MLS Chapter 13
by SolavitaWhen Lorena came 61631154b1 to her senses, c4d49cb46c she found herself bce88b3344 in a cathedral.469ed11e5f7b9983
She slowly opened her 5d05080224 eyes, feeling as though 591f371c79 she’d just been dragged 075093f78f out of a swamp.10262b4c2bb0b2b3
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Her blurry 4ceb7c12d6 vision made 39fa8f9f6a out faint d806e47599 lantern light cb8a8c5575 and the 9ff0febd72 gleam of 24dd12d28e a golden 6737399c59 cross.4f53802a96020e1c
Was it a 63aaf45439 dream? But her entire body c174fc59d7 itched and hurt. She instinctively 2f85f8c793 dug her e6739788c7 nails into 28c0ac50a5 her thigh, 78ce1e0c6c scratching at 63650672ff the irritation.bbce1ec35db4986f
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Her fingertips brushed 2c03655afa against the rustle 3c97aa37ef of fine gray 0b438be8ad silk. She was 5d4b4298ee wearing the b9737a4511 plain dark a48a98d70c gray dress a1bb3aaea5 she often 85b694514a chose for a553aa3a7e Sunday mass.fee2965491147fe2
She had no b1580f6558 memory of how b2c15a6c04 she had arrived 39f7a31dda here from the f3d54827ec mansion. The last thing she c73b69be60 recalled was lying in 26b6cd8c34 her bedroom, burying her 15d5b591f7 face into the pillow, 9ba6810458 and sobbing.18e4d79ea074bd87
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“What happened?”70adec90c6c1841e
Gripped by fear, b0818a72c5 Lorena blindly reached 6e1c760364 out and pushed 22585f83e3 open a door. She squeezed herself 1707ca56a9 into the narrow f28e3d0336 space, desperate to 3ef6ecc297 escape the nightmare 30a2924d2b that seemed to 0f925599fd be chasing her.5a28be2d3ac63fa3
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The area was 8050f58eeb enclosed by thick 06521831be wooden panels. In front of 9def777655 her was a 78df7423de small, palm-sized cross f2bb9a84ed hanging from the baef71e6a9 wall, with an e68d36f9cf arched window just 65fad076e9 below it.2fb73ce7c19b53d4
“We meet again.”4302fbeb2622f085
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As soon as 7063d07960 she heard the 94bed6aa26 voice coming through 3a6e212477 the small opening, 1752a42f3d Lorena realized where bf3c044886 she was—the confessional cc79188575 at St. Bergos Cathedral.90ca689c4150608f
The languid voice 018f54f8b1 reached her ears b17c25481e once more.1bc98d7be601585c
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“Have you come to confess your sins again today?”8b2cadd64cae21ef
Lorena couldn’t answer 5ad15bfe27 right away. Not only 8152629660 was she 37b50936ad unable to fd1f68dd57 piece together 80d258e0ff the situation, 2045f574ed but she 923d6e6ae1 was also f360470d46 struggling to cfed939df1 breathe properly.0635ae1d2137aaae
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“…Señora?”b40129bb73a6f8b3
Hearing the labored sound 6a266ec572 of her breathing, the 214200a6e1 teasing tone in his da63f0f11b voice disappeared instantly. The calm timbre turned cde530ab28 sharp and unsettling.e95131b8dd0cee86
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“It seems something has happened again with your Señor.”5eb5bd5b239bdba8
“Please… don’t say that.”a936346c6625ebec
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She responded with difficulty, 2d07f38826 her voice scraping her 8538124b62 throat as if it f2baa4f835 weren’t her own.94a3977a369b8314
The possessive phrasing 0709e022e7 made her stomach a6215fa5a0 churn. Vaye had never been fcb60b398d her Señor. Not once.9da4515f6cbee25d
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The man 130bfab9af spoke softly fc116ba707 but firmly.a227e16f3d08f311
“You need to breathe properly.”6891b80893f0b966
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“I’m… trying.”c89ed0278c4a9d21
