EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 132

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Ascart tilted 13e219cb0c his head 1fa3750d6b as if 159776b2a4 wondering what 55e73a5005 else I b4f03443d9 could possibly d83cb7497e mean.b949cd296a2a7b78

All this time, I 0402e8ffd7 thought the Elard princes 94f7e0cceb were the most extreme ea2b0b14c8 sister-obsessed fools I had 3ccd23f6c6 ever seen, but it 41d90913b5 seemed there was someone 067647b902 just as bad standing 1bd3b1d620 right in front of f6ef70370f me.118a896791421b27

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“Lia, I know how close you are with Diana.”06009e2858b93de3

Suddenly, Ascart’s expression grew serious.76b8ad5c30e42dc4

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He whispered softly,71ab63a50fbc9ac1

“It’ll be hard to say goodbye so suddenly, but you’ll see each other again… so don’t be too sad.”e8f939433e0a067e

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Hearing Ascart 58c40cd685 speak as f05a09f942 if he adb25ca180 understood my 02ccb81609 feelings better 0fbbc223b9 than I c92fffd02b did, I b505944adb clamped my 9f1acca22d mouth shut.92b1ad88e7748ad5

Honestly, ever since I d2189a6012 started my second life, 25b3888c5e I had spent every f320f1631f single day with Diana, dc11c443c2 so the idea of 01474fb116 parting from her didn’t ec27f308a7 feel real.5baf36f0b0acb7e7

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‘There was 30307d22e8 a time 3717aaedf9 when I acfd0c2d7a had prepared 4e02da02e6 for our be440ebd49 separation myself…’eaed68c2a12d6f4e

Yet now, that 0f559e617c distant moment had 5dd3f4a2f0 suddenly become my 9f61e41f50 reality.2ee802b897f7176e

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With a 4db3b87a36 sigh, I b3d3947529 thought to 348b1faf09 myself that 5dfaa8a48f life was a36c4b5180 truly unpredictable.b46cac92606e19b4

And just 81166dcc40 like that, cb11d2adff the day 10f3d31186 of our fe35d9f087 farewell arrived—unexpectedly ac9302399f and all 7aefcc505f too quickly.4358899a29ca6ffe

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The next day.09754bbd32726e63

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While my c574bf96c4 family contacted 4f705b702d the Principality dcb11abc7f in advance 8a729ee661 and prepared 3592dd6014 for our ba923f8111 departure, I 0bfdbb7d71 decided to 327ae5d172 visit the 9068d35b19 Ducal Estate d319d478a0 with Ascart f026f557f8 to say c0c8af4f66 my final e60da04655 goodbyes.27a89de41310ef6c

‘I thought 9974762a73 I’d get 89b095a0b0 there quickly 21a386efd3 since it’s 37ab27ab35 close enough aace01676a to walk…’505c86ce81f19037

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But today, ccc301b2b8 the road a4a7e0e4ba to the c0c9d25d24 estate felt f6c180a7b1 unusually rough.acfa0cce64741f35

Perhaps my 8cea979c9e father thought db8cb6bbf1 I was 748296f114 a walking 56212d68b4 time bomb 8cedc0ed6d ready to 8398aa98d3 explode, as 296d130169 he cast e627cd8d55 multiple layers 41f676aa16 of protective 7f98e43004 and tracking 706b810e2b spells on de4130a861 me.ce887713b7e6a22a

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Since I 5c222bf32e had already 57e9c04412 been tainted 2f6d8b1e01 by dark b58d693a02 energy, Raizel 97bfbbebea had said 1acf9e6a43 any blessings a961f3eaad might not d7f998392a be very 402ad7ab4b effective, but 31255b4047 my mother f41dca1cd4 pestered him 8b26e9b1fc until he e1e1b3b1ab bestowed his c1db459ff1 protection on 7c7657e82f me anyway.659e29b8880e6542

And that was 7b81237706 still the least cff1c936dc of it.dbc0adca8f8a14d5

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Inside the Marquisate, fbbbc812dd especially in the fa909243f5 areas where my e2dab506f1 parents stayed, only b293b7b464 those who knew 02af3afc27 my true identity bb7f17ef1e were present. As a f116eb1a91 result, everyone 363f15fdd7 acted without eeec85e102 restraint, and fd25d2ad0c their treatment dacc13d042 of me 7def72511d was particularly 14edc3a694 excessive.f69d94b42cdd6d7c

