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The fear of men

Author: Ebunoluwa Ademide
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BLIND BILLIONAIRE BRIDE

(They call it madness but he calls it love)

EPISODE ELEVEN

THEME: The fear of men

CHICAGO, UNITED STATE OF AMERICA

AINSLEY HOSPITAL

IN WARD 206

Ria reminisced over the earlier incident with the man who had retrieved her purse at the pack. She had really tried to concentrate on counting her steps back to the ward with the bottle in her hand but then someone had bumped in her way and she lost concentration with the bottle falling off her grip. It didn’t take long for her to hear giggling in the hallway then she realized children were around. She had searched for the bottle of water but couldn't find it and at that point she almost regretted not letting Emily take her back to the ward. All her mind was on Phoebe who needed water and she was still searching when she heard masculine voice but as usual she could see nothing. Ria was blind so she couldn't see whoever it was!

Ria remembered how she had tensed up immediately,
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All men are not bad Ria. There are some good ones out there!
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