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"Thank you, Ben, for understanding and for being here for me right now while you actually want to find Mia. But there is one more thing I need to ask of you."
I lean in closer towards her, attentively waiting for Maya to continue, my voice filled with compassion. "What is it, Maya?"
Tears start to stream down her pale cheeks as Maya whisper her most fragile request. "Will you help me ease the pain, Ben? It's been unbearable, and I can't go on like this. I trust you, and I know you'll find a way." Emotions grip my heart, a tumultuous combination of empathy and anguish envelope me as I realize the depth of Maya's suffering, her plea for release from the agony that have plagued her for so long.
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