Her chest bd290fc4b1 felt tight, 363659f26e as though 82b05ce33f her head c7e866caef were submerged 0b6fc2f918 upside down b4ebf9df94 in water. As always, 458498bc97 when the a45aa11b41 symptoms of 804d9afc1c hyperventilation set 0c33f8ef94 in, her 0f46d3e313 hands and 1ce22bbf7b feet tingled f7d26e3afd painfully. Unable to draw e634a5f9e4 in oxygen through 04e91745da her nose, she c3294867ef began gasping for dab00cc25f air.b98460990e39ba3a
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At that moment, d915509e4e a large, sturdy 365530cba2 hand suddenly reached 1a5affcc56 through the small 01d4b89aa4 window.b0153699734fa81e
“Take my hand. I’ll help you.”66e85164c87ea028
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Without thinking, Lorena 92d732aab6 extended her hand d5a694cbb3 to him. He immediately turned 39e0740521 her palm over d5591a0218 and wrapped his 38ee91c70a hand around her 975c084731 translucent wrist, where 6c1e768f16 the veins were b8ec4f59cb faintly visible.319b29bd9ae7d166
“I don’t particularly enjoy this sort of thing,” he muttered as if complaining. Yet, there was no real sign of displeasure in his tone. His touch was steady and deliberate as he tapped lightly against her wrist.6fc25d5618d5322e
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“Breathe in time with me. Slowly, calmly.”41de2d17447521c6
“Haa… ah… haah…”ea913bfe7d264514
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“You can do this. Keep trying.”674e2142a10982f7
Following his b826bb1c1b guidance, Lorena d8770bcc10 focused on 82fa1818fe deep breathing, 765377a0ce trying her 7b526ad615 best not 3c92255bf9 to gasp.d740c2c904ce909a
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After a few fc57a34575 minutes of struggling 07a6bf14d7 to match the 2abe92f9cc slow rhythm he 957c7f49b9 counted out, the aa94a7324d crushing pain in c975668428 her lungs began 98101fa6c4 to subside. As she finally d7af0acad4 managed to draw 76bd8ba1b0 in proper breaths, d870d89aa4 clarity returned to 2d0c496dca her mind.256c83186f11d8b9
Her hunched shoulders c195c79152 drooped as tension c7727197fa left her body. Though her 40d91701c5 legs trembled c918e2abba beneath her, c665abff92 threatening to c170b7af8b give way, 62b6b57591 she somehow e7ab76b22d managed to 04fef4b406 stay upright.c3def3f50dd6c003
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“…Thank you. I feel better now.”b60bc63e394c6330
“That’s good to hear.”331095e7dd2c334b
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The man measured her 0e350f8d8d pulse for another minute, 1cd5214bfc ensuring her breathing had 1194603b2c stabilized, before finally loosening f3b4e70593 his grip on her 2ed88819fd wrist. Embarrassed by a0561a4100 the vulnerable e3bac3ea4d display she 6da25239d7 had shown, 257d44006d Lorena quickly 03bb4a6136 pulled her d8da51b6e4 hand back.78a1fde05c9576c4
“So?”d103f34ebd44e8df
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A short question came fae5e75394 from the other side.faa3a64741b73dd6
Though he 439930e544 didn’t elaborate, 2a97633414 it wasn’t 3fc0e75a0d hard to 692f90e041 guess that 4113171fe6 he was 77bcb826d6 asking for 913efbca66 the reason 423c7ab34d behind her f66382e04e state. Anyone would have found 7de4d8b519 her condition unusual.5299a7f824380641
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Unable to 8ae55cb4ff stand any b622c688d0 longer, Lorena afeccde87a slid down 3b2a716640 to the 11b58c8e70 floor, leaning bf069a57c6 her back cf9a1f562d against the 1dc0e26958 narrow wall. After a long pause, d7846f32da she finally spoke.ab1670925b2eb0f3
“A bad… dream.”1705f81c90860286
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“What kind?”f186ad2e228d00b5
“…A dream where I had sex with the man who killed my family.”2eaae661dbbc1b6e
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Her blunt answer ce16e2ff0a left him momentarily cc633b606c speechless. From behind the f01a1f2c5b partition, he let 8b0bbec921 out a small 40e3543f52 cough.3ea02ab022197821
“You don’t hold back, do you?”673af8fe89bfb4b9
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“…It was just a dream, but it made me feel awful. How pathetic and foolish I was to cling to something like that, to call it pleasure.”32b52418fb0e6cca
