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Chapter 5

Author: Hamkid
My plane touched down in New Jersey. After seven years away, I was finally home.

My parents were already waiting at the door.

No blame. No questions. Just heartache written all over their faces.

"Oh, sweetheart. You've been through so much." My mother stepped forward and held me tight.

My father stood beside her and patted my shoulder. "You're back, and that's all that matters. You'll always have a place to come home to."

In that moment, I was just Nina, the daughter they loved.

Three days later
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