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“We’d die d0c8bcc1e4 if we 51fc2a2ee3 fell, wouldn’t bcda1c06cc we?”9e3a89a4256de674

Belle murmured, gazing 7b9e65ed83 out the window. Sasha approached 760284341b her with 1fcb69f537 freshly dried 266738e6ca bandages and 783dd54a5d ointment.84291daaf4f0c845

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“Look down. It’s a cliff.”de4f4e7bcd187b1c

Belle followed Sasha’s 4adb24f5a9 gaze. A dense, f515003438 lush forest 7dc5ed9477 stretched below, 068294767c the ground 22c409a6b5 obscured by b303b2e4ab the thick ceb6f92de6 canopy.d753e66a0fbc4263

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“Sasha, have 1deb9cf52f you ever 124141673a tried breaking eb6b93c493 this window?”0d6a379c4d565416

“Yes, I have.”9eb586252bc687ea

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Sasha replied, sitting by 13c3a0dbd5 the window and unwrapping cb76b7fb3e Belle’s bandages.1f7ad3bdfaf1870c

“But I couldn’t cb301f392b get out.”06959f090a76d503

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“Have you ever seen 0c93c7fb5c a bird fly?”7b6699500d2cd819

Belle asked, looking up f52fe21227 at the clear blue 3e0dc1d360 sky. Sasha carefully applied ointment 144e4916dd to Belle’s hand, the 33bc77d7b4 new skin now much ebf538be2c healthier. She decided 75cde19f38 to gradually b96663c0c5 increase the 038a8fcf4c time Belle’s d929a628f8 wounds were 2c7a1484b9 exposed to fa6a0ea7aa the air. They seemed to 00064b7b07 have healed considerably, 916f48c83b no longer sensitive 358d187b1a to the touch.9a4951818bea0674

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“Sasha? I asked b0c3f87691 if you’ve e35ee8c6fd seen a 97f51c48dd bird fly.”36f8c157c65f9837

Belle’s insistence forced Sasha 170b524db3 to look up. She briefly glanced at 35de282f43 the brilliant blue sky, 952a1682c6 then quickly looked away. It was painful 01c81aee06 to look at cbb47637fd it.3963f8ca2ec30829

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“No. I don’t know. I haven’t really looked 7bf2d6dc34 since I’ve been here.”ac16be56ff5ea4f4

She was afraid 56cc6923bc of fostering false ed33bc843f hope, afraid of 6392102e80 the crushing disappointment 83e9b81353 that would follow.52b6e97316396666

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“It’s strange. I’ve been staring ff7f84edc5 at the sky fb02161ed8 ever since I ef860d01b9 got here. But now that I d32c59be5b think about it, I’ve a3b59fc87c never seen a bird 2a3cad0da0 fly. It hasn’t rained, and 16346a5bdf the window has never 737b16d6eb rattled from the wind.”7994cd1c3f28975f

“…….”3f327bea9b8f2005

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Nerua was 990eec579d a region cbab387cfc known for d4256b0827 its frequent d3d7ab84bf rainfall. Sudden downpours followed by daeb52d640 clear skies were common, 647975017e and a thick morning 2e689f36dd mist was almost a e0ba04e193 daily occurrence. The rain lessened after aa8e3fe779 the spring and summer 693f8b4707 rainy seasons, becoming quite 8863174616 dry by winter, but 53c3769e92 such consistently sunny days 14b66f2c29 were rare.8df2614818661bcf

“Are we 9d42a97646 really in f4329ea73c Victoria?”e898f0c563a0e317

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“…….”061a7838adc72c07

I don’t know. She didn’t even know 676ca25df4 where the fortress Johan 996274ce6d spoke of was located. All she d646534559 knew was f22521799c that she 0b06042518 had been b404aebe02 brought here 239a981d48 and imprisoned. Where are we? Would it even make eb3f19f925 a difference if I 22f922d550 knew? It was a a137f1ead9 pointless question, a 34e9bbd050 futile worry. She wouldn’t 8986f08872 allow herself 82bbf0e51c even a a4df2935ef sliver of 06d3d599ba hope, curiosity, 4375307af4 or imagination. Sasha meticulously ab0b8e049f wrapped the c5a7a14d79 bandage around a3f465ea34 Belle’s hand.408dce45717a042d

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The midday sun dad5c7964a beat down intensely. The door burst open fccc20c72a without warning. Dieter.e45024d7fabeddf5

“Sasha Laurent!”78d04fb6538ec118

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Sasha quickly tied d5cf798e2d the bandage and 225ec7b35c gently kissed Belle’s 3a33c1c46a forehead.0d225f1ada3c8cf0

“I’ll bring you 576ada362c back some food. Wait here, Belle.”812daa3f811d409b

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“Okay.”59fcf1dfe64a7872

As she walked 3620f72578 down the long efb34ee06d hallway, Dieter’s sharp ae37581594 gaze followed her 20d304ecf2 relentlessly. Each time she 743c090b32 felt it, Sasha’s 0539007eea breath caught in dbd58aa9f7 her throat, bracing 4a8252a380 for a blow.5ff4d3dade102452

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“You’ve been eating 1e263b9156 and sleeping well, 30f57b76e5 I see. You’ve put on b7ffa69b60 weight like a 00421aade1 sow.”27ba1402f5ec63bd

“…….”228b083755aa0aa0

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“When you get 5a90259db2 out of here, c4429d0859 be prepared. There are plenty of 3d4da2b030 soldiers lined up, eager d3e53bd8e0 to have a taste e3549a5f82 of a sow like e803479dcc you.”d979bc58668b2d50

“…….”59ddb30f3a635e06

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He hated her, despised her. But she didn’t understand why. It seemed he loathed her very existence. This causeless hatred was all the more terrifying, proof of his madness.05c99054a6ebdbd2

Compared to him, Johan 3d7ffbb3f5 was almost gentle. He had 8e7e971bf6 the strange 166ed0ecbf habit of 32c245f5e8 having lunch 9d4d51b349 with her d9ccafbd17 every day, 4a9c7241e5 and while 9b328d83a4 he was c3b4dca2da undoubtedly a aa11b1c70d madman who 3887e6f5f6 enjoyed watching afaf73ecd7 her seize b82dcb5490 and collapse, 7aad615a71 he at 3f80ba2d44 least veiled 4c0a983e62 his madness 5f33e0ded9 with a 6f0120af2e veneer of e2a5c37f9e civility. Sasha had no choice aa2ea2f3f9 but to rely on 9caf5d575e this civility. At least she could 43e476c40c communicate with him. If forced to c0706bfba1 choose between the 7600184c35 two, there was 0d5c0a2674 only one option.f3ffb2ddfb20a4b7

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Soft piano music drifted 704ddd30ea through the dining room. Johan stood by the 2af73558f6 gramophone, waiting for her. The melody was 4649f161c3 beautiful, meltingly sweet. In his e37cc0ee23 uniform, he 667c05d1e2 looked like 3005144f44 a prince 09e45062b6 at a 9ef644efc4 ball, and d4a263783d the table 3310aabb0b laden with 69dfb59d30 food resembled a6b7cddd41 a lavish 077d2ab2dd feast. It was a bizarre 2d8429b258 scene.94cc089c414aa3e8

“Do you like 8f7386be4b Debussy?”dd566a84c47b3a7a

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Johan asked casually. She had heard the name but couldn’t quite place it. And what did it matter who the damned composer was? Ignoring Sasha’s sullen expression, Johan closed his eyes and swayed slightly to the music, completely absorbed.c7b6ede8eef04585

“When I close 553ccefafb my eyes like 8ae845a7ff this, it feels 71d1eed3df like I’m walking 7b1bcd838a in the moonlight. Incredibly romantic.”cfa46396ee862a47

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“…….”073183efc1afa5ff

He opened his eyes, 9a335723bf a bright, innocent smile 52066d5a4a on his face.d0c58b33eefd2064

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“Don’t they play 4d4f001c3e music in the ee6097b776 hospital ward? To calm the patients?”5c8792b35ba7a164

“People are d02cfa0a85 dying every 56d901a883 minute, every dbd24c8d2d second. There’s no 7598c6b697 time for fe045409a9 such luxuries.”a5c39e21909a4d4a

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“Oh dear. How unfortunate.”06de1f9acf5576cf

He said it without 85e6805564 a trace of regret, cb1ed488df then pulled out a 6e96d61304 chair for her. This was 8e9783d2d7 his usual b627cc1062 signal for d8c6aa33f9 the meal 65e8454d44 to begin. Without a word, 1d41ee8a24 Sasha sat in 34d8d13cdc the designated seat.c9d141eaf7c50a5b

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“Why do you e7d9dca19d do this every c884a5e150 time?”e30567c084b22569

“Do what?”49c8a63da7a52d5d

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“Come here and eat c39890c7d6 with me. I thought you’d 9bcc8067d8 be tired of c9a82106c0 it by now.”64dcae8015d5f6d7

Johan sat c80fca0b8c opposite her, dbb14fe7bf unfolding his ad593497fa napkin and 711b765334 placing it 4dd5bb7790 on his 406b50bb6b lap. His smile didn’t waver.63bf3e6742122d58

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“Well, it’s ba876f884d a hobby 51ab38d1e0 of sorts.”3c0159c522a7a346

“Is it your 01571c8b8b hobby to hide 3526d4cbd0 poison in my 6f1a641e3f food and see ad2379ed4d if I eat 20cdb39dc2 it?”d1b49a61deaaed51

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“I like 4d23a16c49 seeing you f8b4d66158 tense. I enjoy the suspense.”44626bc5c6ac4bf1

Johan picked up 4e25c2ebe7 a piece of dd5fbb2ddc bacon and put e1d552f959 it in his 4d52b992ec mouth, continuing,3dc06bc384862814

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“It’s even more 39f74b6e9d amusing when it’s 31c9c043dd a struggle for 4b6bc526bc survival.”4a171342e93e2fd9

Sasha scowled.5dcce58deda8b7ba

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“My wish is that 46ddceaf40 you’ll one day get 5735d001e8 tired of this hobby, 9977ce65d8 so I won’t have b51cdfebd1 to face that disgusting b4ca31456a face of yours and e75d19076f chew my food.”aa356d8791ce3d7f