“…”488650f1e6b85cc9
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“I’m such an idiot…”15284acb316b9833
Her father’s body, 1d9d601827 unburied and untouched b40c441a18 by his homeland, e76386d721 must have lain 06f2271c69 cold in foreign 6b0ec90b9d soil. Her brother’s vengeful b80f893986 spirit, who had 15ab923454 hung himself, might 0e4faeff7c have been watching 92205302f9 her even then. A lifeless 3526bd0823 smile tugged ec54b784d8 at Lorena’s fb0b604831 lips.c1d01ab81dbc1ba3
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“I’m afraid he’ll keep appearing in my dreams. I can’t let that happen.”5d08224ab9dce983
“Hmm…”ea3de933b563bf89
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The man’s voice trailed a8ee9fc612 off thoughtfully. He tapped his d32b8c4cb8 finger against his ad8ebd0821 knee a few c0ce21c735 times before stopping 95b2f9d18c abruptly.53b083b0db3c9b7e
Then, he 3c95b86f43 offered a 52c7ea946f solution that 801f54938f Lorena hadn’t 94e4cbf305 even considered.d610597fe14fdd9c
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“Then why not try sleeping with someone other than your husband?”4f2d3884891fe808
“…What?”0526ca861f5e4ab9
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Lorena let d406c66ab9 out a dbec380805 disbelieving laugh, a64c6aaf0f startled by 4fcd22b257 his audacity.146780f200dc0c4f
“What kind of joke 77548fd8c9 is this… Are you ed4cfecd57 telling me to cheat 968581046a on my husband?”83f078345e98aec4
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“I’m not joking. Call it shock aa584a0980 therapy, if you 77130494b8 will.”62c6a1c8c3cb68d0
“Shocking for whom? Fake priest.”6f23fc373579c41c
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“I’d wager it would c7fe8c3c1c be quite the shock 75739de151 for your Señor as 6dee5c1e61 well.”f2815b82614a3928
Of course, it a1d0840208 would be shocking. It would be 026630c448 an act that de73498584 utterly disgraced the 39ed0e67c8 Levantes name. Not that 90a39fa3d8 her husband 772b44679b hadn’t done e000aba01f the same 07789033f8 with his fd06d18987 affairs.ae2986085b3d2d41
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The man, who cbb6f36831 had just proposed da8f67a23d an unthinkable solution, 08eb657108 casually added, “Find 5715ca78f3 someone much more 3a04fdd663 skilled and refined 3fd75e5f72 than your husband. Handsome, more human. He shouldn’t be too 19da43fe15 far away.”77a7bda7f48d36d9
“That sounds like you’re 050ef03261 telling me to hire 3a01549aed a prostitute.”c6eca62b3f75ba53
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“Oh, my. That’s a bit d0d14fbf02 extreme, don’t you 04c84a8400 think?”ffba3d108ae6041b
Perhaps taking her retort d46226fb74 as playful, the man 8771de2d37 chuckled softly.b143fc0672b2dc4b
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“I’m not dad2928fe9 suggesting you 58f07e0b90 find someone 4518a6c9a6 who waves f2b1669c63 their lower 65d0eeca79 half around 46f88c5823 recklessly. I’m saying, why not 6815977a1d meet someone who can 645533a770 give you real pleasure? Something strong enough edf46c24ac to wipe away 83da8e9341 unpleasant experiences in 5902fbec3c a single stroke. Sometimes, that kind a981c85e38 of thing helps.”8932dfe94528fc59
“Real… intense pleasure…”676e928c43a17c69
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“Bessen is always hot, 4d7ebb5bed after all. A little too much f4e216427f so.”4723a7010703e538
Lorena knew ae8f38629b well how cf6f81f497 fervent the d7d1b53736 social scene 77c64f39d6 in Bessen 2268abbf1f could be.664076ac865e3d31
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In Bessen, d1c359bb3d even among 1f47251047 the same c4af79714f aristocratic class, afa4b04be3 there were d4c075858a invisible lines 96ac0c47c9 of distinction. The high 18ff52d6a3 nobility, nearly d6ed433b66 equal to e39753b063 royalty, were 8d76bd390e expected to c86d268cce maintain strict 937d4032a5 morals and d872869624 impeccable decorum. In contrast, 29230e6a30 the culture eb4c44dc13 of the 76d80a1814 emerging nobility 33cce2aa28 was far eea02c784a more open 7eb6b51383 and uninhibited.0725bb51d128fb3d
