It was quiet in the apartment’s vicinity. The streets were empty, illuminated by dim lights, and the night went as if nothing had happened. It was as if the whole world was not on his back looking for ways to destroy him, or at least that’s how it was in his head.He climbed up the stairs to reach Pearl’s apartment. Before he knocked on the door, it was opened hastily, and two tiny arms welcomed him with the warmest embrace.“I thought you were dead,” she cried. Her lips made their way to kiss him so passionately and desperately, as if it was the last thing she was going to do in this life. “It was all over the news … I thought you were dead,” she repeated.He could taste her tears in her kiss and the depth of her fear. He pushed her into the room and closed the door behind him. “You can’t stay here,” he broke away from her. “We need to leave … now,” he said.She stared at him for a moment, still wiping away the tears from her cheeks. “But … where would I go?”“They know where you liv
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