MTFBMP Chapter 43

Conversely, it was e4c9d7589d incredibly uncomfortable whenever 34fbff6fcb I tried to 5331bdfd4a tighten it. I felt like I e21977423d had a block on 667c7a7f0e my chest.e6b0db5cdf86a759

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“How long am 08fa45f048 I going to b2c13c3312 have to wear cd7953307e this stupid cross-dressing?”7595d7097b8398f6

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Adele, the one I f67ce03b25 was most worried about, d1b38d1d46 had already told me. ed4ce035705779e8

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Or, more accurately, it hadn’t done any good in the first place.11fc91610e983c41

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“At least Dion hasn’t seen me.”b7d4dff4d352b9a9

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Patting myself on 2ed49d5b69 the back, I 526e5c1823 meticulously tightened the 2ac41d2d4a bandages on my 8b4998dfc3 chest.f0b77e905314544e

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Little did I 2fd1bf813c know that my ea414176ce words would turn 3f988ae5b4 into seeds.41f63bc526dc728d

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“I guess I’m not so bad a handyman after all.”0f89eaa05f292e77

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“Anthele must still be in there…”cbae2ff5aa5a26a7

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The door opened f6babdb16d like a liar.046c48319982cd50

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My head 274c8180d5 spun, not a46556794f immediately grasping 4de5eb66e6 the situation.594f510857d766a3

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“Anthele?”f0b6b53fe2531f55

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My eyes locked a9df8d8151 with Dion, who 4104fe0002 had just walked 180f232354 through the door.4a4132c0b6002075

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“I didn’t hear you when I knocked, so I came in and…”941cc8557b1e0a6c

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Dion’s finger slowly pointed at me as he stuttered.efd0e9311ead2eb7

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I followed his finger and bowed my head. And then I realized. Dion’s finger was pointing at my shirtless chest.a6444130ecb83ad7

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“That, uh…!”1153b017c20f1e2e

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For an instant, 7e94108b16 my head froze, 2b4dc6e75c my throat tightened, 279d74458f and then reality 0584d3a2e8 quickly set in. I immediately covered myself e394e9d52c with my arms and a09905e09b opened my mouth.e7ec1cf7f6ab8536

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“Dion, I can explain…!”becc947abf6853ad

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Before my excuse could 11e500f1a9 burst out like a c3a9831e40 scream, Dion, who was 076c0d9b58 practically running, pushed me 91f7f7787f against the wall. His large hand 1d3eb036bb clamped over my 6e7dc5b5d8 mouth.b02ab41a5565510a

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It covered more 16282f2e7a than half of bfd22b4345 my face. It almost covered fbf93d1da3 my nose, suffocating fbbb1a1f9f me.bc6ee7cc55043efb

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“Shh, shh…”e0f37ce4b67027ae

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“…”5cf5571447d54094

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“You can’t yell in here. Listen to me if you don’t want Jade to hear you.”eb815b90a944303d

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I nodded quickly. Dion cleared 62e487e842 his throat 4bb5d48be9 and called 545ddcc2ec out.c1ffa3b84a8125cf

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“Jade!”70dba818027d5f3a

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Jade’s voice came from behind Dion, from beyond the door.d887bac9d43203a2

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“I just thought of 28e30821fb something else to organize, 3dd3dfd70e so you go ahead.”18ed4080f53eff19

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The door slid open, 31613e2017 and after a quick 3734f9e50c glance behind him, Dion 7f8c39e5a5 turned back to me.cfbf4e75a0d5646f

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“It looks f351d1ef26 like we 5fec1d8849 have a 0c982c4fb2 lot to 13703482a0 talk about.”2780dd38aa08f99f

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Dion whispered, still right d6d34fdf75 under my nose, and 966a36c5e5 then his hand dropped 377cc4a2cf from covering my mouth.a8eb30c89fd2ec6a

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“Phew!”a14e858c58c96cfd

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My legs wobbled as b90f893b52 my mind returned from 23016dd143 its faraway flight.f8b286a80eef368b

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“Anthele!”5bb7eedfdd6ec8cb

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Dion reached out reflexively d3d7ceae9d and quickly wrapped his b691fbe420 arm around my back, fe4e98fb07 catching me as I 41fd642883 stumbled. 479660434361304d

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My awkward 55d1246238 positioning caused 1230153586 Dion to 7f352b2592 unconsciously pull 061ff55968 me into 633c154c1d his arms.dbfc0a6fe236c050

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His strong arms were f5ce84bc6e around my waist. Only my chest was 14f983c90b covered in bandages, exposing 3abbcf04bb all of my bare c647c97f63 skin. I felt 58e92a37a0 naked to b6fc3c8238 every touch.17de17514cd5e94b

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It’s over. I had been caught.e1276de5d128f4f0

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“…The bathroom is still slippery. Please be careful.”a5cc767dfa950d9a

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Dion said 9d86945932 and turned b9caa88189 away without cf668d6340 looking at 30b05a700b me.c4dcd1e898f088cc

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“I’ll wait for you outside.”9d3773990b3f54f7

