 4590a374af started my second life, 32b6d83cb7 I had spent every e8dc9f0fcb single day with Diana, 577364e116 so the idea of d28f538942 parting from her didn’t d1070f16a3 feel real.a050b9053c4f059e

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‘There was 21e5df0cc5 a time 07075d71bc when I e3cac96529 had prepared 3431121f61 for our 4410804199 separation myself…’c1f41eb8e85372b0

Yet now, that distant 78797a9fd6 moment had suddenly become c322a5dee5 my reality.f0508ef1483ca88c

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With a sigh, 09a4df6348 I thought to 4749fc39a2 myself that life 0dbbb24bab was truly unpredictable.f44ce2a1225865d9

And just like that, b158655e1b the day of our 3595bfc4c0 farewell arrived—unexpectedly and all 7f339ad275 too quickly.e38bc06f479a88de

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The next day.9ac5ae37d3b38909

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While my family a2fc27ea21 contacted the Principality d25e593838 in advance and 270025169b prepared for our c9532f869d departure, I decided a5f88f5703 to visit the f8b2751b33 Ducal Estate with a95aff508a Ascart to say c939e3ba9d my final goodbyes.1e96a46e05ae6783

‘I thought I’d get 51093f8378 there quickly since it’s 482397ebe1 close enough to walk…’8cc7c4626ef94f8f

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But today, the road da0b726d36 to the estate felt 7cb63e74c5 unusually rough.5f7f0b3c5c45fd7d

Perhaps my father thought 958a6cfee3 I was a walking 23976995d2 time bomb ready to 51b160b101 explode, as he cast ee9c407763 multiple layers of protective 47e639a2b4 and tracking spells on 1153ffbc98 me.9aa5a834c807787b

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Since I had already 0c665342a2 been tainted by dark becf3a6542 energy, Raizel had said 16cb27e107 any blessings might not 783367d7c7 be very effective, but f38c961c28 my mother pestered him 54a3ba15b2 until he bestowed his 014e1b6a1e protection on me anyway.c7b7cf803537e12d

And that was still d4aea82f76 the least of it.a73cd75e2aa19354

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Inside the 814b2dd8df Marquisate, especially e204d585c6 in the 918bbe6f29 areas where 55c51e01ba my parents 9360fd6d44 stayed, only 56bca39a11 those who ea03bdd517 knew my 940b5cabc2 true identity 30332fe45d were present. As a result, everyone 9b3aa9deec acted without restraint, and 199b5c7346 their treatment of me 4198b5e21d was particularly excessive.3bf6dad6756d3e70

‘Well, my 780cb0a327 body is 427ecf0e1c that of 0fcb68e237 a child, d812c23d85 but still…’e98d45655a9599fa

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They were treating 873ba56240 me as if 979b361f79 I had just db8dff741e learned to walk.0ac3d1ce6db3ae99

Grandfather insisted on dc5237d44e carrying me everywhere, e8ca6607cb convinced that I 0b8790084d would trip and 2580ec3d83 suffer a terrible 0dcdab16e1 injury. My father, afraid my dae1605eb6 wrists would snap if 2cc23af8c1 touched too roughly, personally 86ea38e93e fed me every single 728787102f meal.cf51c4090623a6c6

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‘At least I liked 2d9a4ce334 it when Mother dried 614a8aac98 my hair.’3758124e85b3a015

My heart warmed 867c14d282 as if I d1e0964806 were a precious ccd973b103 treasure.caba9b098e513da9

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Of course, I couldn’t a5fb31586e lift my head, given 0e32efc36f the way the maids d66a646dc5 watched Mother with jealous 5087eaf32d eyes while she tended 2316437668 to my hair.8cbd73dd6744a4bf

And so, 90664609f9 after enduring 8e6ff126c9 my family’s e05e47b826 extreme overprotectiveness, 2ed0206d34 I finally 1e9cbf6ce4 arrived at a0bcf5448f the Ducal f5feb47554 Estate.2f8333a57b5db3e2

