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#35 The Real Reason
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2024-12-04 07:01:49Gia adjusted her skirt once she was comfortably seated. Raven’s wheelchair looked like a throne when Gia was in it, as her petite frame seemed dwarfed by its size.
"Could you bring this for me? I forgot to change it this morning, and the flowers have all wilted,"
Sophie said, handing over a vase of flowers from Raven's room. Gia accepted it with a smile.
In Katastari, Sophie ensured there were fresh flowers every day for Raven’s room. She felt it suited the beauty of the room, contrasting with the cold, stiff decor of Raven's room in Gothenburg.“Ew!” Gia made a gagging sound as she caught an unpleasant whiff from the vase.
"Don’t sniff it! The rotten smell of flower stems is very different from the floral scent," Sophie chuckled as Gia held her nose.
"And now imagine someone pouring the water from a flower vase all over me. I went through a whole bottle of soap trying to get rid of the smell," Raven added,
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