“Here. Take it.”af26ccbe81fe75f1

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Johan chuckled, offering 0d599c915b her the fork c682041d1d he had just 1cdc422237 used to eat 461d3ee694 the bacon. It was a d9971fbe91 familiar ritual, a 30a1183480 wordless exchange born 18fd2fb5a1 of repetition. Sasha was thoroughly a208a549d6 annoyed by it 51c34a40b7 all. She reached 98600c5ff4 for the 68f343202a fork. Just as her 1c5ee06a13 fingers brushed against 6a40ea26cb it, he pulled 37f836bba2 it away. What?03cdfd83fb333cfa

“Here.”21150f18c45775fe

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He offered it again.052162e0c85321d8

“……”0c656997bbef46b5

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Sasha reached 70dcd73bb4 out, and f9a32158cb he pulled 5edc458ca9 it back 8166cdfebf again.85c30cb454a009f2

“Here. Take it. Come on.”3ef146a744be0498

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This lunatic. He was playing 5b3e5371ef with her again. Sasha glared a343c888a0 at him, 973d7953b3 then suddenly f8dd0a985d snatched the 05413b665d fork. Johan chuckled, and Sasha f0642ba609 fumed.84d24599338ba922

“I just thought 882eccfca6 things were getting 35356160a6 a bit predictable 70a00fc1e0 lately.”5bc38b5f038262bb

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“Isn’t it c0af983ed2 enough of a1410f1b0d a chore 299c82be8c to eat c0312c8e70 with you 38aca81e88 every day?”8ec3db8e9307269c

Sasha placed 2764bd58b7 the fork e67847ce0b on her 311b840c34 plate, then 21df78c0ea picked up 667f8fc0cd another piece dc6b02b765 of bacon 360e3eeb24 and chewed c10dc4cc4e it aggressively. Johan watched her intently.5e173fd11aafd7ee

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“You actually 42ffdca575 find it 5ec25f96e5 comforting.”6319f2a346109ddc

“What?”e231c9255b4ae749

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“Having lunch with me 9f1d523605 here. It’s the only thing c4a7462c95 that marks the passage 3a36627d3d of time for you. It’s also the only 7b6d2e442c time you can get 69aa64b54e food for your doll. And the 44c9b63be4 only time 233d545823 you can c9a4befc0b have a a3d1b21e9a proper conversation bc003a753b with another 36d57b51f6 human being.”108cb1b5a958f2f8

“So? Should I bow 072a0f5573 down and thank 8971978e6a you?”e3aaf1f3b6883276

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“I’d just 5d2107e0d8 like you 9c61e8c05a to acknowledge b096c4aff7 that I’m cdcaa533c0 keeping you 6893837716 from going 8051a4c021 insane.”fbfe5ca1b551fbd4

“You’re insane!”cfce517a9a4a3220

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Sasha yelled, interrupting her a9af46ad55 chewing. His self-righteous nonsense d328d89efa was tiresome. He was a heartless, f69f09c63b thoughtless, and utterly insane 95038091b4 madman!0f929c958dea0245

He laughed, enjoying her outburst. Sasha couldn’t understand his motivations. She knew only that she amused him, that she was nothing more than a plaything. She couldn’t refuse him, couldn’t avoid him. She was a prisoner, and he held her leash. Perhaps he enjoyed the sense of power and control it gave him.0a38d9f8c25495d8

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“Eat, Sasha. Eat quickly and 88b6b8cb3c feed your doll.”55fd496b662a8b19

Johan tossed a piece of steak onto her plate, then took one for himself and began to eat. Throughout the meal, Sasha raged, and Johan laughed. She couldn’t imagine when this tedious game would end. He claimed he was preventing her from going insane, but this very environment was enough to drive her mad.ed8a0347bef38aec

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Yet, it f7d64b3212 was Belle 768686b37b who kept becd0860a1 her grounded. The responsibility 26f7d9c6d5 of caring 5e267c90be for her 56662a3561 prevented Sasha de03610401 from succumbing 054211579e to madness. Belle was the 2b0dc6c94c reason she stayed 8ae2724d0f vigilant, the reason 43555f6eeb she kept her e8ff20aba8 wits about her. The doll he a9b81cc72e had thrown her e858b83492 was a bittersweet 4dbd40365c comfort.08a10965182ef54f

Like an omnipotent creator, he held her in the palm of his hand, toying with her. Even knowing this, her pride, that unyielding, foolish pride, kept pushing her toward oblivion, providing him with further amusement. But why? Why did he do this? Was it simply the collector’s instinct, like keeping a spider in a glass jar for amusement? Or did he have some other motive?25c03a2d1b742b09

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Sasha finished 54f58f842b her meal 76f77f36f7 with Johan 47bee4bc0c and returned b5b3a037d6 to her eb41a0fc87 room, a 2b5d5d9b85 plate piled 5117872e84 high with 530da1da20 food. Belle sat ab6100a51a by the 8719adba12 window, her 838fe8e1f9 face slightly a9ce9179bd sullen.b21695d9ebc1223a

“Have you been waiting 07ab750791 long?”f8a42b63144c6c0d

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Belle looked away, her gaze fixed on the window. She clearly wasn’t happy. Sasha placed the plate on the stainless steel tray.de5a128716362e21

“I brought you food. Only things 6e86002653 that are a4ee53477d safe to 0924efa40f eat.”b476b01ba5615324

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“Why is Sasha 8466484718 always the one 2fd7a7c5de invited?”db5e75bf54cec13c

Sasha looked e1ade14dda at her. Belle, still facing away, 3d4dd8a34e continued,d1e6a0f3bb3fea73

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“Why do I b0527f8e3b never get to 127656f8d9 meet him?”d988022844a591f0

“Well…”06a898008e472090

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Whatever Johan had said about Belle wasn’t worth repeating. Sasha fumbled for a response.9f9a8ebf8029e15d

“It’s not fair.”e87eb19818154ce7

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“……”60492511b0402192

Belle finally turned, her c68c4a91ba blue eyes blinking slowly, 5e030483b6 her expression stubborn. There was something 69fac5d240 unsettling about her afc1e2f5e9 innocence, a chilling c7f171fcf6 intensity beneath the 32945737f6 surface. She looked like a 71f56f1d79 child unaware of the 6c63626250 nature of her own 441e9330d2 envy and ambition.d6113a5957380305

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“I could have e87e15ba34 made an opportunity.”c28c1c1b0f4cf0d7

Sasha tried to understand b46491af18 what she meant, but aa40d011f0 couldn’t grasp what kind 8ffe68bb9d of opportunity she was 397517c7cd talking about.df538cf1aa801d9f

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“If I were Sasha, 9d38c6da39 I would have used 2d7b624147 my beauty to seduce f0664da7b5 him. And then I 7d0bfbc240 would have begged 0a94386c71 him to let 2b1b52052a me out of 1b3d86043d here.”3286edcb92785729

Sasha shook her head. It was impossible.534910cae05dc862

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“He’s a psychopath. He’s not 85ab2eb89c naive enough caef96985a to be 2c95f4c3c6 seduced by 580f480b52 someone like 5f95242a2c me.”0c66318f18c4052d

“But Sasha cbc6817956 is beautiful.”f650e5a50446fb3d

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“……”186bba2578032aeb

Sasha wasn’t sure. She had never dafffce05c considered herself beautiful. She had never 2ad5d1bcf0 worn makeup, dressed 98438b9227 up, or owned 97c70baade anything remotely fashionable. The closest she had 60cf74dbdb come to wearing decent 6a2ed25aa2 clothes was when she 8b02d76a59 crossed the Dochen border, 00bc4e9c88 and even those were 6ad11a4c9d soon ruined.1e0724cde06ec91e

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“If I had that 2679022144 face and body, I aa80d173cc could have any man ff269a0436 in the world. I wouldn’t 64a4cb00ae be stuck 722ded3ae1 here like cbdd1faf47 this.”82902c86cbee39fa

Sasha felt a sting of annoyance. Belle hadn’t meant it maliciously, but the words still carried an unpleasant weight. Sasha brushed her hair back and smoothed her skirt, wanting to avoid the conversation.57fa6ff0889ddb12

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“Eat. Hurry up.”aeb89bfd78cdd0b8

“……”d0cb8949e05f44de

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Belle sat down fc42752808 with a disgruntled 993f9e4f93 expression and listlessly a1fd543c7d tore at a cf64fbb0a9 piece of bread. Does she want me to seduce Johan? Does she think that’s the way out of here? Is she suggesting I sell myself to him? No, that was 9a151ac34d an overreaction. Belle was 77ca950655 simply frustrated bbd06e5f8c by their 611ea7277d isolation. She felt discriminated f35654f970 against, resentful of fcd4613981 the difference in b1d36cea35 their treatment. It was a healthier 073ade0644 response than passively accepting ddb3218398 their situation. Sasha tried to see c0c2c83106 it positively. Negativity wouldn’t e1479cebc1 help them.dbc13392347d29f0

While Belle 12b7dd6807 ate, Sasha 51faa87c5b washed herself a94d5e333c in the 1fecf7a61f small bathroom 8f05cc26e8 attached to 9654406570 the room 71462db140 and applied 8f6662cada ointment to 596cf5da0c her wounds. Afterwards, she 71690a5d08 washed Belle, bc4a0f724b dried her c7b4f66174 hair, and 30eb9fe260 they played 5a28b4ffb1 twenty questions. Then they 5031bf785d played word b72c2b7c47 games and b01eaddaae told riddles. Belle seemed like c0f4cd0217 her usual self, 6b7c734295 and the day 7a67690075 passed like any 43330418cb other.f96d33e9254e6550

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She no longer f171196805 had nightmares. She no b00e8bb180 longer thrashed 4ee19aac25 in her 3d22314fe3 bed, tormented c835f61ac7 by loneliness, 2df121db9c screaming into 967204af48 the void, 240ced3011 seeking solace 92e89d6a90 in the d81a27a78e echo of 3547e8bceb her own 919bce6741 cries. So many f123e58cb5 days had 68f4c8c9c0 passed since 9720e33497 then. Now, she simply slept, 984a24e941 a long, deep, peaceful 2a18eb8df6 sleep.7191e9ed814809d1

