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[127] YOU DESERVE TO BE LOVED
“Aracely...” Mercedes's voice was soft. She definitely had no clue what to do, and yes, the girl had just told her to stay away from her but she — She just couldn't help it. This was her niece, Aracely. She reached out and rested her hand on Aracely's shoulder — deciding it was best to test her luck. To her utmost shock, Aracely didn't recoil— at first.
“Leave Mercedes... ” Her voice was hoarse and weak, and if Aracely wasn't right in front of her, eyes staring out the window Intently watching something that wasn't even there, Mercedes wouldn't have believed that she was the one who spoke. “Go. run while you still can. you have your whole life ahead of you — your wedding...A family.” Aracely's voice was monotone, but the tunes of sorrow ever so slightly played underneath. “I am like fire, Anyone who comes close to me...They burn...” Aracely trailed off
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