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In the Hotel

Author: Author Anselm
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REGINA

I had never truly had to fight for my life, and it turned out to be more frightening than what mere movies would depict it to be. The moment Ray fell from the mountain though, I knew it was over for them all and I couldn’t have cared less.

When the war was over, I realized just then how much destruction I had caused. The head of the Mountain men stood at a corner, watching as some of the men rounded up the bodies and the wounded while others stood around him, staring as still as ever.

I drew closer to him, wondering the best way to tender my apologies.

“I am sorry. I am so sorry.” I wept. “It was never meant to be this way.”

“It was meant to be this way,” he suddenly cut in.

I paused. “What?”

“All of it..." All of these. It was meant to happen, Regina. You have no reason to cry over all this.”

“I brought them right to your door.”

“Someone could have done the same anyway.”

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