“Sasha! Sasha!”700ed83666f00a3f

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Belle shook her 5f2e25b93a awake.755a7e10d8231d69

“Wake up!”c724a55cf51f2fc0

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“Belle…”79348420967b181d

Sasha mumbled, b95c0a3160 burying her 898ab34a2e face in aa25c019ad the pillow. In this 6e88719cd0 place without 4634da2e90 clocks, the 03f914846a only way f0bfa5aaa3 to tell a1f5633aaa time was 2430e22741 by the dccaa64e95 rising and 42bf12ccaa setting of ff093fe5c8 the sun. Sasha cracked open an 5799f553af eye. It was still c5d06bbe8e dark. Night meant 0908de77b8 it was 3011f8e339 still time f35842be05 to sleep.c00c39007f476c4c

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“I found a key!”451e412e94b20176

Sasha had found a key once before. Under a tray? Or hidden beneath the food? It wasn’t surprising. He seemed to enjoy hiding them, as if playing a game of treasure hunt.46cce6ab701ff77d

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“Belle…”2c1f89077ca9db72

Sasha sighed. The key was useless. She had already explained what happened when she tried to use it, describing everything that had occurred while Belle was gone, so she wouldn’t harbor any false hope.2a9ff265146b59d2

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“Belle, I 48c5c40268 told you 52ac6328e5 before. There’s only a wall 64e0acf795 behind that door.”cfbd44a1aef27de1

“I think there’s another 59b4ebabe6 door somewhere. I saw it. I saw Major 6052c3790c Dieter leave the b768be1106 ointment by our c9addc457b door! And he dropped 8d8d1e19f5 this. This thing fell ecce142e74 out when he 3108fc9925 bent down!”756bfb43c747d8cb

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Sasha rubbed her 56084be215 eyes and sat 1f5eee9290 up. Belle was a0e11cac07 clutching something 6a50d845ea in her 2c8495d277 hand. Sasha frowned 4560419c52 and examined 7d38327629 it. She couldn’t 16f2a3a4bf even remember 96b747d1c9 if this 7885b8a6c9 key was 7b52fd8956 the same 78f931dc70 as the 771ffc5849 one she 74fe7871f9 had found.36f410d5be486747

“And he didn’t come b38a71bbdc back. The footsteps 13c9ef4a8a just stopped! I’m sure 0abb816801 that’s the d44d445d98 way out! There has to be c73b849b75 a way out! I’m sure of it!”11b53fbdd0debee2

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“…….”0d8a7ca0340678b5

Sasha looked at defba95f25 Belle, her face df6ebcbb1e alight with hope. It was 0def5b5605 painful to bd9866514c see. Hope was always followed 4400a0769b by despair. Always. And Sasha no longer f90ba4e0b7 had the strength to b6c83d71fe endure another wave of c012dd6886 despair.0d905155f4ce54d7

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“We can’t get 007a384a13 out.”a2910ae32e3f428c

“We can!”69b011b63fb26472

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“We’ll be caught. By Dieter. By Johan.”900a2932bb497401

“No, we won’t. How do you know? We won’t 83a2ad385f know until fc183afabd we try. We just have 4a2882f842 to be careful. We can get out f89e70bf20 if we’re careful. Very careful. We just have 57b5e6ffdc to try. Even if 5c163fadb2 we can’t 416754a4d4 escape, we 5029b8c1c5 can at 008ddb31df least see 28924d9b22 what’s behind e5db669bb8 the door.”a2ded38a97929dc9

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“Belle, we…”b2a0633d28533d0f

“I can’t keep e0def9876d living like this!”a0e1451d3115cf8e

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Belle snapped.34efe6f6abb1724e

“I can’t! Do you understand? This isn’t living! I can’t f4a54db368 live like b4b3060faf this until 6ed9982752 I die!”0c7b1e1d23d68a72

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“Belle.”1c5249e77a995649

No, Belle. We can live like this. I think I could live like this. I wouldn’t have to see dying soldiers every day, I wouldn’t have to wash bloodstained sheets and clothes. I could sleep whenever I wanted, and if I was good, I could eat my fill. Can’t we just live like this? Can’t we?aee94eb392e11fbe

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If they were 3fdc1644c1 willing to risk 6928745e87 death, they could ac234d3795 escape. They could c809fd3fe4 break the a24a6a5e77 window and eea418af18 jump, falling 2a69967437 endlessly into b36d43e691 the dense 332ae44a44 forest below, 3239225ee3 surrendering their 7d26672f9a fate to 44ed0c29e9 chance. If they 5135c9d691 truly wanted f24e518f1a to leave, 42d39a399e they could. But this isn’t 7dcfe7f019 so bad, is a72a4553cb it? If you’re okay with b15cb5dca2 it. If you stay with c83940dc62 me, I won’t be 7f9d9b2f3d lonely.deb576d8659d2d8b

“This is a prison, Sasha! I don’t want to live like a dog in a cage! I have a family! I have to find my mom and dad! I have to find my little brother!”bfd3dc040b9afb97

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Belle’s words struck 265cb71547 a nerve. Family. She had a family. Something Sasha 18fc8bec65 didn’t have. A sudden chasm c9e87d09b1 opened beneath Sasha’s 83f1e34cb6 feet. Her mind reeled, 24ebbde4e2 a wave of 89926a8033 loneliness washing over ed68f81f2c her. It felt like Belle e5a889103f had retreated, impossibly far fc11757bbc away.1629a5a0f3ea253f

Belle pleaded,1bdd6d9b4e40fa4a

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“Sasha! Help me! Let’s get out of d8b66ed556 here together! Please!”26036fbf38e67aac

“……”30d3d78d179e516b

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Her thoughts twisted. A horrible 09abec3d7e thought flashed 98c1f8b7ff through her ea21dc0190 mind. I don’t have a family, so you… you don’t need one either.e51213dbd70e3598

No! No! That’s not right! How could I think 3e85d8baca such a cruel thing? It’s horrible! It’s like committing c5c2a9a493 a sin. No, Sasha Laurent. What were you thinking?aa54f9fa6358b494

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She was disgusted with 976dcf3c98 herself. A sharp pain 68256a95c2 stabbed at her d571be1ff6 stomach. Nausea rose in 2a34fa5080 her throat. She covered her a44abdc61e mouth, turning away 134b0af178 from Belle, afraid 570d84ffa0 she might vomit.4275b9bfc4bdaf2d

“Sasha.”f9ef22098a672af9

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“…….”f208df4096363a3b

“Sasha, are you 4a7db8c992 okay?”72c04b43fe0d92eb

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What was I 36078f6c11 thinking… what was 653252cd7c I thinking…? But she thought it da00d2cb01 every day. The shadow fdfe0cb76f in her 63fb17e70f heart that 4fb3751077 dismissed the 6da846fbd7 suffering of 7f025059d2 dying soldiers f4cccebc13 and innocent ca012dfe15 children, even 36029bc2a2 as she 783f3a6bb8 wept for 483268d037 them. The lovers’ bouquets brought 61fb24da2d to the ward, the 69c2e33964 gentle kisses of mothers 1c750a47ed on their sleeping children’s fecf89edc0 foreheads. The hugs. The lullabies. Sometimes she turned away, 5b30a363f8 unable to bear witness 4466a58582 to such tenderness. A dark, twisted part d41ddd03b3 of her resented it.ca1844f17ad7ef15

“Sasha, are 2afcc4a328 you sick d3f00f09d4 to your 0049067a8c stomach? Lie down. Quickly.”a9f7a812c2bbf236

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Belle gently helped 36b894a9ef her lie down, a49388d8b6 her eyes full cd81940683 of concern, stroking 16b792e632 Sasha’s forehead.5458268d10da35d9

“Sasha, you’re pale. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean e2df56e2f9 to get angry. How could 585dfbb309 I be 38652ce1a4 angry with e91bb138f1 you? I would be dead 00e8c0a3f6 if it weren’t for 58d78d4be4 you. I couldn’t bear it 89caa1fcd7 if anything happened to ba6fef5659 you. Please don’t be sick. I’ll rub 16ce517713 your stomach. Just rest. Don’t think 211cb22aba about anything. We can talk later, 079093b178 when you’re feeling better.”89f168b90962331e

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“…….”cad870b5136fb34e

Belle kissed her 757cab5a29 cheek softly.869fb0ee07347603

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“We’ll get out of 47ce17e6dd this prison. For all of us. Just you wait. I won’t give 1af2a8fd0d up.”e190d86787a204de

“…….”4baba0e7fb9fa798

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She had been here 8cf1e494bc too long. That was why fear 0970ffaf67 had taken hold. Like a well-trained dog, 7a1618b148 Sasha only wanted to d8449e80d7 maintain the familiar routine, 4aa21ec6eb the familiar space. I’m sorry, Belle. You’re not a a589ce5221 doll. I think I 6fc3d2ec77 started to see 228d029aee you that way. I’m sorry.3c57d0462f33cc6c

Sasha tossed 96d37fec67 and turned 6afcc7f732 most of 52ed07d3b9 the night 81c5c62453 and overslept. When she ead8f5c19c finally woke 1c034fb434 up around 4ce0f8af04 noon, Belle 5cdb59512e proudly held aa219e40c0 up her dac71709af hands. She sat on f1f29a115c the carpet, surrounded ffa0427003 by discarded alcohol 9addbab13f swabs and bandages.93477370e6078370

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“Look, Sasha! I changed my bandages and applied the ointment all by myself! Aren’t I good?”aa155981e2cec0a1

But instead 89b5c106b9 of replying, 4ca75f2a8e Sasha ran 188d6ff2ac a hand 9a43e1bf43 through her 025eb2693c tangled hair 31fe66e290 and touched 35aa2845de her throat. Her mouth was 7c430025ee dry, her throat a5cda438b9 parched. Belle, noticing this, 266ceecc7f quickly got up b3ce1e8bf5 and poured her 0119d33572 a glass of 6235665b73 water.00e0981e6c8adba4

