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Chapter 61: Unravelling truths

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The dim light of the bedside lamp cast long shadows across the room as Melanie sat on the edge of her bed, holding the pen so tightly that her knuckles turned white. Her hands trembled as she stared at the blank sheet of paper in front of her, her mind filled with thoughts too heavy to bear.

How did things end up like this?

The news had broke her down. Her nudes were out there for the world to see. There was no coming back from this. And the HIV? It was a twist of fate, a punishment she never saw coming. There was nothing left for her here.

She swallowed hard, forcing herself to write, each word feeling like a nail driven into the coffin she had built for herself.

“Daniela,

By the time you read this, I’ll be gone. I don’t want you to blame yourself for anything. This was my decision.

But before I go, there’s something you need to know. Something you’ve never been told. You and I… we’re not really sisters. I was never your real sister.

Your mother found me in a dustbin when I was j
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