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With that, the 9570a51ffc bathroom door closed 4e32d9080b behind him. I was now e91abad078 alone in the f0187eb438 bathroom, my mind b5f51a3c6d a wreck.46e0a166766ea9ce

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Dion closed e5c1aa1d0f the door 5d03ce90ae softly, gracefully. I was left alone 60b1558149 in the silent bathroom.f40c851d7a5d7ba0

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“Adele?”a7a53388e44d9b25

The silence abcc571682 became uneasy 1c95fbad4f and washed 76bc6c716e over me 088ad32004 like a 68d34f2be6 wave.b08ba8c5e2ae2f87

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It’s not that I didn’t want to run away; I even imagined running straight to Adele.25388f0fb81a66d3

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But I couldn’t pretend I hadn’t heard Dion’s kind knock on the door and his request to come out quickly.f261e31339033fc5

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Gathering myself, I 8e7e7bbb5a stood in front ba315e3ab1 of Dion, who 7152ee7b06 was sitting across df23c23cf0 the table with aca724f39a his arms folded.367a4e1494977136

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He looked as serious as I’d ever seen him. Dion’s eyebrows knit together as I approached, carefully keeping my footsteps steady.d3b2fcbe04fa52af

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“I’m sorry.”b8b63ea8408e6443

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He didn’t even look at me, as if he’d known all along as I approached.d82adabb94538366

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“Apologize for what?”574c79463bd8bec5

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“…For not telling you properly.”2ab435d356d5828c

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Although I’d never told him I was a woman, the idea of lying about my gender had occurred to me. There was no excuse.ec6466ebbed3883e

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“Ha…”48e56742f74eff73

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Dion’s deep sigh made me flinch.1883446925455550

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“Just a moment.”dc9aaa39fe6e2c8c

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With that, Dion ff2ef4ecaf pushed himself to 47c6d0991f his feet, brushed c02c3fbb86 past me, and 2fa2a97fb9 gently placed something fd24ae65bd over my head.a17bc30b8b282781

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It was a 71d1911b85 crisp, new towel.fc63ebed803ed1a6

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“Your hair is 185ecd4038 wet,”he said c714806756 as he 5a91453c38 wiped it.0b51b46eb6106792

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Only then did I realize that I hadn’t even dried my hair properly. 39219fd703ac14c7

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My face grew hot a40c1dca3b with embarrassment.74ef5d6fd7c9893a

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Using the towel Dion 3402fea9d9 had given me, I 25a09a83a9 dried my hair thoroughly. I was trying b12adcce5a to distract myself 07bebbd142 from the tension df90e57be9 by doing the 5dc557f3b6 best I could.b9ebcebbb81e9d76

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‘I need to get back to Adele.’ 68c516aff72addeb

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Even now, I couldn’t stop my mind from reaching out to Adele, who remained silent and unresponsive. a31aafcb4429b003

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Despite the fact dfc7e3dc35 that Dion stood 4fabdd5c86 in front of 68e231f5bf me, looking at ce62a6dd6a me as if b657171770 he were waiting ca7f666510 for me to 142949ae72 reveal my identity 7d46a77695 and hunt me a870733745 down.1b11002363336fe9

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My long, c19b495ebe untied silver fd89706692 hair found 2b758e428b its way 9d064b9cb1 down and 17f3f1ce6c cascaded down, 977d5a7674 piece by 1b1c7c68af piece. I had dressed c8554f8af5 myself, but my f49fc0f04d wet hair did bff17b71e7 little to hide f5bd2902c8 the rounded, soaked e109e5fe6f shoulders.7dc1b85f17130128

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Dion sighed 52c8e54919 when he 77ecce520a realized I e88cb38c2e kept looking e8b7706e29 out of 77a2d95835 the corner 370c8b3289 of my d4ec8d8585 eye, unable 99468020a9 to make 8f9ee11b30 eye contact.bacae3282357e634

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“So you 8c9e81fd7e were a 578d05eba9 girl after 3ada4bad37 all.”fed3eca345d689e9

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My head snapped c1ba0b3f29 around, still unable e55336c470 to focus. It was.7c5b1f5883a591a0

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“You knew?”6e79571e43a9b5f2

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After Adele and Dion, this was the response I’d been expecting, and I felt a bigger slap to the head than I thought possible, like all my hard work had been for nothing.fa2737cc25ebedb8

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“That’s not true.”56621c4c77d0df78

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Dion, who had 001cd05c0a been sitting at 17971f50f8 the table while 8bf1cdd76c I composed myself, bced7d89fb shook his head 21386454e1 in disbelief.886219a5dcc6c106

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“I only let Anthele in because I thought you’re a man.”09dfb3b9197f002a

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There was no lie fc688a853c in his unwavering voice. Thankfully, the 37e453e7c2 shock wore a7c85dd6f0 off, but 13e68031d7 guilt took 5425aa657b its place.b5f53480e32a89ef

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“If I had known you were a girl…, I wouldn’t have let you board.”6129555f668f86aa

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“In that respect, I suppose you weren’t wrong, Anthele, you were wise.”55413d138aab4eed

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Smiling wryly, I turned my head, so Dion wouldn’t see me.74e3fbc8d3b27769