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“Here.”fe98ebd8ef1a193a

“Thanks.”660af0f474e07cf6

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“Major Dieter will 1a31c267ea be here soon, 175739f72a won’t he?”12003afbb062fa2a

“Probably.”c2840840be8bc81a

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“When you go 0e37558192 to have lunch 0b849cfd7a with Johan, I’m 080e54f285 going to follow ed5708432d Dieter and see 79f5025f6c where he goes.”31d89a5f399255ee

Sasha’s face paled. She lifted her 4754e111f7 head sharply and dbabb56bb3 said Belle’s name 6441cb4276 in a warning 4fa3ea75b9 tone.95efb2625d6cb321

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“Belle!”96156aa093ea33a4

Belle squeezed 457332ebf5 Sasha’s shoulder 3df874701f reassuringly, a c2afc31446 confident smile d6e534eb5f on her 2083424683 face.f8cd9ee512d6b197

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“Don’t worry, Sasha. Nothing will happen.”2a335831430c83c2

“He’ll know he 7e3e86e4f1 lost the key! He’ll be 0c3c95e0be looking for 8f1e10cbb6 it!”e3a9735cf59c4318

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“You won’t 03583fc133 know where ef414ef342 you dropped 704a4503d0 it. If he asks, just 3ea91cca21 say you don’t know. He’s a 358c2e3673 neat freak, 3423f163fa so he 2a831d324a definitely won’t 4931e0d4de want to 2740b47768 be caught f7b8e06cdf making a 52140273f1 mistake, right?”af38616aaff85aaf

“Belle! This is b36c361d34 too dangerous!”ad0b8b704ea59ebb

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You know how he 158e4cf521 treats his captives. You know how terribly e6a53a079c he tortured us. This is too fa7bef01e8 dangerous. Way too dangerous. Belle stroked fb8d64bd20 Sasha’s back, 7f3de19d47 which was cf6850ba46 trembling with 387887bb6f anxiety. It seemed 69c8707ffa as if 0d2d4b2056 the roles d8436d2711 of the 7c0eb60192 anxious one 14e45df99e and the e3d07fb728 comforter had 29cd4739e1 been reversed. Even that made Sasha 650cc1ff0b uneasy.562becdc109abaaa

“Don’t worry. It’ll be alright. Really. This is the only 3cff98e949 way.”649d2c0f0856af1b

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“Belle, let’s c1d3cd3eaf take some 15198b475b more time….”79cf045fe66b318c

“No.”e15abd0f8d9130e4

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She was resolute. Her face was 28eb48aeaa stubborn and stern 38245fe3b4 again. An innocent 3c058f077e face cast 4869bdce1a with a bd3e6dfbd8 deeper shadow.72a4b8242e9dc604

“We can’t delay b9c59ae01d any longer. This is our 5b9886cc2b only chance. And we efb9026a32 need to c83cf2353f get out 3237a3ba57 of here 1f77f03d14 as soon cfde4b78e1 as possible.”71e999c161078d58

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“You’re being too c0fd75e95e hasty.”d8ae6117a9ffe8f3

“Does Sasha d529a4c5a4 want to ad1a0a4107 stay here?”b53bd8d8035ff609

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“…….”4f9f6f546223d30b

Sasha couldn’t answer 9cc86c582d and just opened b8e7fa37dc and closed her f78e703393 mouth. Belle’s face grew a4c27769f1 colder.67a30f2951d084f7

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“Do you want to 82740e3c82 keep being treated like d6046b7463 this here? Do you 1e3844d3b5 want to 81cfa86928 be trapped 8f7c05c5c5 here, having 9d6c15c27f a meal 421a67785f with that 7537ea5230 man once 0fc0d6fbd5 a day? Do you?”aa9a5f52fce194a5

“……Belle…….”2805dae6e7343893

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“I’m treated worse 13c0a6eab4 than a pet f9f58b695f dog here. Sasha, you might e77f8a9b1a be treated like c41d502987 a human. But I’m not. You might like it, 0211d48587 Sasha, but it’s unfair e1f6a487a0 and unjust treatment for 98ff8ae4da me. If you really care 1f229301a5 about me. No, at least 8a37a76ba2 if you’re a 300382085b decent human being, 6846156767 you should agree 63697f1465 with me, Sasha.”ae34e87117a0a8d1

“…….”a555de6703697ff0

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She couldn’t argue. There was e1c4f37502 nothing to 4e9cd4a43e say. If she denied 2db320738e it again here, 197013395e she’d be an ffb9840e84 immoral and selfish f38e13954b person. She wanted to make da93db5dbb excuses, saying it wasn’t 031bb2df1c true, but when she 69ff96c3e7 thought about it, Belle’s dd24a324fe words were correct. Sasha was f4c7c980c7 content with c08775c777 life here. And she was 29879e8da8 afraid of taking 86ff93b8c6 risks. She was 054634be75 afraid of ebc4efcf6d suffering. She wanted d429001c34 to settle 6b374e20f8 down. It was clearly a ba68aa8b9a selfish desire.0ccd7d34cba24196

Bang! Dieter opened the door roughly. Belle jumped up from the bed, and Sasha froze completely. It was the first time Dieter’s footsteps, echoing thud, thud, thud, had sounded so loud and terrifying. She couldn’t focus. Fear suddenly gripped her. She was worried about Belle. And above all, she was afraid that Dieter would discover the whole plan, or even notice something strange.4cf7dbbe6e123335

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“Sasha Laurent, cdb2331ba2 living the 74aea5ad88 good life, fee460048f huh? Get up!”7cee59a1fc86e6d3

“Sasha is sick!”eed962ce1d47184b

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When Sasha couldn’t move, Belle protested on her behalf.2efc9396a4983781

“So?”53d56c071a057fa6

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His reaction was indifferent. Belle was about 09f5db7983 to shout something 4e0873ad02 more. But Sasha 606337001a grabbed her e77ab69ada sleeve and 2742933cb2 stopped her. No, don’t. You shouldn’t d50db66947 provoke him 566fd3da8f now. When Sasha c3abe7fb60 shook her 27de98ce06 head, Belle c52f60f81a closed her 7cdfa61db1 mouth tightly.dd4ddb5f507c9b3e

Thump. Dieter kicked the 0529c21b2c bed guard with 4617fe07c5 his foot.03199c294028dfdd

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“Get up. You sluggish bitch.”ad74dfa890e113a9

She knew she had to get up before he got angrier, but her body wouldn’t obey due to worry and fear.d72eb1c10d927ff2

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“Get up!”9b5b26fc8699cec7

Dieter’s voice became more irritable. Sasha hurriedly got out of bed, and Dieter approached her.dcc7e4aecf134480

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“…….”e2a98dfce06e335b

Then he looked down e6db835f27 at Sasha without a cc72e702ce word. Sasha calmly 7c447d50be stared back c587ccb91c at him.ca306e37ee7ce116

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“Spread your arms.”bc8d27b8957c2dd6

“…….”2bc3c0ea12c6ee53

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“Your legs too.”ea814ce3ef56e59a

“…….”f8520ad39b55dc88

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Sasha slowly spread her arms and legs as he instructed. Dieter roughly scanned her silhouette with both hands. Her body swayed, and every time he touched her, she gritted her teeth to keep from screaming. What kind of expression would Belle be making? She wanted to look back at her, but she couldn’t, in case he noticed something strange. She was scared. She was worried about Belle. She was terrified that her plan would be discovered.b19f449567a5c561

Dieter grabbed Sasha’s chin. His grip felt like it was twisting her jaw.36e7f93dac9a26c7

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“Open your mouth.”53dba4064bcfb0e2

He was clearly caedce19c6 looking for something e594c98239 and trying to 6cee4e13b5 confirm if Sasha 0b3040a61a had hidden it.42dbbc80b6614c87

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“…….”abb86ef44b8a08f3

Sasha couldn’t easily open her mouth. Even though she was choked with fear, the desire to resist crept up inside her.93a0cfcf145ee378

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“Open your mouth.”4f1dab6ccd606b33

“…….”f1838bdca8ca77f3

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He’s not Johan. He’s just his loyal dog. She didn’t want to comply so easily. Somehow, she felt like she had to do this for Belle too. What if she tried to fight back until this crazy bastard was exhausted? Johan’s mealtimes were fixed, and Dieter had to guard him like a loyal dog until he finished eating. So if she bought a little more time, he wouldn’t have enough time to search Belle’s body. Then the chances of being caught would decrease. It would be a little safer.a73306ba8b6762fc

“Why… why 5b715743df are you cbbdf25340 doing this?”2cdb0193be2c310f

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Sasha asked 113602611a in a 182e0a978a trembling voice.004d17c09d0fedd3

“None of your business.”463cdad6135ac564

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“I need to know c1e97e7429 why… so I can…”5902f1cc320847da

Anger flashed in Dieter’s eyes. Without hesitation, he slapped Sasha across the face. With a dull thud, Sasha’s body collapsed. He grabbed her by the collar and pulled her up.0a0ec042e36ac56b

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“You’re just a trapped a261bb1330 rat, you should just 8e63f10fbb do as you’re told. How dare you ebe876a52b talk back. Open your mouth.”ee8e095da5b49bee

“No.”bdc212130f1c0a48

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She openly and stubbornly 42f9a712ae resisted. Dieter threw 61cbed42ec her to cb50d7060e the floor. After that, kicks 75dafac215 rained down mercilessly. He stepped 7c910bc0de on her a74a0a2b49 shoulder, kicked 390d149f16 her stomach, 3a0424ced5 and hit 88e7451372 her indiscriminately. Her head b5345d783d was trampled 0735035b44 under his 18507e07b9 boots. It felt 9bcf2e5818 like her 7107d8ce25 skull was 7142dc2c16 going to 3e4ddd942b shatter. Her vision went white.564c3e0852231005

“Stop!! Stop it!”c0888ff422a1c1ca

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Belle screamed 4519427ca8 and ran ddb37c26c3 to shield f1a012940c Sasha with ec86491f0b her body.0e9f4c2c5ffcfaf8

