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25-Just for me
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2024-10-29 19:42:56When I heard the intercom in my room beep and Anna’s voice break out saying, “Dinner is served” I realized that I was still sitting against the door, hugging my knees to my chest. How long I’ve been sitting here, I don’t know. I was still trying to understand what I had seen, if what I saw was what it really was. After the intercom went off, everything went quiet again. Nathan had stopped knocking and calling my name. How long did he manage to keep calling and knocking before he decided to finally give up on me?
The growling of my stomach sent my hands to my stomach instinctively. I felt so hungry. I got up and went into the bathroom and washed all the make up off my face. As I bent over the sink, I caught a blur of my reflection in the mirror. I slowly looked up into the mirror.
Big brown eyes, wet face and pink lips.
“You know what you saw.” I reassured myself. “You know
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Till Death Do Us Part 33-A much needed return
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Till Death Do Us Part 83-Waiting for me
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