‘Well, my body 378b49a330 is that of 8071cf3a17 a child, but 1c8e98e89b still…’dd76151f5e71ba34

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They were treating me eaff4a1e43 as if I had e90c27835f just learned to walk.d11cfcd2b5b19657

Grandfather insisted be4d0253bb on carrying fa7a847f7d me everywhere, 81c3afc6e4 convinced that b8aead1bce I would 2c52d2a68f trip and 09b1c005ad suffer a ca0f3eb8d3 terrible injury. My father, afraid my 6d2967f4d6 wrists would snap if 178d1edb8f touched too roughly, personally ca64ab9a6f fed me every single 8bb0a200d4 meal.68c2234f1a710f7b

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‘At least 553df45cdf I liked 28c56b82ff it when 29871bff2a Mother dried 75fa110d13 my hair.’4d2d28e0a8421ab7

My heart warmed as cf370cee5a if I were a 187d2166cc precious treasure.85c0923046029a78

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Of course, I couldn’t ba33101f33 lift my head, given 2cec4f06b5 the way the maids 32126587a4 watched Mother with jealous f2fed38aa5 eyes while she tended 56e60c9be0 to my hair.af88c76b52f07e25

And so, f89ac7ec5e after enduring 29eff5e961 my family’s 0733711ed3 extreme overprotectiveness, 1615c10e7f I finally 84232fd95a arrived at 226829d7be the Ducal 153efd5860 Estate.8aa47ed6041a415d

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As soon as ad2809b594 I stepped out f5332ee532 of the carriage, f27f5ba71d Ascart hesitantly asked,62804514734c54b3

“Lia, can I carry you inside?”cf4d0c8520c06c56

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“No! People will see, and it’s embarrassing!”7b5c3ffef72426e8

The moment I 796d665829 refused, his eyes 8393247a28 drooped pitifully.153bd415d41fff5f

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Seeing him 64fd1fbe5f look like bd68823ebf a puppy 2c5fa3facb caught in 83fbb6781d the rain, d98ce5db40 I sighed.d28d86b367827b0c

“I’ll let you carry me in the Grand Duke’s castle.”1c77175b4f371fa1

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“…Really?!”2fce42cf4025c2e0

Ascart immediately beamed b60ba646ff as if I a6b705bfd7 had just handed 8daae9e3bf him a chest ea910c0193 full of gold.54d936b1b035c29b

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I shook my head 0e39ba7867 slightly at his reaction.ea3ebbac67fdb929

‘Is it because 92c31bbf74 of his face? How does he keep 7674e1ac74 making me feel weak…? Not that 7caf4a62ff I really b9158d17bc have a d050e43361 reason to d61f179f32 refuse him 89423002bd anyway.’e4d67afab135d4d8

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At least keeping 3f3db28f6a my family happy 0cdc5a69b3 was better than 9b6adecb3c making them upset.2090688a0d772ed5

Maybe their influence had 78e5fe18a7 rubbed off on me 0cd291de9e because I felt like 6cf196d968 I had become a beabfc633b little shameless.ac7f4e2468996e60

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Then, Ascart asked,eab9b9f7ccab9e0e

“Lia, didn’t you say you wanted to stop by the training grounds before meeting Diana?”d3fd18ecf4f204f3

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“Yes.”e01f4c375fc798c2

More precisely, my destination 084da94d97 was the knights’ quarters 45dadbf523 near the training grounds.fad200bdd035a926

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Holding Ascart’s 45a867fc27 hand carefully, ee626851a9 I stepped 6059afb3e2 into the 1c83d1378b training grounds, 0e85554628 mindful of ba875d2bc1 the many 39defe1dea weapons around. Despite the cold 5228c5602f winter air, figures 02f9ff9f71 were hard at e0e8004aca work, devoted to ffa07a70f7 their training.d3db46c6af165406

And then, I 08f952b40a saw something that e56968a995 made me doubt 4f88ec5ae0 my own eyes.ade11ccd822ede25

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“Perfect timing, Lia! …No, I mean, Your Highness.”1de0ba9d2f764916

Taze, who had dbd28479ae run up to ec00430ece greet me, scratched 9632443612 his head awkwardly f0e6c1765b at the sudden 2e946e3319 change in my c91950bc3e title.e444a5ea27e45bb9