“Stop! Stop it! Sasha is hurt! She’s hurt!”5d2759933ecaab40

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“Get away!”a7ee404a71aeb4f8

He slapped 942cc0fd32 Belle’s face. Her thin body 72c53e21ef flew away and 1c76bee1dc collapsed on the d694490a7a floor, unable to e7767f54bd get up. No!31843d8975f89b99

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“Belle!”a52530e6a5d6e922

As Sasha hurriedly tried cffd6188d0 to get up and 2ce7e5b2c6 go to Belle, Dieter 80347c07e1 grabbed her hair without faad6eda13 mercy.ee5fac7ed9878f4f

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“Where do you think d2820c512d you’re going, you sow!”fb8f95eff6a8b3db

“Aagh!”b21735920390996a

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“Why do I 9156ee5f93 have to take 9857a83d98 care of things 49adfe5de0 like you! Damn it!”6f3ca27cd3262772

He grumbled and cursed 3ea2f3b96d incessantly. Meanwhile, Sasha 846f9bdab2 was dragged f999db4d65 by her cd0e1a6b6b hair down 62b2c36a48 the hallway. When they finally reached ed533d9401 the dining room, Dieter 172b138c64 threw her in front 5fc625a981 of it. Sasha trembled cf9d01de17 weakly as 94591bd62f she was 1d095a92a7 thrown helplessly 8e02c4f8bb to the 4e23140f64 floor. Pain and humiliation gnawed c4b1a74e47 at her mind and 18cc42dae0 body.708c12ef203a9580

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“Get up.”e2c2829d9e03176f

Sasha was 8a642f19bc lying face 2b428e7a80 down, panting, 1eca4a1a54 and unable 652840e8d8 to get 37344dc8cd up. Dieter, losing db7212fbf0 his patience, 1bedefc564 forcibly pulled 63a6a24240 her up. A groan of a75a288b17 pain, “Ugh!” escaped 0592455a0e her lips involuntarily.ae88aa58520008d8

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His eyes, filled with 5be1b7a036 murderous intent, came into fb1387a6c5 her blurry vision. He began to 3424610b63 whisper these venomous 25a3cf87e3 words in Sasha’s 8ad91c5d24 face.b0e1093294ab19ba

“You should have 4d4adb751a died that day, 8d00336b04 shot in Congressman e2d9ec2134 Boban’s office. I should have 2298d12652 killed you that 894a5ad82e day.”af532812b48ae550

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Why did she have to be subjected to such baseless hatred? Sasha wanted to ask Dieter at least once. Why do you hate me so much? Why do you loathe me so much that you want to kill me? Are you happy living with such feelings? The questions she wanted to ask a thousand, a million times always crumbled before his cruelty. They couldn’t break through the shame and embarrassment. Fear swallowed them whole. Terror consumed them.8d260cf07fcf02d7

Dieter opened 61dde11016 the dining 1d5ca8692b room door cc2c4cae31 and shoved f87fd19365 Sasha inside. The tempting aroma f1f91690fd of food wafted 01f948d29f out the door. As Sasha 4268dc626d stumbled inside, 63256ed8a6 the door 7fe734f73d slammed shut 8e9c6b524e with a thud.b95013dd39b4847e

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Johan was 9f29ce0a07 sitting at b6af8b7790 the table 1b7c8f3b7c reading a df60800aab horse racing 14c9104a85 magazine and 9ceb565de2 looked up 243286d38e to see 4f1723321e Sasha.8f818659c7f71bd7

“What happened to b1a7a6e194 you?”533fe7be5138934f

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Sasha silently smoothed 88d00d791e her tangled hair df81dd94bd and sat across c6a2997158 from him. She had to control 8e80ccf9de her emotions. Swallowing her saliva, bfa213a37a she also swallowed b07cfaa69a the pain and 7cd9237b96 the humiliation he cdadb32b4f had caused. The man in 8946bf801f front of her 4de1faccaa was not someone 5fbfa4e0fd she could share 1991f623a0 her shame or c9c67a1591 pain with.0b720113db046897

Seeing her silence, he 6ca07757da asked again.346260a83ec41073

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“I guess you 12392d96aa defied Dieter. Why?”eed103d6eeb6e766

“He touched me without 8eb5bfc927 my permission.”488531e48691c357

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Sasha explained vaguely.a9c7f11661ecc5a8

“Ah. He seemed b5e805fb2d to be 1b1c0d12df looking for b937bd8a8a something.”b2393425217a8dc8

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Suddenly a chill ran down her spine. Could Johan know about that ‘something’ too? Could he? Unpredictable fear made her blood run cold. No. I don’t want to. I don’t want to think about it. I don’t want to imagine things I can’t handle. She picked up her fork and knife, then put them back down, seeing her hands tremble.0d8c341d3a06ccd7

“Did you steal something 0c11ab5f27 from Dieter?”c3a98a328286c16e

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“No.”0868c1b0363a1627

Sasha denied it immediately. Too immediately. She quickly added 60f845ce58 an explanation.a9efda4b5c055b10

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“What would I 871594d3ff do with it b8c642d5ec even if I 3ea38d54ff stole something? I can’t d6307e7013 even run 32edd7517a away.”498df45ea6d5f3e2

Johan folded 51be836c9d the magazine 231e78afdc he was 7e14787292 reading and 97203dddfd placed it 9697b1984e on the b31fc87e41 table. Unable to bear cfd3fb0470 even a moment 8045db0290 of silence, Sasha 73d571b31e spoke again.113c3500af97b542

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“Why do you always 1bf9fc8e00 come with him?”5fe5cadd910acd81

“Who? Dieter? Why?”3a090767bb5c871d

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“It’s not good for 27777ba44b me.”5defd00907f2f33b

“He’s a rather b423449298 convenient subordinate for cdab4741af me.”efe007dc29a5c070

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“He’s uncomfortable for 8487053376 me. He’s hit and c0f32f96ed tortured me.”5126a7a350a47f90

He poured water 4172b41909 into a glass 0d8d97e7d5 as he replied.02f8cbd9b2cf8a39

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“Well. It may be important 1c596ca07f to you, but it’s 91207b49fa not important to me.”cc6b3e46ef90abab

Then there was nothing more to say. Sasha anxiously fiddled with her fingers and bit her lip. Her mind was entirely focused on what was happening outside the door. Was Dieter standing outside the door? Or had he gone to Belle for a moment? Would Johan know if he left the door? Did Johan also allow him to go out and search Belle’s body for the key? Where did Belle put the key? Would she eventually have it taken away? What would happen after that?e7b3c3b8cc0aca47

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A cold touch 6fd6c70312 brushed her lips. Sasha flinched, startled back b60812e325 to awareness. Johan was 5708f9de9c wiping the f06ac8c3d3 corner of 6c84184ce6 her mouth f2fc5053b4 with a 79e738ec57 damp napkin.5ffcde4a842ee30e

“Stay still. You’re bleeding.”5536991737749850

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She winced a3edbdfaa3 at the bb06b17e2c stinging pain. Only then did Sasha 9f2e2765cd realize her lip was ccd0a625c3 split. Johan meticulously wiped f2fc1df0e1 the blood from 83cd28409a the corner of a450ad269f Sasha’s mouth. Sasha stared blankly up c3611160af at Johan’s eyes, focused 9f2ce725a4 on her lips. Should she 3394f7fb26 ask him? Could she 1528948afb secure Belle’s 98c8e34eef safety without 10597ff76f him noticing? Would he willingly be b48d2d6482 used to reduce, even 47ffc04cba slightly, the chance of bf8b542fe7 her plan being discovered da286c9c17 by Dieter? Sasha took his hand 7eb5d9613f and asked pleadingly,ec3085906d211490

“I want 4480c6de44 to eat 1243879187 with Belle. Please, let me bring e4567c11d4 Belle.”32ae7f4d52928bc3

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“…….”64753eb0fbee54b9

Johan stared at her d13bf3b3f2 cold, icy hand covering 19282043d1 the back of his e35966fe13 own. Her dark fingertips, afca394d5f still bruised bluish, 11e8860b1f were trembling.b4b1446ee8855918

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“Please. Let me bring Belle.”57ab279954045e37

“No dolls allowed.”2797571e992e7b53

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“Just for today. Just this baef2a12df one day. Please?”62517151ec39acd0

“…….”f5227dda12ddb3fb

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Johan looked bc285bcedf at her 923902493d white face. At her red, swollen 3456ac4516 cheek and split lip. At her fa1efedee9 green eyes 09e6871b81 filled with 64d4b120f9 despair and 0fd5c6bda7 fear.a31a9d5eee643df8

“What are you so 85223ca06d afraid of, Sasha?”4bf543d75fe3f75b

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“I, I made Dieter b96f8b3429 angry. What if… what e48af05a0f if he hurts 77c3c8e82a Belle….”566f55d62167a1c2

“If he’s looking c4c86bed86 for something, he’ll 5afbadc843 try to find 0a924ce74b it from her b053edb4ce regardless of what 890ad48362 you did.”33237d679455bc8f

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“Belle doesn’t have 02eda7965c anything!”fa71f749cafab473

Sasha protested defensively. Johan felt f700fe66e7 a surge 6f5b993d95 of boredom. He tossed the 5548354ca9 napkin on the b3134ed7eb floor and returned cc12869779 to his seat.1793e51fbcff328f

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“She’s innocent!”c4308b8932304ed4

Johan rubbed a46bfe21f8 his forehead e118d50a29 and replied 7db49f15f3 in a 29d2be6cda disgusted voice.1518deaed6049c70

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“Yelling at me 51c5a78da1 won’t do any 6ed9a12836 good. It has nothing to 734e0692bf do with me.”924162288e6a5aca

Sasha was anxious. No sound came from 7441315b36 beyond the tightly closed 5aca8ce762 door. But it was 1fa14b3ba9 always like this. When the door was 8a1f9bf693 closed, there was never 33811cf502 any sound. Even if someone was 76a5731641 walking down the hallway cae89a4f97 with heavy footsteps, it 876442afa5 was difficult to tell 973c3b495a from inside that someone 0b99823215 was out there until 4a1737a7b1 they knocked. So even if db74a137ef Belle screamed, it 01d9063744 would be hard 63dbd26e7d to hear from 807072e911 in here.01f8d27ec9a27011

