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[160] I can't do this anymore
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“Thank you Ara and—I'm—I'm sorry about everything I did or said in the past. I was wrong to judge you or say those things about you getting to know you and Aramide has been one of the most amazing experiences in my life and I appreciate everything. I hope you have a very happy life.”
END OF FLASHBACK
Why was it? why did good people have to suffer? why did they have to struggle? weren't they good enough?
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Aramide slowly got out of the hospital bed. now was not the time to be sulking, rather it was the time to figure out who had tried to kill Mercedes, who would benefit from this and why? Mercedes didn't have enemies that's she knew of, yes, they hadn't been the best of friends, but Aramide had never perceived Mercedes as someone who would have enemies, Then again it wasn't written on someone's face.
Aramide couldn't help but wonder how path
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