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last update Last Updated: 2025-01-08 20:18:44

Lucian

I had been getting too soft-hearted. Or was it only because of her?

I could not tell. I had been dealing with a lot and over thinking things were not helping.

Leaning against the cold stonewall of the hallway, Irene’s words kept ringing in my head.

What had she done to me that nowadays, whatever she said keeps creeping inside my memory.

That girl had a way of speaking that crawled under my skin. Her words kept twisting itself into my thoughts and refusing to leave no matter how hard I tried.

That was not all. She accused me of being a bully, of taking pleasure in her suffering and the worst part? She was not entirely wrong.

Somehow, I was beginning to think that I was a terrible person. I was making her suffer and now she thinks I derive pleasure in seeing her beg for freedom.

I exhaled sharply, punching the wall with my fist before heading back to the room.

I muttered some curse words to myself as if it would make me feel better. But, sadly it didn't.

As I opened the do
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