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[132] AFFECTION ||
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"don't do this, if there's a problem I will help you fix it, I'll make it all better" Adrian promised as he held Aracely's cheeks with his hands, he wiped her tears and kissed her forehead. Aracely removed his hands and stared at his hands which she currently had in hers, she bit her lip and squeezed them, almost as if she was trying her best to channel all her anger and pain in one strong grasp, their eyes locked and then Adrian realized something, for the past few moments since she took his hands in hers but the truth was; Aracely wasn't speaking because she wanted him to feel it, to understand her helplessness without plain sweetened words, without having to list one million and one reasons why she was making this decision, she wanted him to feel it too, the panic and fear that rang underneath her skin begging for the layers of her skin to be broken by the next stray bullet so they could be set free, t
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“Angel! are you alright?” Aramide rushed out hurriedly as she looked over the boy, He was sitting at the edge of the rail, On the verge of falling right into the water, Aramide couldn't even feel her feelings at the moment, all she knew what that she needed to save her son and now.“Baby,” She spoke as she wrapped her hands around him while Efrain took his legs and helped him off the Rail, it was in the proximity that Aramide noticed that Angel spelled alcohol, he was drunk? Since when did angel get drunk? Angel hated alcohol. Aramide's heart ached at the fact that Bola must have said or done something to push Angel to the edge.It was about to rain soon and the sooner they took action the better for them all, Anxiety bubbled inside Aramide as she tried to connect the invisible puzzle in her head, she wanted to know exactly what was going on and she hoped thatOnce They were aw
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Aramide wiped her tears and stood up. Her body shook and her balance was wrecked. She felt her heartache as she processed the implications of what had happened a few minutes ago.“Aramide—” Aramide cut Efrain off with a wave of her hand as she began to walk away from him, the sun had set now. which made Aramide wonder just how long they had been talking, trying to convince each other, going back and forth, but of what use was it? she still lost her son? Was he still her son? was she even worthy of being his mother now?FLASHBACK“This is not a competition.”“Exactly, so give me my son, and I will give you your daughter”“Angel is like a son to me!”“I gave birth to him! I carried him for nine months, I was there when he took his first steps, yes he may be angry with me, but he will eventually get over it, he
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