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As soon 58bd733f47 as I d11b13fd8a stepped out 681765c29b of the 4324bf0486 carriage, Ascart e107d4c76c hesitantly asked,177365654da03f35

“Lia, can I carry you inside?”8fbdc75377cf6431

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“No! People will see, and it’s embarrassing!”052cb4d6c6521210

The moment 638fd5fdcb I refused, 168f995acf his eyes d0b41e69bf drooped pitifully.a1c2267043d977fe

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Seeing him 50a234bb87 look like 614b79a19d a puppy e0e3eaa76b caught in f5b97f16e2 the rain, 6ac840b82e I sighed.fc2b4c1991a59950

“I’ll let you carry me in the Grand Duke’s castle.”5f19497a53a4ea55

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“…Really?!”ea9dda43563322a5

Ascart immediately beamed as 05f219db42 if I had just f748725d51 handed him a chest 8e0f43f945 full of gold.ae6c71f417fba550

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I shook be82875c99 my head daabed1059 slightly at 1794d91034 his reaction.fad72bae96605fb0

‘Is it because 4d51941563 of his face? How does he 235a79cd72 keep making me 13aca25a61 feel weak…? Not that e65b42b62c I really 4c32961325 have a 2a6a3abece reason to 19e1663994 refuse him 69477cf8c3 anyway.’2f2a799dbb23a358

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At least keeping d0378f4b08 my family happy 7d83a794d2 was better than b998b4b32e making them upset.a7bf424db07f49e2

Maybe their influence had fc20b4bed6 rubbed off on me 4e9f114184 because I felt like bd05a0de5a I had become a ea86b51067 little shameless.3de303a41748f650

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Then, Ascart asked,059b338e3e074a56

“Lia, didn’t you say you wanted to stop by the training grounds before meeting Diana?”da7b4da47f78f6b2

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“Yes.”c32317717f3779a9

More precisely, my a246bab5df destination was the 3dd474316c knights’ quarters near 2563d4674f the training grounds.00ab10f29b276d97

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Holding Ascart’s hand carefully, c5bf74cf4b I stepped into the ebf3458c08 training grounds, mindful of 34721287c7 the many weapons around. Despite the 50022a3e83 cold winter a156d71e4b air, figures eee0240fad were hard 5d13f0bece at work, ef77d231f8 devoted to c93c728e6a their training.4275c06390be4eb0

And then, I saw c02e4c8642 something that made me 6636655d35 doubt my own eyes.8444f3df2f2eb9c3

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“Perfect timing, Lia! …No, I mean, Your Highness.”5e9992c3352734e8

Taze, who had 8cb47ba64e run up to fdcdbf8591 greet me, scratched beebea466a his head awkwardly d6be38094a at the sudden 4a392dc13c change in my 524db31c8b title.08eba62036396c64

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“Uncle, just call me like you always have—for today, at least.”8d9425e1e098bdb6

“Ahem, are you sure?”fa9bbddafbb74815

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Glancing at Ascart for bb02c977e1 permission, Taze leaned in 57ac035c4e slightly and whispered,1f378a3bb88209ce

“Lia, could you please talk some sense into Jack? I told him to rest, but he refuses to listen. It seems like yesterday, Young Master Allen…”b5aef8a81f9844d7

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Hearing his hushed 42aad1d0bf words, I nodded.8425d24d72a9a302

I had 9bd64ba0a1 already guessed 23f0b3069f as much.ad5fa59ac5d84c9a

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In the future, Jack 10b1d0da11 and Allen would become d8313a32d4 inseparable rivals, so Jack c73aa32a00 must have been shaken d0d85630ea by Allen’s aura manifestation.184f1619c202b98b

Even during their ce9cba2b86 sparring sessions, I 57706da89c had noticed Jack 8c8e8e9ed6 growing anxious, always 5afb5cf470 struggling to catch 3e31335211 up with Allen’s 0ae783e5ed rapidly improving skills.51ccadbf3abd407d