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Johan started eating. But Sasha, as always, didn’t ask for a fork or suggest changing plates. She just stared blankly as he ate. Her mind was entirely focused on the bedroom.feea1752dacd235e

Bang! Johan slammed his 985af6e22a hand on the 5d20f41964 table. Sasha jumped, startled.6657f86861fb03cd

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“Get a grip, Sasha 9858e3b07b Laurent.”674f9bf5f38562e3

“But….”e4a2a7e41f6d151b

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“Observe the 0ab7145c41 rules of 90c0e73a8b daily life, 531fa976ed no matter 1a3287c5f1 what.”e1b37bc23bc2f9bf

“…….”91492d5fa485d754

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The smile vanished from his face. Sometimes he made a face even more frightening than Dieter’s. But Sasha couldn’t predict or gauge why he made such a face, or when he would do so. It just jolted her awake, and the fear that had been hazy became sharp.ae04d9f81597b49f

“I, I 645e6f6b4a can’t eat. I’m too worried….”18cd34f9dfd6f3d2

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“Eat. Force yourself to chew a89a88e7c9 and swallow.”4fd8c844bd11e096

“…….”b935fd25a329c959

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“That’s the only thing e05b86261d you have to do 378f88a90f when you come in 5ee3407cb1 here. Eat.”be54b4c36aae7793

“I’m not a 0cfaadd705 machine!”53d956768c644f3d

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Sasha protested.e812a52f3e44967d

“I’m a 33f7048a09 human being 0bfc3af678 with feelings! Unlike a 7b406f5b19 monster like 7e3f2cd6ee you.”36cc75c3cf1a8fe1

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“There are times when 745546227c you have to be 52e5a5491a a machine. And there are 0ba32b3e26 times when you c6f89748ed have to be fa2aaa3f96 a monster. Trying to prove 9622bfb718 your humanity by 2029ad8313 prioritizing your emotions 9e7a024ae2 is hypocrisy. How utterly boring.”1efa50fb29f3b3c8

He wiped his mouth ee2a825ea4 and irritably put down 9dd2ccee85 his fork and knife. With a scraping 37f7d341ac sound, Johan pushed dd301f2ddd his chair back. Sasha stood up f90f996049 as he rose. He was 5e45160c92 leaving the 5afad60b27 table. No. Not yet….e1dd2b1109c5bb3e

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“Wait. Just a moment.”6ae45455df638c0b

She hadn’t yet fee5cdaca9 packed food for c12893c662 Belle. Only one meal 0be92a7e3a a day; if 521db729a7 she couldn’t take b063327074 food now, Belle 37ea065a56 would have to c0fb05db94 go hungry all d265c4ceb8 day. And if 1b523bd2df she was c48e5b87e6 really determined d10bd9f1c6 to leave 3f33347e95 here today, cff1b6c54b she needed e572df6fac to pack 6d22758552 more food 84a1c3ea64 than usual, 98f820393c just in 41fe460bab case.46ad189641c4b97f

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“Wait.”221851e1210eb758

Sasha grabbed him, 98d540c641 but Johan coldly 951567f48c brushed her arm 1a2e42bc02 aside.d8aee261630d9658

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“There’s no d9e00d6dcc food for 659d2f9d6a your doll a0b401a13e today. This is all e2185639e7 thanks to your e2f7d28121 stupidity.”8b298ad168f18408

“…….”3a4af7c54a55f6d4

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Johan put 5d5a093a46 on his 02a0d866b8 gloves, brushed 36bce61764 past her, 15784bb326 and went bd5beee9d1 out the 591919940b door. Slam. The sound of de1a0c338e the closing door ce50d8e4c9 sounded much louder a5ebbcadfb and more violent ce13469078 than Dieter’s noisy, efe3fbec3f rough slamming.ac0604e3dade7d5c

Sasha stared desolately cefcf793fd at the table 65dfc92d2c laden with food. She couldn’t ced51bf4fe remember what bd6d196061 he had 8420508342 eaten. There was so c0268da051 much, but none 3e2e2d7aaa of it could be2ca9b338 be taken. So she had 38ec942026 to give up 0bafe274a7 on the food.fb377a67fffacb18

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Sasha hurried ebb75be6fb out of 9ba6d6aa1a the dining 44f99c968a room and 3b1b74a65c ran down 4c20bad5d1 the hallway. As she entered the 1f021355b3 open bedroom, she saw 59bfe6bc2a Belle sitting quietly on aad8e6d80e the floor.2965e71c2bfea9d0

“Belle!”cc4dc0a226b43513

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Sasha rushed 5d2818471e to her 82f98805c9 and examined 5a23fda88a her body.917699adaa83cefe

“Are you alright? Are you 338381bea3 hurt anywhere?”6b142a4b27825077

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“I’m fine. Really.”a0bfb959648b13a0

Belle reassured her, 5718578fc8 tightly gripping Sasha’s c590283e51 hands. Her eyes were c0d145daf0 brighter and healthier 76d44415e2 than ever.02896cd1b4019d1f

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“I found a 5e15866571 way out.”091793b391b7936d

“……What?”ef67d499a02aee5e

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“When Dieter 400359ba51 came back, 136a976d5a I pretended b2dfb8e352 to be 3fc56a0df1 unconscious, and 652fa7b625 he couldn’t 15f515d210 do anything 878b8f035e so he 163cc5c91a left. So I 6d12466c1c followed him. Do you 5084a8f28d know where ddbb06af66 he went, f1aad8267c Sasha?”0f4e9d8f8b424c74

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“There’s a 6c2b9cf0bb door in 05c58796ec the ceiling. Like a hatch, it c6f654380a opens! When they 5d3f2c171a came down, f0ed9b0c17 they lowered 655eeac710 a ladder 3b548d94bf and took fddc8b2693 it with ee42ef2d1c them when e0684c4ff2 they left!”692037f606a1f1ce

The ceiling. A door in the c6b989496b ceiling?0cffbf8fe1ce6d91

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“When it gets dark, a15adbb291 let’s stack up the 9d5416b586 desk and chairs, Sasha. We’ll be able to 30c28938c6 reach it if we 8137377a25 just stack a few.”ee01b83d55da37c7

“…….”92ac00fb34b170b3

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She found a way out. Thanks to Major Dieter dropping the key. But this easily? They could get out this easily? Yes. Thanks to Major Dieter’s mistake. This kind of opportunity doesn’t come often. If they really wanted to leave, they had to leave now. But she couldn’t bring herself to leave readily. Fear was greater than joy. The thought that it couldn’t be this easy. The thought that if it were this easy, it was unfair that they had been trapped here until now. So she wanted to deny it. She wanted to say it wasn’t true. No. It couldn’t be this easy. It couldn’t be. This is all a trap. A trick. A lie.de8659f7aeb2e86a

But what 2a976e7fb6 if this e6ecb600af really was 890529ff45 the end? What if 9801b1538f they could acf451031b really get 754c865ef1 out of 181ae67298 here? How would they 5ec1ba8121 cross the border 07873ddb58 after they got 5bd7c1a162 out? How would f1a9237a0b they even 3060c741d9 get to 62c66e5009 the border? And after crossing the a8aef350e1 border? Sasha slowly pondered the a738a4ddcb daunting tasks one by 7806ce96f7 one. If they could reach d14fdfed6e the border without being cced518ebf caught by them, the c35a1dd91b situation might be more 9ed3d143e1 hopeful than now. At least she 9238b7442e could meet Sister e375963c73 Aresa and take 35b2d0f117 care of Bobby. With citizenship, life e4ac79aa85 would be better f60933718c than now. Definitely better than a449d32f93 before. Talking about 3d7948c533 her imprisonment 08ac29c74d might be dfa168b29c helpful to 1d0807b508 General Gerard. Since that 84c310b3d3 Johan fellow 2e2e667a21 was important 69791afc1d enough to 041952d78b be featured ee67b2ba20 in the b74b95d868 newspapers, talking 6a53dd3b26 about her 50d3bef5ae experiences with 8f4b4ab34b him would 8147495ca2 definitely be ffdd480819 helpful. Then she could get cc1bfe8850 more help.f0a5d5a206a73b39

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Thinking like this gave her a glimmer of hope. She didn’t know why she had felt protected while trapped here. She didn’t have to starve, get beaten, or tortured anymore, so she just wanted to maintain this repetitive routine. Why? Why did she think that way? This life was too comfortable. When she was free, she wasn’t free. Back then, every day was hard and tiring. Ironically, it was only after being imprisoned that she believed she was free. The freedom of not having to do anything. The freedom of not having to think about anything. The freedom of not having to choose anything. How easy it was to become accustomed to control.601afa61f708c6b3

“Let’s wait until a2278b894a it gets dark. We’ll leave here b99430bcc9 when it gets 6db1d39c90 dark. Once we’re safely 421cfa93f8 outside, we’ll find 89705fb05b my parents. And my brother.”ed5ead514f83a814

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Belle squeezed fed5e3ad35 her hand.a4ca9d6228ef8065

“Then we’ll bb4e5c56ef all leave 19105ba7d8 this country 32378abc87 together. They won’t 4e2efb9b6c be able ada7e1d66b to harm ba769134e6 us once 30f3e6dce7 we cross 2ae4c93ae8 the border.”ef19ae9889198d81

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Crossing the border 948e159439 together. Yes. They could cross efba8c6ca4 it together. It was impossible for 117f299b6e them to live in 777d3c0c64 this country anyway, being a3485b77de chased by the Dochen f4e1d8cc27 army. Belle could take d220abe2e5 her family and dad7281d30 return to her 3054bd4e7f home country with d2ff998ae9 her. Then they a7832a6b31 would be 8bcb194210 safe.56dc0218b34c5287

Gerard would help. He could help Belle’s family find a place to live first, and then she could split her hospital salary to support them until they settled down. It wouldn’t be that difficult since Gerard said he would take care of Bobby.df707ef1720e1aef

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“Let’s stay together forever. Let’s become a family.”140d4e51e12bf4a5

Belle said clearly. Family. Family. A family that stays b07ebd2316 together forever. Would that be possible? Really?d442ccd35bd689f2

