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Chapter 214: Two Years Later
April 2023.
Two years later.
It is spring in Chicago again, a time when the florals come back to life again, well so do the people.
The warm breeze brings the voile curtains up, allowing the morning sunlight to shower on my white bed through the French windows. That is when I am woken up by the sound of this hectic city.
I stand on my balcony in my robe, yawning and stretching my body at the same time.
“Good morning, Chicago.”
I take a glance at the scenery of the city from the top of this building, I see people and vehicles all over the streets, everyone is ready for work and vac
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