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Welcome To Paris

Penulis: Daglow
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-09-11 22:15:20

Lena

‎Paris smelled nothing like home.

‎I noticed that before I noticed anything else.

‎The air carried the scent of rain, freshly baked bread, coffee, and something floral I couldn't quite identify. Cars moved along unfamiliar streets. People hurried past us speaking French, their words flowing together in a language I understood only in fragments.

‎I stood outside
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