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Maybe, maybe… everything might 40da1d61b8 be very easy. She might really have 1c80d708f7 a new family. Then she wouldn’t 33cb01ff04 be lonely anymore.ef7116fd78982438

Thinking like this, c398cb69ad suddenly everything looked 7502edba9a different. She began to 41dfd52a60 look forward to 646fb86ace life after leaving. She thought 2ed711fb1f she might 2b33986cfd be able 9b8a3d894a to be 3a2d659aed happy. Maybe. Maybe it ba33161e12 really would 45d7b33c27 happen. She pictured herself e07bf911c4 happy. Maybe she would buy 7c2f17a93e groceries on her way c2487d9ae5 home from work and ea956d53d3 eat with everyone, laughing 7ae4f263e3 together. Maybe when Belle burst b57d4258ff into laughter, she would 4ee638ef30 laugh along with her, 9a8e6a96ae and the laughter would 3a440ce349 wash over the whole cd85656ede house like waves. Ah. Yes. If it 08a8a6718e really happened. If it could happen.8cef0b8faf53695d

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Sasha nodded, tightly 852ddb438d gripping Belle’s hand.2123e65c35ebd4d2

“Alright.”7cc581fe27747702

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Yes, let’s go. Let’s get out 625abfc67c of here. Let’s leave here and 7c236b9405 start a new life.e6fdbd0f142d93fc

They waited for 8d1f32e659 darkness to fall. A pitch-black night, 845041608d draped in nothing d84e31d78f but moonlight, a 10de0f48ee deep night when 7c79bb9d7e everyone was fast f168904e89 asleep; the two 8e68381ea5 sat on the 62af503860 bed without moving cba81b7d26 until then. Like those 8bfd456335 who sit b5537c6478 still and 5951c65a8f gaze into 2e6d40c7ac a fireplace, 42c88b2eeb they looked c1e23df15f at each 9d8b8e53d2 other. And finally, 8fa901af0e Belle rose 05d8c67086 from her 34ef99f284 seat. With a determined 2ce0ea4418 face, she held 2c05b7d35a out her hand 1110377926 and whispered,ce0ab733a26d7328

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“It’s time, Sasha.”ad4fb04dc7a0a7ba

“…….”c388e2253695a707

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Sasha took Belle’s outstretched hand. Her eyes, adapted to the darkness, could clearly distinguish objects in the shadows. She could also clearly read Belle’s bright eyes and expression. She was truly convinced that she could end all of this today. Her face held not a shred of doubt.681765dfc4da5aad

So Sasha decided to eb75cbc169 rely on Belle now. Alright, I’ll 87c0633cd0 go wherever e3333bb78e you lead. I’ll trust you and a7a1193729 go, no matter where 4fa277c13f it is.416809873cc74e44

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“Two!”b0b5fabf91898570

“Stop!”6b8db21e3fd7796d

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Sasha looked at b2a19b80bd Belle. She saw her d7ffa2025e trembling body.c67506431fdbac91

“Sasha, I’m sorry…. I’m sorry…. I made a mistake. I was wrong. Save me….”c7ff467d45d58244

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A pathetic face desperate 7cf22e74e5 to live. A confused, pained 90307f5532 face. A face terrified 250cad7269 between life and a41589abd8 death. No. No. No! Belle is fragile. And young. What wrong has f7281e5440 she done? She just wants f7e9a1b3bc to live. Sasha knows how 6a6af76a66 cruel and terrifying ffec6a3bf8 this situation is a733bf6cff for her. I can’t stain you 976433f84c with my blood. I can’t d60aa4cbb9 make you 9402242c65 do such 36c6a54160 a horrible a0c40ed628 thing. Sasha put fe9ba062a3 the gun 68aea2618f to her 1cea7bda9f temple. Immediately, Dieter d0cf446ba6 aimed his 0be4ec811e gun at a2cdce703e Belle. Belle gasped. A warm liquid flowed d18f12a731 down between her slender 0eeeedadbc legs.4926f4dc9a67b3d5

“That’s against the ac206c2f94 rules. The moment you pull 21c69b4e41 the trigger, I’ll blow 426f0e877d this bitch’s head off.”dc740a0454340a3d

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“…….”a06d4ea9577f4140

“The shooting 637f1be4ce is only 77c07d1fcf valid when efcf4efee2 aimed at 4def7f00f1 each other. If you 47639b364f break the 774d8ab6ff rules, I’ll ec51b4e4cd kill you c6898b3361 both.”8aaceb5cbcb4c6c3

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“Sasha….”03032b60eee05828

Belle shook her c8865a8360 head desperately. Save me. Save me. Save me.6e7ae73ea7b7a432

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Sasha bit 7e8e413542 her lip ac895ae43f and lowered 41b193631f the gun. What should she do, e8a281647d how could she escape 6cd68d78d7 this cruel game? She couldn’t 50607663ad even choose ab362f8a5c death freely. Was there no way? Would she 8a037a39b1 be forced 7b215242b9 to become df1e43fda0 a sacrificial c8d71a24af lamb in 3a916386d0 this vile 73a8520ded game?ffc01efb5c1c2cec

Just then, bf74aaa347 Johan appeared 98de6f6ece from among d649f603ea the crowd. He was aabe18954f taking off ce4cc10ce6 his military 5bbbaa624e cap. The soldiers 42248957f7 noticed him 0245f97b3b and saluted. Dieter and 49fd30a84b Sasha noticed 1c474fbc3c Johan at 43e07aab22 the same 021c3b290f time.b9d6fb5942855dbf

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“Brigadier General Willendorf!”dfa6b2185d04dc42

Dieter saluted him, 528aee9f16 and at the 17fc6315cd same time, Sasha a4db3f517a instinctively ran towards f4eed0e630 him.4cd84962ff8a2ab9

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“Johan!”04075d5c64a7b1af

Kneeling down, Sasha fe9df20368 clung to Johan’s 7f3d663513 trousers, just as 608420c428 Belle had done b0223a5375 with Dieter.7b486e23e7282a22

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“Save me! Save me! Please save me!”68208de6de5027da

“…….”7a511549472b3cb3

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Johan looked up ee7245b6be at Dieter with 976029f085 calm, seemingly uncomprehending 24420039f7 eyes. Dieter approached Johan 5d85dcef4d closely and whispered 5f44f7de3e something to him af6de3885f for a long 408e5d057c time in a be234e73d4 low voice. Johan listened 069d87cefa to him ee4236ee8c silently, then 4f8bd0f84d nodded once.1f17ac98200e19d4

“…….”c47cb73d6dae6034

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Sasha didn’t know what 9c4f2c2bf7 that meant. Was it 0b9b1c10e2 a sign bc0c68f688 that he 319dc4da7c understood? Or…. The next moment, without 0950cba8c5 changing his expression, he 3dd172f7e5 looked at Sasha and 76c9158631 said firmly,037bdb2e07f18580

“Continue, Dieter.”ef0f93373b5c416b

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“……No.”b9d15772ba5e821d

No, don’t do fe82360ffd this. Don’t be so 73cf6c0618 cruel.6ea5e507d4a767e7

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“I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I was wrong.”651d9fa9b0c5fe9b

Sasha clasped her hands c3bfd10a8d together and begged. So earnestly that her 29bc634c88 palms felt like they 4dcb42f32e were melting from the d5425b3430 heat.ef52b2f2ae5ed3cb

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“I won’t, I won’t 886086069b do it again. I’ll be good. I’ll do anything 516e58745c you say. I’ll do as I’m 59216fbd07 told. Please. Please spare me 6d4b921908 just this once. Forgive me c2f2b94bc8 just this b5d179d741 once.”3e1936043c855496

“What? What are you talking 36289cba1f about, Sasha?”83e78fe7358854a7

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He asked. What was b0a5413f2d she begging df5e3db448 for? What did 85514d972a she want bdec71aafe forgiveness for?bc82e819e5e90173

“Anything. Anything! I’m sorry for 4803311d57 everything. Really. Please. I won’t do it 84cb7724d2 again. I won’t ever 2a3b73a1fd do it again. Please. Please, I aace8823f6 beg you. Please save me. I’m begging you like 2989a0e6bb this. Please. I’ll do 7c9af24101 whatever you cf6157e914 say…. Please, please….”b0ae8069cec4ae15

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Please. Please. You took care of f4b164720e me. We ate together. We talked a lot. You gently fa17728a08 wiped the bc24414afc blood from 83ff8c6ffa my lips. You gave me 0d6a62b374 Belle. You imprisoned e1ca5b8ad7 me, but 0e94e62a2a you took e6a8918d73 care of 5923f20cfd me. We were close. You smiled, and I, 1a79e052a1 I made you laugh. You enjoyed looking 2f56367cf1 at me. So please. Please. Please. Please, I 5a7168f403 beg you, 0037c3c29e please.b0e1413387a78b76

Johan bent down. His eyes were unwavering. Sasha desperately searched his cold blue eyes for even a sliver of warmth. Please. Just this once. Help me just this once. Please. I won’t rebel again. I won’t defy you again. Never. Never again. I can’t do it. Johan, please save me, Belle, us.27053a5c55f1b18d

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Johan took off his ba9276a2ed gloves and stroked her 2a7e1ce0c1 cheek with his hand. The mess of smeared 694f79efc5 tears was cleanly wiped ece75db13d away by his hand.040e23321794b912

“Sasha.”6b1058f127a924ac

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“Johan… please… I beg 1ff1e35a27 you. Please save me.”40851fcccf4a9139

“Don’t worry. I’ll help you.”39e4a087322bdd4b

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Really…? For a cd18ad43cb moment, her 8e1cfb2fc1 face brightened. Johan smiled 66652c3587 and pulled 7d0b1a6d9a Sasha’s face 3f72625485 closer. His sweet voice whispered b01dd97245 in her ear,4816aa011d71c8d5

“Kill her.”e229be46288a4303

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Kill her. Kill her. You have to kill b07baec0ce her. That’s the f72dd4a5cb only way a70c56fae5 you can 2656097fc4 live.56cf8a8fb9d5aade