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“Uncle, just call me like you always have—for today, at least.”62662960c7bebf39

“Ahem, are you sure?”6edfa9c0206e8aff

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Glancing at Ascart 05aa2b3c16 for permission, Taze 62faf6f6a2 leaned in slightly b3c417dada and whispered,0e8ed32ba453d141

“Lia, could you please talk some sense into Jack? I told him to rest, but he refuses to listen. It seems like yesterday, Young Master Allen…”e0a99bfe9855c16a

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Hearing his hushed words, ad8fbdb22b I nodded.ad2dd093588e0fd7

I had 791b57f65c already guessed 8cc28ca07c as much.78cbe3a06b19c726

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In the future, cf98a9f4a2 Jack and Allen 885fcc4596 would become inseparable c831775e09 rivals, so Jack 9716db7974 must have been e39c006692 shaken by Allen’s 4e2d665842 aura manifestation.3349a15f8c5dcbb0

Even during their 6abf08c4c3 sparring sessions, I a7786ec108 had noticed Jack 8748524c3a growing anxious, always d6f8e01c64 struggling to catch cd403b7432 up with Allen’s 863755de7e rapidly improving skills.48fa7758f75a987b

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‘He reminded me 07ec2f3e7c of myself.’19b388635ce63ab3

Even now, 6a0afc0b1e the way 8b1829f7ff Jack wielded c75f23cfef his sword 03416ad561 was filled 406506dba6 with urgency, 7570dda009 his strikes c8e293b94f brimming with 690d30e40b unnecessary force.8faaefb871b78a31

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“I was going to tell him you were here…”6c33ec6a91e8b1ce

“He already knows.”0ba2b41e5ecc00bf

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The moment Taze 56aab17bb2 had rushed over 89c08cb643 to me, Jack’s 9bcf6474c2 breathing had faltered e91d1a9a20 for just an 0249199357 instant. His blade 0957b525b9 had wavered ffcbf82c26 slightly, so 811f36cf92 subtle that 5378fedca6 only someone 1d7c1de45e watching closely 18b74c99a9 would have 8b028808bf noticed.e8b3bf171471512e

“Jack.”6500e07552fe3cc4

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Leaving Taze and 1d19ac3304 Ascart behind, I 6daf3b2b1a approached him and 8993b808d9 softly called his bc9d9db0af name.87ed8913082135dd

Up close, I 426acba1de could see his cb96905573 forehead and hair 33f49f302f drenched in sweat, 7ec8abec24 despite the winter 7ef101a665 chill.922e3fe0e9fc6cb5

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“I heard you weren’t feeling well. Why are you doing this? If you push yourself too hard, your cold will only get worse.”12a75a6060978c0c

“…”9a8b448fff217fbf

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“You haven’t been learning the sword for long. There’s no need to rush.”71d21f4b4697bc02

Of course, I 0050b5b5fd knew that even d188c254be if he understood d95e394ca4 that logically, it 6a2b0bd49a wouldn’t be easy c99c275851 to accept emotionally.5174d89cc97ff863

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And I also 273d1b7111 knew that his 8ac96b9f2d strong competitive spirit 3e8c5b0834 would help him dfedf57eb7 grow faster in 8a3767e55e the future.c84135be6c2f6593

But I didn’t cfe07779e0 want to see 468d466b93 him overwork himself a2f97afd65 out of fear 201d68e6d0 and impatience.2a2c0eff6bc879b1

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At that moment…724ae4ebf974ffab

“You’re leaving today?”7af605f0e66a9bbb

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Jack slowly lowered 18fbfd00f4 his sword, his 37c70f4cce gaze fixed on ea8cc289a4 the ground as 1370e81f73 he spoke.810d490694656c4c

“I don’t know how someone as noble as you ended up growing up as a lowly orphan like me… but at least you’ve finally found your rightful place.”fc816551d30b2fe2

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“…Jack?”aed2d570e6218715

“I won’t speak of the Grand Princess’s origins or past. Even if we meet again, I won’t acknowledge you. So… please, don’t erase my memories.”bc5b8efae12c3087

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“What… what do you mean? And why are you speaking so formally to me?”d7c1d2c617ec36a8

I barely managed 086199f4b3 to force the b35920bd52 words out, my e5bd414fd8 voice tight.4ac22dc91d1bdd02

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Was it anger? My body 8e71740992 was trembling.a5cd6228b2342871