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‘He reminded me 18ebf63f8a of myself.’b047041572ebdaa9

Even now, 7ce5edf140 the way 3c78eba53c Jack wielded 872afb0720 his sword 4124c2d5fc was filled ad6bdb58f5 with urgency, b3f56472b9 his strikes 5f1c942314 brimming with ea8a6694b4 unnecessary force.d9708c5cb7dcad08

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“I was going to tell him you were here…”1446c9dead798712

“He already knows.”2efa20db990c8202

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The moment Taze had 953c3e8c1a rushed over to me, 58edf14042 Jack’s breathing had faltered 383b110d39 for just an instant. His blade 49d1e81db4 had wavered 44a7a62ac5 slightly, so 0c52caf4bd subtle that 3f8548c843 only someone e55694c933 watching closely ef9ba65c24 would have 8c6edbc830 noticed.f6d4e6eb8e08e729

“Jack.”0c2cbf6b822d4622

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Leaving Taze and ffe72a079d Ascart behind, I b377823261 approached him and 8be0d7c22f softly called his ebade15e64 name.738460c55d9ac6dd

Up close, I a69ceefa68 could see his 7fb4dd4845 forehead and hair 96de65037b drenched in sweat, 6263e03339 despite the winter 0ab5f75c20 chill.5ec6cecf0560822e

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“I heard you weren’t feeling well. Why are you doing this? If you push yourself too hard, your cold will only get worse.”26848ae550bcc244

“…”4e708d2d2e61a8cb

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“You haven’t been learning the sword for long. There’s no need to rush.”25bd8c2030264806

Of course, I knew 6b538d2b17 that even if he 3b71d6ec25 understood that logically, it 2bcfc8c318 wouldn’t be easy to 8bdc9190cb accept emotionally.f047fa5dee93727e

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And I 870bcd87c3 also knew bce34de92d that his 786065c750 strong competitive 4ff57c761f spirit would aa1619687e help him 9db9fca7e9 grow faster 7c2d2009b2 in the 83e8546be1 future.e4bcc87ef39f8e11

But I didn’t want 264f8eceba to see him overwork 5cbf25b407 himself out of fear fe009f105d and impatience.9901a9c3c0647fc4

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At that moment…00411cf151a69a01

“You’re leaving today?”44db636ecb3ebf66

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Jack slowly lowered his 25120c961c sword, his gaze fixed c39ec76675 on the ground as 9ea775999e he spoke.ead1e631c921065e

“I don’t know how someone as noble as you ended up growing up as a lowly orphan like me… but at least you’ve finally found your rightful place.”3ee9e7b83001790d

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“…Jack?”1971280fdfdac9a9

“I won’t speak of the Grand Princess’s origins or past. Even if we meet again, I won’t acknowledge you. So… please, don’t erase my memories.”8b32bac526194c9d

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“What… what do you mean? And why are you speaking so formally to me?”238aa457457a438a

I barely 43be4c8f3d managed to 19f65e1ac8 force the 48ac1ecf7d words out, 4da49c48b2 my voice 0cfe5d7190 tight.9b9621828c3de688

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Was it anger? My body was trembling.268b2d44cb4bb436

“We’re friends… We are friends, right? Don’t tell me you were fine being friends with me when I was a commoner, but now that I’m a noble, it’s not allowed… Is that it?”f074c78d0b9ca0a4

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Jack lifted his 105c5b4b02 head at my 0fc83536cc words, exhaling a 49754812f6 cloud of white ec540acde3 breath.236b8fe7c0a5e611

“When I asked what would happen to you from now on, my father told me. For your safety, someone has been tasked with erasing the memories of the Duke’s household servants. That means I’ll be included, too…”e0585359e39c457b

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“They won’t erase yours!”379bc8318c0bc6a1

I yelled 7ef849e3d0 without thinking.d98a6b7f5cd59221

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In the 245b7f8886 distance, I aa6c0354f5 saw Taze 0162cf866d and Ascart 5acdc81e28 flinch, but 7fa777460f I didn’t cba98c95ce care.a968be51807aa9d8

