I looked into the stuffed bear's eyes for a moment. Then, I pushed it away."I loved the one Carrie took from me. The one my dad gave me for my birthday."Lucas hesitated before saying, "He said Carrie ruined that bear's eyes. He replaced them with new ones."I was too tired to say anything more."Lucas, please ask him to leave. Don't let him come back. Maybe he really regrets everything. Maybe he wants to make it up to me. But I don't need it anymore. And keep my illness a secret from them. I don't want to see any of them before I die."Lucas stayed until I fell asleep, then left. I never knew what he said to Nick, but after that night, Nick never showed up again.Still, my old toys—the ones Carrie had stolen—began appearing around me. Beautiful dresses, gifts Nick had bought for me, all neatly arranged in my room.I didn't need them anymore.I asked Lucas to donate everything to children who actually needed them.Since I had blocked Josh, he couldn't reach me. But I guessed
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