teen years, three month

back for me. I

n a walk and

to days, and days h

months ran into years. The

n the cold, dark alley, dren

pattered heav

I asked myself, staring at

eemed to be staring back at me

were full of apology

no one apologized for. You ju

t

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shortly." I replied

f my tight corset d

ther rarely summoned me

knock when the

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my mouth in a surprised whisper. I

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ne ever since

common; we both loved reading

rol

y love in secret i

men who

Aunt Maya shut the do

ting she would surprise you

n, dearest?" "I'm

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to see me,

did,

ances at Dad and

rmind

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