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52. It's All For The Best
29th September 2027,
The first rays of winter are finally beginning to show their colors, with the breeze being slightly colder than the usual warm ones and a familiar fog settling down every morning.
It isn't winter yet, but I can already feel the chill in my bones, or is it because today is the day?
The doorbell rings, indicating that I have a visitor. Without checking who it is, I swiftly move to open the door and let the guest in, for I have already been expecting them.
"Are you ready?" Ben asks first and foremost, letting himself in while I dump the dishes in the sink that I had ruined during breakfast. "Y-yeah, just give me a minute."
Then I went on to make my bed, stuff my used clothes in the laundry basket, clear the garbage in the kitchen and-
"You are stalling, you know that right?" Ben's voice pulls me out of my trance, stopping me midway with the broom and dustpan in my hands.
I stare at him wit
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