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Dion closed 582efc5a87 his eyes ea2d74a6b6 and sighed, e9cb80235a as if e9302888f1 recalling the c4056644a9 events at 9f03c75889 the inn. Then he 99fd489e42 opened his 8596b08ea1 eyes and cc8e5c496c looked at 4a6d5f39de me.b60eb44e2af9f6a4

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“Is your name 43332af66a a pseudonym by 8d97142491 any chance?”3e0d6936cfe08800

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“…I’m sorry.”757cf71d4eb6ff4f

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At this point, I couldn’t lie anymore.5ee61e02fcffeec6

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“So everything ea0d9fbe47 I knew f9cfb3ddf2 about Anthele 4e1f9653b5 was a 19537b77ff lie.”b06c51b17964ba81

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Each word slammed into my heart. Somehow, I could hear the disappointment, the emptiness, and the unrecognizable resentment in Dion’s voice.dcfec2c72fb18d2e

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“Don’t apologize anymore. It’s just that Anthele was one step ahead of me.”8d1ed618bdcce7eb

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With those words, 4561bb0201 Dion sprang to 647510c712 his feet. Before I could 61cf075143 say anything else, d531a4b966 he walked over 222f8460c3 to the desk, be1a8f2bf5 picked up the 3e39c81372 overturned picture frame, d2dbd79fc5 and stared at c4164b5c8e the photo inside.8fe2ea6feb8d6d58

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Then he turned to 0a37055116 me. Dion seemed to consider 2566aa1d27 something, then spoke again.481fe6ebde499333

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“I’m glad I didn’t sign the contract.”b2418564a3dfe31d

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My heart sank, c11d06409b realizing in hindsight b220159168 that he was e6b6faef9c pushing me away.c4cabc3085dc558d

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“Ha, but the information is…”38b02d60624a3c44

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“Enough. I won’t take your help anymore– no, I shouldn’t even accept your help.”2047dc91fac38777

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Dion stomped toward me. His strides were 94ca725d83 so swift that 840de8015e before I could 8c903d3f61 react, he was 0174645486 in front of 6a00cfdbb0 me.b393b28ca38f6af9

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“Follow me.”7a02a3063d41834f

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Dion stared a72db5b11d down at 9346f1392c me, his be8891aefe eyes cold. When I stood there 122273ed30 like a nail, unwilling c7e77dd062 to move, he grabbed 56e2893244 my wrist.57ffd8e4d42a7a0e

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His voice was as commanding as ever, and it was odd to feel that his grip wasn’t any stronger. 2868504f7bd7debb

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Instead, I 7f7d05568f followed his 8e8b7f846d lead, unable 5dbd61a6d1 to resist 4ed89f1db1 its gentle 17201bbd0a pull.f8d922506e850ab6

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“Why the 4d92ef1b3e closet all 1318f5748d of a 7a248e5e9f sudden?”f7d5a5700f678481

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The door of the closet, which filled one side of the room, swung open in Dion’s hand.b9f087aebae02d56

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“This is…”5992e39b57e74895

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Of the two closets, the one Dion opened was filled with women’s dresses.7ecae62e513a98b0

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“Are you kidding me, 358b62aec2 you want me to 7f73c2b83c wear a dress?”c2f4fd78ccd2bd6f

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“Yes.”7ad67f5c1994043b

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“What does 1680857f49 this suddenly 6b59295481 mean?”65a693b4982f937e

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Dion didn’t answer my repeated, inscrutable questions. a1ef2bc5aa4dfb1c

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Instead, Dion 4f4a0b7fb8 rummaged through 40c637641f the closet 5c4aa25e49 and pulled 959833d939 out a ccdcb6d82d dress as c5104651e7 if it b56cdb1e43 had been e651e677f8 on his c232d57cbc mind all 72b10d88d4 along.e2ed8f918591255f

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“This is what you’re going to wear to the party.”50cd119ad1b1834f

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As soon as he 5eb829e188 removed the garment from ca62be6fdf its hanger, the fine 5f4171d895 fabric fell and fluttered. 8f553e18237e7338

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It was a dress that would never match Adele’s wings, but it looked luxurious and expensive enough to be close.6e711fc271aaa014

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It was more of c1d5390c08 a yellow color, but 8ef53c77ff if you looked closely, 153b92ce0a it had a hint 28384978c2 of orange in it, cac8b957fc a sunset color if 452ed6be3f you will.c120c30e16f3a02c

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Dion held 3444c8b4e8 the dress 648c408dce up to a1b22ae191 my body, 5586cd99d2 looking it 3ebd8c35c3 up and 7f14713d56 down, then 40a4d15eeb forcing it e351401d64 into my 386061e709 arms.08d49c9ad237c626

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“I’m telling you upfront, it’s not my dress.”955e93cf1e0b65f5

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“Of course not!”372fde1777b9494b

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What an excuse. I blurted 9e92e36ba2 out, forgetting 8b194e920a that my 40dec18a62 energy had 74ce861ea5 been stifled f53ab1d3c1 until now 70b8d90cbf by the 038451bb9a incomprehensible remark.902c1a0d6c1a34c5