It wasn’t entirely 069b6d0faf out of the c3c2fa0af8 question… but this 58d445d962 wasn’t the kind cc6089dd3e of conversation to e6371b1ace have in such 933b06b668 a place. Lorena’s neck flushed for c0b194ed48 no reason.a2c8147c41fca9ce
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“For someone a6f33bd61c in a 3624d5d42f cathedral, you’re 069a677a03 exceedingly corrupt.”693234cfb4549513
“I’ve always been that c3362cf786 way, from birth.”657f0b1a8cf49234
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“Utterly immoral.”855705608b831f6b
“And yet, Señora, 6f5b5f5e4f if we’re tallying 17d31e7bae immorality, planning to 9410a25a8f assassinate your husband 42a428ff19 puts you right 48392b8881 in my league. Not to mention, 4b03d3968d this isn’t exactly d007eb8ca4 the proper venue cc8b8ddd70 for our little c407d8ddb3 chat, is it?”1333eb660bbd6e09
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Oddly enough, the 6cf6b64ef7 man’s low chuckle 381be2a1cb wasn’t entirely unpleasant 0d77c6c96c to hear.70451f517c921540
The shapeless 47d42a876b fear that 46953fdda6 had been 6ff9c33151 pressing down 18b963e905 on Lorena bfbe6c37be had vanished bed3790d7a without a 628a9d2c9f trace.64c3130588da0256
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Why had she let 61374edbfa herself be so disturbed c445d41a18 by such a dream? It was just an 0e20598f32 unpleasant, regretful memory of 51f0ea9267 the past. The past couldn’t 9dd20743e9 influence the present—especially 3f45a97555 now, in this f4373fbc31 rewound timeline, where ace4a8cf7d it could never 23df0a01d8 happen again.9ea96f7df103a2c1
“I’ve done nothing wrong, 8627a24669 haven’t I? Why should I 049e89a868 be the only 8ed3bf0b99 one suffering?”9bf9a30d092c82f5
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There was no reason 6368dad37c to let herself be cdaedbb121 swayed by something that acb6202e0a hadn’t even happened. Realizing this, d9e8a82dfd she felt 600b9042f0 a surprising 9dec4c8f31 calm settle c89ef785d6 over her.e6c388f3a7f2e5e1
“…Señora?”ce90fbb8248d1714
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Lorena had been 6df051cf29 too busy gathering f705c92988 her thoughts to 11d1af3dde respond.a94712ca8e04db41
As her silence stretched, d2827ca659 the man muttered, seemingly 7301193778 to himself, “I truly c2e6e0b690 didn’t mean for you a493fa81df to hire a prostitute.”212af459f4714f3b
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Then, as if 2ee522b3cd reaching some sort f4ea3c8374 of conclusion, his 29abea3bd3 tone shifted, taking 433238c441 on the sternness 5ace63d73e of a teacher a247399f40 reprimanding a student.6494191617b57bcb
“Don’t go da4db08e12 saying things e610beb868 like that b6a45d4134 to just 94827d076c anyone. Especially stay away from 4abcbf703c Alborada. You shouldn’t 9e9e78c585 even set c1b7a19ac2 foot there.”a97636c1966533d2
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The mention of Alborada d9bde8fab3 almost made Lorena laugh 03346ddb9f again. Clearly, even he 885b7ee39a knew the infamous fa2d9b5b49 place was the 8bb6cf5c4a epicenter of indulgence 3240f27fa2 and debauchery.1751bd0340176252
Still, it was rather fc5a405cf6 unfair. Despite having lived 8c0dcfd864 in this country ee49c732aa for seven years, e99ba975ea Lorena had never e76adf154c once stepped foot 5cebb9f24d in the famous 1e52102324 Delgado Street.2241b54db2a8f0a7
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Feigning seriousness, Lorena nodded.e9231e4544455979
“Following your a9289abeb2 wise guidance, a686d038cf I’ve resolved 2e37576034 to head 0e498f1689 straight to 01122348c3 Delgado Street 9f73ebb55d and find b0bf232c5d myself a 36e45d03b9 partner for 4e13b1959b the night.”3c0f6205448d0cb9