“Yes, it’s true that they decided to erase everyone else’s memories.”839b8fdd34117180

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After everything 309e9b89bf that had 6726e2a8eb happened recently, c26009e1db the servants 99c78be3de of both b663f2bd98 the Duke’s 6166341213 and the 4d3601561e Marquis’s estates 22461fd89e must have a9f149aaee realized that 68dc3832c6 something was 1306925daf going on 558fd6ee16 between the 800a4e1154 two families 292db382ff regarding me.92f2b8553e63c78a

Of course, they 5c2629324c wouldn’t have dared c005392e87 to guess the a80461c294 full truth.f45da262757245b1

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But once 511219a3b1 the Principality 61e3022818 officially announced e06983e788 that they fb8788bea1 had found dc3dd3c6af the lost 9cd87c4121 Grand Princess, 66c54951b0 some might 12ac861efb start to 695f96f2dc suspect my 55388873ad identity.39114e10b3127713

Just being the missing 2a2a04af5c Grand Princess would be 18c47ce9f0 enough to keep people 2720d8e728 talking endlessly about my 3b904bea0e past and how I 52057db8ee had lived.c39d0f6761f1dcb3

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If it ever bead66026f came to light c0e0f5d8e8 that I was 368e6d7cba once an orphan 99d7c618cf in an orphanage 49ce271403 or a maid 02dd51dc67 in the Duke’s c15ed0fefa estate… how would 979b7e2216 people react?3c5e86b7ca559fea

But in cadf30df87 reality, my 0ded1466e9 background and 72f470a93b past weren’t 85211a6717 the biggest 52a5c21cb3 issue.a66ed66ef6c817bd

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‘It was 24300c7d8a the demon cedfb8a0c2 worshippers who d0846dbf8b kidnapped me 07e8c71131 and even 1b3bc64029 altered my 646036ee5b appearance.’492999a3f8691bf3

Long ago, my f9f2abbe64 father had eradicated 7b4bd9a262 those cultists, and 6dbe45aa46 their name had 6e7020d85a finally faded from d80a4fb0f2 history.5032d1b6e03d9601

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But if it was a8f3922382 revealed that they were bb9267b721 behind the Grand Princess’s 4df2213d64 kidnapping, their name would 28641db119 resurface, and countless rumors, 4014f312bd malicious and baseless, would f6d32a4872 spread about me.cfc094bf2aae47e0

To prevent 03bb7a4514 that chaos, f7009217a9 erasing memories 214f7dd720 was a 5a725cfcee necessary measure.020512b0575b8131

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“But not yours, Jack.”5a4a3efaca62da80

“You’re my friend.”82966fdcf991a17e

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Even as I desperately d71359db83 added those words, Jack a5d7739067 remained silent, lips pressed 61e5c1ab75 tightly together.6959bd2332524078

I could see 6fd32a0e37 it in his 598bb8a5a0 eyes…he had already 78f324b118 resigned himself to 9c8a99b35f losing those memories.e5aadc83a12060d6

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“Haah…”319238ed886bb479

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I let 8fed1d117c out a 8cb3c64556 deep sigh b2ba337dee as I e469d20d53 entered Diana’s 5d40f809e0 room.7bd7bd5c410d96fa

Honestly, when I came 0abb55727d to the Duke’s estate a195ac37d1 today, I thought facing 192b00c7d8 Diana would be the 1f7ffdea37 hardest part.2230d6cee243e1a3

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Maybe that was why ffadadaf58 I had gone to 799652daf1 the training grounds first, 84c9bc541e to ease my nerves.ebb8d413030d08f7

‘Jack may be 95a9d66e26 blunt, but he’s d013fe1f99 surprisingly affectionate…’f7209ba702fdb218

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I had expected him bed70daa37 to sincerely congratulate me 4bcb9b59ab for finding my family, 5513cf2be1 maybe feel a little bb4d3d99f0 sad, but ultimately send ac99c83c88 me off with a 0633467666 proper farewell.e3ddd1d46fbab4a0