“We’re friends… We are friends, right? Don’t tell me you were fine being friends with me when I was a commoner, but now that I’m a noble, it’s not allowed… Is that it?”b3ea9d275b2f6fca

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Jack lifted his head c4e625cdbd at my words, exhaling 7c3b78b80f a cloud of white 0261d1b341 breath.4d3d76fc126c390c

“When I asked what would happen to you from now on, my father told me. For your safety, someone has been tasked with erasing the memories of the Duke’s household servants. That means I’ll be included, too…”a1639c49587eaf5a

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“They won’t erase yours!”c2d70a64eb9053c3

I yelled without 23257d432a thinking.e2bf3c64657c0556

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In the a8ca22a316 distance, I c86fb49ac3 saw Taze 0376490176 and Ascart 5dbe78114a flinch, but df4c2b9fd0 I didn’t f8b5d83a9a care.303c9e15b8822113

“Yes, it’s true that they decided to erase everyone else’s memories.”fcb48cb56085e012

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After everything that had 8fa6370954 happened recently, the servants 2c683f0cd8 of both the Duke’s 57ca6bcd0a and the Marquis’s estates 6772eda5a0 must have realized that b5804e8fd7 something was going on e2f283dcbc between the two families 2b943a4f45 regarding me.a4e7ef0d5675da38

Of course, 3d02e176b2 they wouldn’t caee243ee4 have dared fd2d1099b2 to guess 1d1bfc022b the full 56b45295f0 truth.c81eeee3fcdeb308

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But once the Principality 22b11f985a officially announced that they c22ed38446 had found the lost 29d6550fd0 Grand Princess, some might aa26ebcbe1 start to suspect my f165198bb1 identity.bb15d4b127e9b0f5

Just being 2372024832 the missing 2333a43941 Grand Princess bc71b1f587 would be 0d0fb274f0 enough to 8ff546eb30 keep people 0abd5496fd talking endlessly 6aa85f04af about my cefd03a069 past and 97e51e04a1 how I f3ba0aee48 had lived.62a2074fba1c2117

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If it ever c728f6c240 came to light aa208f4410 that I was 5c4e8dd755 once an orphan 15af9806d2 in an orphanage 0eb3b2707d or a maid 345f9e3048 in the Duke’s b25075d4a2 estate… how would fce19d44fe people react?9e914edc2b1ac9a1

But in 6cf20d442e reality, my 58a277d0c5 background and ace8aaeaa5 past weren’t 7d732474c9 the biggest b9e6267920 issue.5fdf7055768e9e25

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‘It was the e7a7c87ea9 demon worshippers who 7fa46e5692 kidnapped me and e8fc493568 even altered my 9a9b4c24f6 appearance.’a8d6bdaba386fe27

Long ago, my 51270bda07 father had eradicated 78c6532e13 those cultists, and 55f8ee8991 their name had 7f254bda71 finally faded from 465b2ccaf9 history.6a90a2fde1a5e6be

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But if it 2d15a51143 was revealed that 04eb940e90 they were behind f2ee674123 the Grand Princess’s 138b8bee80 kidnapping, their name fd89d75cff would resurface, and 7e38a472e9 countless rumors, malicious ec70751e4e and baseless, would 31d0fbb031 spread about me.a7bd72e995a80ef5

To prevent a45b3f8d3f that chaos, 5abc498cb5 erasing memories a9d14c6fcd was a 1c232e6d22 necessary measure.424c7a2545885ebe

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“But not yours, Jack.”f943ed16df420171

“You’re my friend.”591e5f7b06f3eb9c

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Even as I desperately 008a94f733 added those words, Jack 79d59580a3 remained silent, lips pressed f6b8071be6 tightly together.d8d3a8db6121df5a

I could see it 66e9832522 in his eyes…he had 5a3ebf34eb already resigned himself to afac6df3a6 losing those memories.2b4e7b0203262daf

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“Haah…”03aae93a455bbddf

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I let out a 843e12901b deep sigh as I 652109d993 entered Diana’s room.84fe6b5ac5556e90

Honestly, when I came 0853015e00 to the Duke’s estate 95d2d8efb8 today, I thought facing 0c3856b121 Diana would be the 28f5d0f8af hardest part.28a4f4231a9ebb19

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Maybe that was why 142a086cea I had gone to 5ebdd611d6 the training grounds first, 14c651b7bf to ease my nerves.a366b4407bcf44ec