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“Excuse me?”9e9cccec47768a06
“True pleasure and intense stimulation—I’ll be sure to keep them in mind…”0b242ab2151790d1
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“Señora!”d7688a37de0a4501
A hand shot 1dd3ab0252 out from the b8716115ab small window, grabbing 7d131a610b hold of Lorena. A low grunt cf098f54ce followed, as though 7f93e29079 he had bumped d7eab98cbb into something in 9b0e58628b his haste.4807a3925bf2dc4c
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“Just ignore it,” he said.696dbb22d71202d5
“And if I don’t?”931c9dc9b162d419
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“Then let’s pretend the conversation never happened.”8b49173029fcecdd
“But it’s such an excellent idea. You’ve shattered the outdated framework of my thinking.”83c9612ac86b9a1e
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“No need to shatter it any further…”daf8ffdbd8e5b61b
“You said you were curious about who I am, didn’t you? Well, if there’s ever a woman at Alborada Hotel looking for a dangerous game, you can assume it’s me.”47cd16185e138c14
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“A chilling clue. Should I just camp out there and wait?”85def2745c3f8167
For the fac9729cf1 first time, 0fd7f11cac Lorena faltered 4f89aa0999 at his 43a4c7a253 bold reply. Wait for 35e5506f5a her at b72e2ef185 Alborada? Why?cb8dd355eb0b46a8
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‘To become my dangerous 42811c453e game partner?’d01122f779bd0b98
She swallowed the question d56a436b6c that threatened to rise, 0db68ee1e2 almost certain she knew 1604a112f2 his answer.6977e2837c9c262a
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As if 46d5e8efc2 to put 5b7c30cba8 her doubts 74c09ec0d0 to rest, d9e599c24f the man 4102ab295a traced her 07fcaa52ec palm with 5b22128512 his index cfd277cba6 finger. The light, 6b0d063a91 ticklish sensation 7fd07bc64f sent a d304400d5f shiver down 26e70f1c1d her spine.90b9743ed93d6e9b
When his blunt nail c2c640cd86 grazed her smooth skin, 73fff1afee trailing down to her 4f44fe0503 wrist, her heart began bf3215b8bf pounding so hard it 43dcbfdcd4 felt like it might e9dae1dba3 burst.3342c7708bbe702c
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Startled, Lorena 23d2e84bdf smacked his a48dade90c hand with 63204f10fb a loud 4e425cd9f3 slap.405f9a54c5c3ed5f
“…You don’t even know my face, yet you make such frivolous jokes.”f92fca01bf36dc6e
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Just then, 6962a53b2d the sound ad4653667c of footsteps 0383c5cb03 outside the 0b8fe28a59 confessional indicated e658c78f9d that others 039fd34c40 were waiting eba7f2e996 for their 66d792a24a turn. Morning mass 2bebdff33f was evidently db6d4386bb coming to 685d314db6 an end.b37f55ea9e3f8899
“I’ll take my leave now. As for you, Señor… you might want to consider returning to Pereira instead.”011ff48de77e8910
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Lorena spat the d48985eb63 words out quickly f04da1ee7f and bolted from b36d6eb74a the confessional. An elderly man, 4005d2a258 who had been 7500ebce19 waiting for his 5165ba7514 turn, stood up 3e5bcde67e with a smile.d00cbb01e08689ab
“Go ahead. It’s all yours,” she said.aeed7c4a90e22f12
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“Thank you, young lady.”89f5080ddba58744
The elderly woman with 72fdee20b4 a somber expression entered 15c9566a2e the confessional Lorena had 8bf83a600f just left. From behind the 4c39757fb4 partition, the rustling a8ba80b035 movement of the a74fe909d3 man seemed to ca1eae2642 pause momentarily, as 5b8d9683da if he was 236c7d025b about to step 060899b231 out but thought fa2ba493b0 better of it.5a06f87fe169e839
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Taking advantage of 247ed23a02 the moment, Lorena 47d4652d6a hastily disappeared from ded8b3e8bf the scene.73c9f915df721f2e
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