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cus?" she a

urity. He helped me escape three years ago. He left a door unlocked. He

s working for

Someone else was looking for me.

as quiet for a moment. The

ou run to him for protection. It is a classic manipulation ta

kno

still reading that text

if it is true? What if som

rk handles it. We do not need

bookstore. The way they looked at me. Not like a predator. Not like a victor. Like a m

o meet hi

tood up

ation. He said after th

is l

oking for me, I need to know who. I need to know

when she was angry. Back and forth.

ing a mistak

it is my mis

at me. Her face was hard

You remember the punishments. You remember the night y

mber that night. But it was always

mber,"

till want

swer. That w

e walked to the door. The

ymore. I cannot watch you walk back int

sking you t

t are you

er eyes. "I am aski

go when I gave you a new identity. I trusted you when I taught you how to disa

ot almost

t do you

ere was a night I did not talk about. A night I had

epped into the hallway. She l

looking for. But I think you a

the door

s al

the roses. I stared at my phone. I stared at t

did I

to know if Damian was telling the truth. I wanted to understa

s stopp

hat if I saw him again, I would remember all the reason

fternoon, I pic

d a me

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y came i

t. Tomorrow at noon. I w

essage. Then I ty

isappear again. And this ti

. "And that is why I am

out at the street. Normal people doing normal things. T

dea which one