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Chapter 254: The Pedestal Serial
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2024-10-29 19:42:56“Lila, did you really spend fifteen years waiting for me and doing what I said?” Jasper asked Lila.
She had slung one of his arms over her shoulders, and supported him as the chief burden of walking was placed on him. He was the one to take the first step, and she followed after, making sure that he didn’t fall down after.
All of the steps were small, and it felt like Lila took a small shuffle every two steps that Jasper made. She stood behind him, pushing his back upwards as they climbed up the stairs, both hands on the banister keeping him up and his back arching forwards, his eyes looking only upwards and never back.
“I just kept the pendant safe from my parents for the most part. Sometimes, when I thought that you were a dream and there was no hope left in the world, I took out the pendant from underneath my mattress and just looked at it.
I remembered what you said and I kept up with those breathing techniques whenever I was overwhelmed and reall
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