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Chapter 9: Broken & Home
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Chapter 9: Broken & Home
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"I doubt that, I'll talk to you later then?" He asked she smiled feeling a slight spark of happiness to have a friend, she really needed one.
"Yeah, Goodbye." Emerald hung up turning back to the man who laid in the hospital, "That was your brother, he looks exactly like you. I know you would like him, he has a heart of gold." She waited for the response she knew was never gonna come, she couldn't help the tears that fell from her eyes. "Please come back to me." She cried into his chest feeling her heartbreak over and over again.
Someone cleared their throat catching her attention, she wiped away her tears facing the person at the door. William stood watching her, it broke his heart to see her sad, like it broke his heart to see Daniel quiet not making horrible jokes they would laugh at.
"I can come back later." She shook her head holding her hand out which took in a few steps. He took a seat beside her
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