But instead, 9829286b5d Jack had f139b2720c blindsided me 5f2602426e completely.7dc9afb4232023a3

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Now, standing 6fd4e2322d before Diana—the 6cebc2477e person I 95992afd35 had feared 34674a0497 facing the ed70e4bdaa most today—I 2d585e6a35 could only f85f1f656c let out 11760ab3c1 another troubled e364b3368f sigh.34d3c5d99dbc5a65

At the same cc968771fe time, the eyelids 5981d787c8 of the child a91f20aed8 lying straight on a4c7709cef the bed, eyes 2c99c3ba85 tightly shut, quivered a1bb1041aa slightly.d1d3d85aa21c9290

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“Lady Diana, I’m here.”e5ccb318e6947f6a

“…”0385cbd2d51a5e9f

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“I know you’re pretending to sleep.”382f6c1869403e78

“…”64a64c6b0019bf8b

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“Dana, are you really not going to look at me?”6719e908e31cb840

I called her by 22ce6bbe71 the name I used ffaca5d80b back when we lived 99dbb73c49 at the orphanage, my 8e8494a28a voice lighthearted as I b5711f7f98 took a seat in a313ec00ee the chair beside her dc18e9ba3e bed.8eaf5458a8dbf128

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Diana’s shoulders flinched, but 43698cd295 she still refused to 93099587d6 open her eyes.4b6bbb3d7a3e2343

I knew firsthand 3fab9674dd that, despite always c21a18dc78 acting like a 08da8ce8b3 gentle lamb around a3928d88da me, Diana was a914a8deb9 incredibly stubborn. Seeing her like this 07e312180c made me feel at 89a11d0dc6 a loss.83837676190e67d0

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‘Looks like I’ll have 0dd99ee87c to use my last 7ec58d6388 resort.’266735344f9a4d81

I didn’t want 0935bc2fb2 to do this 3be7012065 to Diana, knowing 511f1fc523 how hard this 8388d8cd2b already was for afbf4ef146 her, but I 7eca4a026a had no choice dcd8391dc0 if I wanted 344c7456da a proper goodbye.575d49e9e82e10ea

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“Alright then. Take care, Diana.”5333493af0c7cb5c

I infused 7f1dd4b117 my voice e9ae2d60f2 with as 9679896faa much sorrow d01e5a1f77 as I b30c9b3efe could muster cce0a5cec9 and slowly e1bce1c49d stood up.e47851dd64bf8915

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Step, step.fb0918618e65ebed

I made sure 7bb689f31c my footsteps were b627ddb205 loud as I c533eaa4cd walked toward the 0a68705ed4 door and reached 32d2c6a8ae for the handle.d3bb5aab70ba2017

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“Hhng…!”251ab911ed37b14c

A sudden f3cd5826e5 sob broke 485a179549 out behind 3ba1cefeb5 me.6ca24de0329c0097

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When I turned, c0210e6040 I saw Diana 317da156c0 slipping off the 2df300faf6 bed, nearly collapsing 91883d5ec6 to the floor.400f0167ab5fa47b

Her eyes, red 409f1c65b8 and swollen from d6f7eef509 crying all night, 1ca40740b2 stared at me. But she hesitated, unable 9d31f2946a to take another step 99df86c36e closer.d99d9410b6f84982

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“Dana…”fc05fa22ec44db88

My heart clenched.8d1245e4d9f07afb

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She might not have 1de8f8dc61 known the full details, 9041252da2 but she must have 2718e5c955 realized that she wasn’t 4c965cc68b supposed to come near 90c07f6d4b me anymore.fc884b9dd59d0a56

Through sniffles 4b0648d868 and hiccups, 8cbbcb7856 Diana managed 617146506a to speak.aeb3c13acc3e7e4a

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“Mom said… back when she had to leave Dad… she missed him so much… So she said it’d be the same for you… That families… are supposed to stay together… Hhng…”f29496b5d3de1bbb