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g into her skin. "Why would you do t

to push me away, but then she softened all of a sudden. And beg

t to beat and scold someone, then do it

rfec

ed as Natasha suddenly fall to the groun

voice rang out

y, and my blood

o

even seen him coming. He stood there, h

ut a second glance and r

was soft, concerned-so unl

body pressed against his a

he whimpered. "I was just trying to exp

everything to Eve" Joel patted Natasha's shoulders, as

had been punch

Joel walk towards me. I watched as his li

nfessed to him, of his anger when he found out what she had done, of his guilt when

ke the words that sha

ght or the child, but because... I can't let Natasha down,

ld cru

ning inside of me. Wha

th him overseas. And after getting along togeth

an affair with me that night just for the sake of coverin

. All this while, I had b

r it any longer and immediately went to the my fami

t it right to reve

the sake of protecting her, you told me that it was you that night?" I spoke after I

it on purpose, she's stil

ok at Joel, my face full of despair. "Did yo

after a long while, he

right here, let's

n't even dare", I p

bling from my lips, though the

ife had be

I had put all her strength in my studies

Joel, I had given

bandoned my adoptive parents to return to the Edwards family, c

I get?. All I received in

let Natas

ity, and my biological parents, but now...she

oung, so her mistak

take responsibi

ow who the man fro

ly as I began taking steps away. I was already in the depths of des

rew away the key he was grasping between his fingers, and was about to chase

ng?. Just let her be. Sh

el was hesitating unti

air by an upcoming vehicle,

man was hit–!!", some st

haking silhouettes and the tw

lose consciousness bit by bit. I only blinked my eyes once

nto darkness...a