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Chapter 12: Going back home

Author: Lian Naluz
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Cassy was looking around her room.

She just got back home after staying at the hospital for a couple of days.

She couldn't imagine that she had been admitted and now she had to be careful for being a weak heart.

She smiled wryly. She was left no other choice but to stay indoors.

According to her doctor, she needed bedrest to relax her heart.

But, how could she relax if there were a lot of things playing inside her mind.

She was so young to even have a heart disease for God's sake.

How could this happen to her? She was supposed to be out with her friends.

She looked at outside through the wide window in her room. For the first time after a long time, she opened her window and tied the curtain.

The natural light coming from the sun was passing through it.

She couldn't help but smile when she saw different kind of flowers in front of her window.

Probably, it was Leonard. Her best friend never failed to make her smile and she couldn't be more thankful to him.

Leonard had always been ther
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