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2024-03-25 18:09:46Karen
I feel as if I'm floating in a sea of clouds when a voice breaks the silence around me. Someone is calling my name, but I'm so immersed in the unconsciousness of sleep that I don't know if I'm dreaming or if it's reality. The voice is familiar and very much like Othon's, the man I met in Fernando de Noronha and who completely changed the course of my life.
In this state of subconsciousness, likely caused by fatigue and alcohol, I let myself be enveloped by yet another dream with the father of my child. It's a bittersweet sensation because, on one hand, being in my dreams allows me to relive wonderful moments with him, but on the other hand, it's also a reminder of something that will never happen again.
Despite that, I don't want to wake up. Not now. Not when I'm so close to feeling your touch, e
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