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en I s

old. Multiple clinic visits.

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holding that secret like a soldier holds the last bull

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reason, that

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inked.

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name,

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the help. N

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voice cracked. "W

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t face he

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?" I asked, standi

ly and followed

the chair across

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'm not used to kindness

arder than it

houldn

lence for a

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and changed the topic before I cra

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e know when

was it.

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made my c

. I didn't do charity. I

. She was a reminder of the world I destroyed-o

cident. Coll

firms my father absorbed during our exp

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help

papers to prove I coul

know what families s

now

or every day, quietly holding t

p her. From

's the lea

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eyes... I don't feel like the Ice King anymo

ocks came at the door. I

in," I

ed inside, her hand gently resting on

gh

color back in his cheeks. My c

h a soft smile. "Raghav. He wanted

ed. "Th

quickly. "And treating me kindly

d the desk. "It's good

ttle. "You're m

. "The v

ut her eyes were tired. Sti

his surgery. Someone paid for it," s

st said it was anonymous. But... w

kept my hands in my poc

I said calmly. "I'm

s alive. That's

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