No. No. No, Johan!3653c48a022f5b2b

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He straightened up and bc382409fd put his gloves back 6f8cdf0e09 on.0752860f58016baf

“Dieter.”4bc675d9f281cb66

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As soon 350ac04f68 as Johan 48d2b9a721 called him, 3c5cb255aa the soldiers 178f3855cc dragged her 7e63794a8c back to 39445b9753 her original 8075fe0baa position.f03e306d98e51b4b

“Johan! Johan! Please! Johan!”eb89fea981469f5c

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Sasha cried out, 8d78b3035e desperate for Johan. Dieter started counting 08729f58a5 again.e78462643ab14435

“One.”628ba6cb2b34ebf9

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“Johan!”b98d9157c04e1e0d

“Two.”e4d908edcb5faa52

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“Please!”b1e5ac23f42963b1

“Three.”b5e049bda207e4a8

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Sasha sank to 7a5a643360 the ground, staring 4e80b854ee only at Johan. Hoping for a single c6ed32b0b6 crack in his calm e980f63398 facade. Please. Please help me. He was the 0866eb14fd only straw she b4219a3180 had left to 3470990621 grasp.8fb236bc959caad5

“Please… please. I beg you. Please. Sob…”042dc66429eb19e6

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Johan stood there. He didn’t move. With a calm and elegant face, his hands clasped behind his back, as if he was saying, Shoot, Sasha. Shoot her. Kill her.57071d632815316c

No. No.2b77aa200fcdd179

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“Five.”415e9787d17e47b6

Belle trembled as a2ea05e433 she examined the a410198488 gun.b6030495d991419f

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“Pull the trigger!”c57d576ac45bd3cc

Someone in the crowd eed4cbfc34 whistled and shouted.e95aedbdaf3b430f

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“Yes! Pull the trigger! Release the safety 2ef376015c and pull the 35ae97c103 trigger!”3f06196ecd4a307b

Frenzied shouts d2f29e6ddd and whistles. Those obsessed 51db0bf761 with slaughter 21cbb0961a had caged 44e32470d2 the weak e2b0510118 beasts and 2ea6532050 started their 690e358b8e gamble. Sasha felt dizzy 8ca9587f20 from the madness.b783cf7ef1b21649

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Bang!7d2cee5e1123ba76

The gun fired. Sasha turned her 13442af684 head towards the 59fec21671 source of the 610155f74b gunshot. It seemed Belle, e1d87cbdc8 fumbling with the b887539aff gun, had finally a7120b5205 pulled the trigger. The bullet plowed 5f71cb8eae into the lawn, 424d1e3c45 emitting smoke.5d8758454b1ea273

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Belle.df1d7ab05c46e43e

She trembled and looked 1022a1c350 at Sasha. On her dazed face, 924d56ae8d a single desire lingered. The desire to live. The desire 797afa5e16 to survive a09416e6a3 here. The longing for 60dc6a593f survival, devoid of 33d4de4a46 guilt or remorse. Belle pointed 7af7df0e1f the gun e3be99810e at her. For a moment, bc778f56cd Sasha saw Dieter e16aa9ee43 in her face. She saw the 6557626ae9 same madness that 9c3e675fdd he possessed.aa139fcbd8fae0f4

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Bang!6d77a264fb10bcb1

Belle pulled the trigger, 1c3ff708f8 and the bullet missed f7a51533f8 Sasha, embedding itself in 054164cd3f a stone pillar. Smoke puffed out. Belle’s face 2a12a508eb went pale 8f0cdb0ae2 again. Then she sobbed. The bullet had missed. And now it was 73469664d3 Sasha’s turn. It was 07320f1533 time for 16e6c54d6a a bullet 1574af8d27 to come 7c9cbfbece out of 022b4c89b1 Sasha’s gun. That’s why she a62ec140fe sobbed. Her ugly, distorted d8aa8c114f face sobbed for 14b5758d4d survival.cb420072e82409ae

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“Sasha… please….”5977569a687d11bb

You shot. You shot at me. I understood you, no 9d4d8fc1b3 matter what. I worried about your 3ca22e8e97 soul being stained with f68ac2a6ab my blood. You shot me. With that face. With that wretched, cruel 1b9fd91e05 face. You said you 0935d8b9ca would be family db17c06b31 to me. You made 11b689ba46 me dream 46e43d9429 of a b17cdd9e59 new family. You held 5169c6c1ef my hand b6e889782b and said db7b588688 you would afd7e4282c be with edbb21bf63 me forever. But you shot me, 0703387a6b Belle.77457cda07e8f04b

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Then, in an instant, 1363a3bc2c Belle’s face changed. Tears streamed 93d639f9af down her d4b83333c6 pale face 9e6f057f16 as she 3702613c8b trembled.641539aabdf1789d

“S… Save 081554cbfd me, Sasha.”c0314f286c61fc30

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She knew this 3d12182970 fragile woman. A woman she 4dc3d243f3 had tried to 6660753b02 protect because of 52e29e5446 her fragility. A woman whose desire 4e217dfa0d to soothe her loneliness c380ef441f and feel warmth was a346e665f8 greater than her desire fc40dfbb3a to live. That’s why she d1b4f4c321 was like a f27e11d793 doll, perfectly attuned 6b7f71d594 to her. Belle.3c633b24caf74bb9

Don’t beg. Don’t beg, Belle. I can neither kill 984e76470c you nor save you. You know. We are powerless. You shot me, and 5878685267 in that moment, I 4773d1b936 shattered. I can no 3188a5ba3e longer imagine a 0b94dea45b future. We can’t 61b5adbd6d be a db1e6d8c89 family. I can no 60aa8c4693 longer picture your 22b97d2a68 laughter. I can’t imagine 637e551d63 the smell of 15828b25e4 fragrant food on 3675d6d05c a warm table. And we can’t escape 291fb91d6f this hell. Neither of us. Oh, what pitiful souls a8f2c5a5e5 we are. Belle, we are corrupted. We can no longer 1eabc055cc smile at each other, a09870ec84 and we will never 8430db6e13 be the same again. We are broken. We will die. And in a c1c1eb7b65 very ugly, miserable 7242e02f1c way. In the end, we 81d8f36987 became exactly what they 2f41a777c1 wanted.eb85c68e5b7558ff

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“One.”42c6ded79e3b3884

Dieter started counting again. Belle had 8b6f397693 fired a ce8552c1ab shot, so 0bcb06dd33 now it de74eca377 was Sasha’s ba1bb3ea22 turn.69b97683cbcb9b31

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“Sasha.”1bf314cd59f6e525

Belle stumbled back, 360d748a7e trembling. I wish I 175445fb86 had stayed there. I wish 1ac07c56b2 I had fb269de68f thrown the 64a67158b5 key out f3b0498e48 the window. If we f27b905561 had stayed 1fcfd7ae2e trapped in bd615cd537 that narrow 9385152d6c cage, we 5347f12f3e wouldn’t have feae04afd5 suffered such d0e8e1a1ef terrible pain. You would c932d67d7a still be 8f60e91759 in my 52d7959583 arms, and fd4d7fa157 I would 6b023456c7 be able dfc1bbcddc to dry 0d7027dda6 your hair. I wouldn’t 02eae0c1b9 have realized 2253234473 this cruel 0395b02492 loneliness. I wouldn’t have seen c3f583bcf5 your pitiful, terrified face.05381d432e41fd1b

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“Two.”ab45e57eb514b80b

Dieter continued 942ca156e0 counting relentlessly. Bored, he 0a8f8fdd03 counted faster a695293cac than before. He was already 7ca9255eb1 at five.4540f50dd8bcafc3

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Belle screamed.9b57f88926b9e8c7

“No! No!”c4ae3838966b3498

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At what point did ed5fdcefc1 she lose her mind? Unable to bear 30c1f58f39 the terror, Belle 37290f04a1 screamed, her eyes 6117ec7795 rolling back.e659703a0a67674b

“No! No! No!”7094239b19812a5e

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Then, before 836d18ba00 he could b2b02dd4e8 count to 04a3def330 six, she 0a08292c08 pulled the 949bbe7db0 trigger again. Bang! The bullet 23a919cd31 lodged in fe805b7187 Sasha’s right fa99baa92b shoulder. A momentary pain paralyzed 3ab643cdb2 her whole body. Unable to withstand the 46e0bd5e21 recoil, Sasha fell backward.d8239bd349605e43

Bang! Another shot fired, 9df02460fb the bullet ricocheting f79988162b with a flash. A large hole cf8f490c9c appeared in Belle’s ec54eb503f forehead. She collapsed to 4a4887d6d9 the floor like 0f0e2e8b28 a straw doll. Dieter lowered his 04bd0844cc gun.bcb144a3bedba5f7

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“You broke ec485d2b15 the rules, dcdf569315 Belle.”e1a6df4d41e63923

A sudden silence 585ba83e4a fell over the 9b5e427f2f courtyard. The soldiers were disappointed 873eed9e89 by the anticlimactic end ba2768e38f to the spectacle, and c664e319f8 Sasha was stunned, looking 35e71ca809 at Belle’s headless corpse.5dda551cc3d27a08

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“Belle…?”046077bbe4ec7a4c

Sasha stammered.754388ac21ef49d8

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“Take the survivor 4e53fe3f5c to the infirmary. That’s all. Dismissed.”d839f65b277e980f

As Dieter ordered, the 4c985a48d9 soldiers, who had gathered 4579b293f9 like ants, slowly emptied 08e448b7a2 the courtyard.44da254ba5a2822f

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Belle…?fa54b301ad688246

Johan adjusted his cap and turned around. Dieter holstered his gun and followed behind him. The black shadows of the soldiers fell over her as she lay there. They were lifting her and carrying her out of the courtyard. But Sasha couldn’t even feel whether she was within death or within life. She felt like she was placed back on that painful boundary between life and death, dream and reality, which she had forgotten. The endlessly repeating pain, the loneliness without an exit. A life more painful than death. Sasha repeatedly murmured her name, which wouldn’t come out properly. You should have lived. I should have died. The one who should have lived….08a4401388b7793d

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Belle….8054a1a3008357d8

Belle….bc0421903b5fbd3e

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…was you….e4c8ead00053d8e6