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yes, the pain had

anding on my feet, perfectly

d over the room, th

motionless, soaked i

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e..." My voice c

rough it and my knees gave. I crashed down, but I didn't hit the floor... I passe

e as realisation that I was

s de

... Aren't I suppose

t door burst open. Heavy footsteps followed, then

phi

ille

e room in a single sweep... then his gaze land

d my hand. "I'm here..." I

then he passed right through me as if I wasn't even the

tightly in his arms, the terror I hadn't se

ness in his voice was gone. His voice d

ted, eyes f

ding my body and crying that hard when we h

se." His voice cracked on the l

t my stomach, beads of sweat forming on h

he orphanage where I was adopted. We had

that, on separate occasions, before I ev

person was the morning afte

... he'd returned to the country to oversee V

l we were t

he was losing someone he

ymore. Whatever the reason, it was

d inward before darknes

ing pulled me

my lun

nerve firing at once. Cold sweat soaked through my skin.

ped open, fingers tw

at my hands. N

e? Sop

unevenly as my

he familiar maroon gown fitted against my body. Then the crowd, ca

g proudly like something good was about to

ght?" A familiar voic

owly. It's

ment night three years ago, holding a familiar ring out tow

ed as the realisa

day everything began, and one month from now, Iv

him, through the

ille

crowd, watching me, and even after

k into my head. How he held me in his arms, panicking and

s voice. "You need to take t

ld one day put my favourite dress on another woma

est b

two rings in the box,

g what came next. Anthony's

rned and sta

's voice followed behind, but I didn'

king, until I was standing in front of Knoxville Fl

held mine, as if waiting for

reason behind that yet... I looked back at Anthony. He was standing a few feets from me, wearing confusion li

sister so

ox, a smile fi

e your u

ring and sai