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[ Adeline ]

I walked aimlessly on the street after my stressful meeting with my father. I didn’t realise what time it was but it was pitch dark since the weather became rainy again. I cried sitting near the grave of my grandmother, it was easier to share my pain with dead than a living person.

My mind was numb but body ached since I had no how long I have been walking. I didn’t want to go back home. Xavier will definitely find out why what I am hiding from him, from his family and this cruel world. No one will feel my pain and the reason behind my decision. No one knows how many nights I spent crying my loss. It was my first child but I wasn’t ready to become a mother nor I was a moralist. His or father gave me unforgettable scars that will go with me to my grave.

A car was honking behind me but I didn’t bother to turn back or move aside, at this point, I wanted that car to crush me over and my miseries will end. The car stopped with a screech beside me. Then I was forced to look at t
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