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2024-10-29 19:42:56"Dad!" I called for him with my little voice and watched as he turned his back to face me.
A smile appeared on his lips-- that bright smile that lit up like a dawn. His face was dazzling under the sun, and his eyes glinted in them. He was the only person that could make me run when I felt like the entire world was heaved on my shoulders. I called him my sanctuary, and I was his little princess.
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His Fragile Flame Chapter 1: The Game Starts
Fighting over the things I didn't want to lose had pushed me to my limits. I had done mistakes, buried my old self, and reprogrammed who I was. My deepest fear had already faced me; I lost Dad. The most valuable person in my life was . . . dead. His death still hadn't struck me, and I didn't want to believe it. I had closed my eyes to unsee the occurrence that unfolded in front of me because I knew I was still a coward. I was hiding underneath the surface of myself, and losing in the game I had been fighting for had proved my fragility.
His Fragile Flame Chapter 2: Memory Lane
William plopped some files in front of me, as I stared at it while unwrapping the white cloth that was cloaking my hands. Tossing it on the ground, I reached for the file and flipped it open.We were sitting in front of the gym's huge table, and William was seated on the other side. He was watching me read the texts on the paper, elbows placed on the table and his hands were clasped together.
His Fragile Flame Chapter 3: Memory Lane (Vol. 2)
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I gasped. My muscles tensed, and I blinked my eyes a couple of times. I didn’t know what or how to feel because I was filled in disbelief. It all made sense now. I couldn’t wrap my head around it, and I still needed an assurance if this was true. But why would William lie about it? Was it to protect me, or he had other intentions? I didn’t know what to believe anymore. This had been hidden from me for almost forever, none of them had spoken up about this. But was it my fault for not figuring it out? Because I had been speculating all the time and I was dumb enough to not realize it.
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His Fragile Flame Chapter 38: Bargain With Fernando
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