“Help me,” she pleaded.Her face was a mess—streaked with tears, her nose red, and her eyes full of desperate sorrow, begging to be saved from something I couldn’t yet understand. But what puzzled me most was my own reaction: why couldn’t I look away from her? What was it about this girl that unsettled me so deeply?“Please,” she whispered again, reaching out to clasp my hand.Strangely, I didn’t push her away. I couldn’t. She didn’t hesitate to drop to her knees before me, her emerald-green eyes shimmering with tears that refused to stop falling.“My brother…” she said, wiping her eyes, “Please protect him. Keep him safe.”What does any of this have to do with me? I didn’t understand. I wanted to comfort her, but there was something in the air—an invisible clock ticking down. This encounter... it felt fleeting, like we were meant to meet only once, and only now.“You’re the only one who can help me, Mrs. Paula. Please. That’s all I ask.”How does she know my name? My brow furrowed. “
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