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Author: Mary riles
last update publish date: 2025-09-27 07:42:41

ACE

The hallway feels far too long.

The sound of my own footsteps is irritating.

Every word she spoke still reverberates in my ears. I never thought Luna would have the courage to reaffirm the separation — I thought that as soon as she saw me she’d change her mind and come running back home.

It wasn’t what she said that made me accept the divorce; I simply realized that pulling the rope by force won’t work now. I need calm and patience. She was kicking me out, and even so, it was the most alive
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