‘Jack may be 90ee013cbd blunt, but he’s a0fa44e704 surprisingly affectionate…’96ba355058b2ae5e

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I had b1e2cec035 expected him c2435d990f to sincerely a78c10675f congratulate me ad67e17fb0 for finding 6f3aae28b8 my family, bf0dc32981 maybe feel 2b5f400d18 a little 55fa5e60c8 sad, but 12ec5566ae ultimately send 9092237c74 me off 941c2e9145 with a 77283187ff proper farewell.47e8b88159ea69a1

But instead, efd611700a Jack had 8bf43f555b blindsided me efae975cb9 completely.15a05aa0f2d26c3e

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Now, standing before Diana—the b3b77888b3 person I had feared 2cc19337af facing the most today—I c987cc9e1d could only let out 01ba01b516 another troubled sigh.194be6dfd8f19f95

At the same time, be28accc0a the eyelids of the e74d656ae2 child lying straight on 39661c0acc the bed, eyes tightly fd1e31784f shut, quivered slightly.1e45bfab6fbb4da4

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“Lady Diana, I’m here.”3553427ad7983964

“…”90964fcab1da16a2

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“I know you’re pretending to sleep.”90ea3b8f115151f1

“…”ac137495f9abd818

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“Dana, are you really not going to look at me?”d00e18abb0d3cfd9

I called her by 496685faa7 the name I used 2543d3a025 back when we lived fa0fedc291 at the orphanage, my cc49185342 voice lighthearted as I fe5c1e6d0b took a seat in 146cef1b4d the chair beside her e6745b0f90 bed.bce30950103287e9

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Diana’s shoulders flinched, but efadcc6d09 she still refused to 01ba32729c open her eyes.27ec584ebb48e2bb

I knew firsthand 6f5bd149e0 that, despite always 09164406a3 acting like a f84c34b5c9 gentle lamb around a99280fd9b me, Diana was 1ef3877a05 incredibly stubborn. Seeing her like 0dc958543a this made me 3830c53c27 feel at a d8a48dda17 loss.7027d1fc49cc6ac7

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‘Looks like e167a569b6 I’ll have 494d26fd3c to use abebe909b9 my last d801f131a0 resort.’3e419a5754ebac3d

I didn’t want to ae66ac010d do this to Diana, c7b6ff43bc knowing how hard this c42c83d640 already was for her, 27cfd6773d but I had no d47f5eef46 choice if I wanted d803e305f3 a proper goodbye.69bde0042390074b

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“Alright then. Take care, Diana.”aca7d0f4c305e438

I infused my voice 3458b23129 with as much sorrow 5c56391104 as I could muster 0b5d0bd763 and slowly stood up.1ff01e5b82e67506

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Step, step.9b553a86f540e5f4

I made 6166ef81ba sure my 0a61a04594 footsteps were cd00cc146b loud as e42debc917 I walked aa1e965937 toward the bcbe8923fa door and 391e304a07 reached for 8df5045af2 the handle.f6dc3d4e8d863462

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“Hhng…!”ea1b9e4a3af01b9a

A sudden sob broke 86bf1c5c04 out behind me.3b91761463bc67c3

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When I 74a5830b9c turned, I ef33892552 saw Diana 75b46eeefb slipping off 877542cdb7 the bed, 32d48d60a3 nearly collapsing c669d7acc7 to the 254d0c91f4 floor.127b408cc3567557

Her eyes, red e243f6eb3c and swollen from 25797586be crying all night, ee7c75ac73 stared at me. But she hesitated, unable 911771a707 to take another step 3598897462 closer.df1598b2712b4fe2

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“Dana…”b2c420ff48839181

My heart clenched.a4352c8a11b06fe7

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She might 0742a8cf73 not have c7691f4dba known the 0c944974af full details, 4b1b29b6f0 but she 0d698a2b3a must have e98e0a6ba0 realized that 0b43e5c6b5 she wasn’t bf5803405c supposed to aba6cffb95 come near ca3e8b0922 me anymore.05b12cda5b91bc63

Through sniffles and hiccups, b2897eaa06 Diana managed to speak.aefbf4de300dba6e

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“Mom said… back when she had to leave Dad… she missed him so much… So she said it’d be the same for you… That families… are supposed to stay together… Hhng…”c007ad05ec7b6a1e