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The morning rays of the sun warmly coated my room with their light. The glimmer carefully caressed the sheet of my bed which made it look like the white was glowing. A small portion of it softly graced my desk with its touch. It was where I sat last night to be diligent with my studies. Light entered my windows while they were open and that allowed me to hear the songs of sparrows bathing in its radiance. Peacefully. Gracefully. 64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88lLRQEvQl
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In the corner, across my bed, I stood in front of the mirror stand. I was applying my makeup, just a while ago, but it took me about thirty minutes to decide how I would present myself out into the world. Not like the whole world would see me, after all, I just didn’t like going out without any makeup. I examined my face one last time, checking to see if I had applied them right. Light blushing cheeks on top of a thin foundation. Pink painted on my lips. A subtle eyeliner drawn to highlight my round eyes. The hazel inside shone beautifully, just like I intended. And the small mole under my eye was deliberately untouched, so it would be seen, to what I considered to be somewhat charming.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gMzlyJ4nQ
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I turned my head to the right, turned it to the left, lifted it up a little, then dragged it down to my chin. I thoroughly analyzed every angle of my face. And when I was done, I tilted my head and winked.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIqKOTm1Cen
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Now it was time to inspect my clothes. I wasn’t sure what to wear earlier. I was trying to decide between two options…64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8pnBvZkWy
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A light blue lace blouse. Delicate floral lace decorated each shoulder before moving inward to meet at the center of the chest, where it blended into the solid fabric that covered the rest of the blouse. Beneath it, I was planning to wear a fitted pink camisole that would peek through the lace.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAzd5030rt
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Or…64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tu8OZejwI
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A soft yellow blouse with a modest V-neck. Its flutter sleeves began at the shoulders but split open along the upper arm, revealing a bit of the skin. The frilly lower half draped over my arm, remaining attached to the blouse instead of hanging separately. 64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyoRO8OWHC
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After fifteen minutes of deliberation, I chose the latter and paired it with my favorite skin-tight jeans that hugged my legs that ran down on top of my ankles.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybLPxzuOAN
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I turned to the right, turned to the left.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEyp8wDbnX
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I nodded. Proud.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4O6LUYvXa
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My eyes started navigating their way toward my hair. Blonde. Not naturally, I started dyeing my hair since I was in 2nd year of middle school. Not particularly because I was trying to follow a certain style, but because during 2nd year of middle school, I once saw a foreign drama, subtitled, and the lead actress had beautiful long hair which was, to my eyes, glittered like gold and I ended up mesmerized by it. I tried to imitate what I saw, wavy, loose, long. I liked it ever since, and I started liking it even more now.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbiXWpCx9P
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I still remember the first day I dyed my hair though, my Mom was too shocked that she wasn’t able to say any coherent words for about five minutes before she proceeded to lecture me. I kept doing it anyway. Every day Mom told me to dye it back, every day I didn’t. Dad was still not working overseas that time so I had someone to calm her down and take my side. He wouldn’t be angry. He would just smile and explain to my Mom that it wasn’t that bad, that it was just a way to express myself. In fact I did look cuter with blonde hair. Until eventually she stopped complaining about it. It took about a year, but there were still a few months of that look of disapproval. And eventually, from last year, Mom started to help me dye my hair.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9p5UNNCtB
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I giggled from the memory. I missed having Dad around but I had learned to let the memory be filled with warmth instead of sadness.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdzXjg0eYJ
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I went toward my desk where I prepared my usual earrings. My hands sorted them out first, then I picked them up one by one and started wearing them. After I had worn the last one, I went to my bed to put my phone inside my shoulder bag. The notebooks Kuroiwa had told me to bring had already filled up all the space inside it. Again, I marveled at how thick they were, seeing that four notebooks could already make my bag full. But I needed to take my phone with me. I unzipped my bag and put my phone on top of the notebooks. Then the door opened.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ38ndKh0dIw
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“Ru-nee,” my favorite and only little sister showed up when I turned.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglCCO6YGgO
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“Ruri!” I said half loud, half careful. I didn’t want to catch my Mom’s attention. I hurriedly went to her then covered her with my embrace. Ruri was still rubbing her eyes and yawning. She was so cute that I just started rubbing her head. “Good morning, did you just wake up?”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGC5zwgJWV
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“Mmm.” She nodded and looked at me with her adorable eyes. “Ru-nee, where are you going?”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1H7cNFfDIT
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I picked her up and we sat down on my bed. I let Ruri sit on my lap.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JntQAxsDi
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“I’m going out to study,” I said.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wziwvHU54
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“What? You’re going to study again?” Ruri protested.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXg4l8MmvV
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“I’m sorry, but onee-chan needs to study for the exam.”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxI1ggtTzf
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“Nooo. Stay. You already went studying last week, you promised we’re going to play today.”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLqFZbbQub
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“Next time, okay? After the exam.”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFpJRAxTJC
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Ruri didn’t seem to approve of my compromise. Her eyes and her pout were the evidence. She can be too spoiled at times. Well, it was mostly my fault. Ever since she was a baby, I had already been adoring and spoiling her. I wonder what it would be like if she was just a year or two years younger.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpxB16276l
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I smiled at her. But her pout never faded. Then, she noticed my makeup.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTu74HRsR5W
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“You look much prettier today,” she said.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPF4P0oLT4u
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“Really?” I smiled.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVdVuU4vqt
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“Yeah, Ru-nee, you’re already pretty even without makeup, why are you putting it on?”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39wfkPQU8Z
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“Well, you will understand when you grow up,” I said and I poked her nose each time I spoke my next words, “Just. Like. Me.”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19ADkas2JQ
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“Can I try?” Ruri asked.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1HWlqJiFB
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“You’re still too young, Ruri.”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZps36CSJOl
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“But I’m already ten.”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kI0hv4sOk
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“You’re only allowed to wear it when you become as tall as me, okay?” I lifted my free hand and hung it in the air, about three feet high with palms facing down, and my elbows bent slightly. “You’re still this short, see?”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CHeluiAqO
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“I am not that short,” Ruri pouted as she complained.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJWV5BDToX
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I giggled. Ruri was short. And just like Mika, she didn’t like being called short. But when she pouted, I felt strings being pulled inside my heart. And while she was pouting, my fingers couldn’t resist gently pinching both her cheeks and carefully pulling them a bit so I wouldn’t hurt her.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1PugD78yB
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“Eergh,” Ruri’s cute voice made a sound while I gave in to what my hands wanted on her cheeks. “Ee, hurz,” she mumbled.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZmC703jypE
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I let go of her cheeks then softly rubbed them.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdxVvxMGpk
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“Sorry~” I said with a bit of glee.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhmpzSag1W
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Ruri quickly buried her face into my chest in frustration then pulled away just as quickly. She looked at me. I saw the animation of her eyebrows slowly trying to touch each other. I knew she was being suspicious. I just smiled at her, somehow I thought she was just going to be silly.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OGWt1odhi
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“Are you going to go on a date?” she asked.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSeVW2W7z8
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Okay, she wasn’t going to be silly after all.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWjU7W3Ado
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“N-no, I said I am going to go study, right?”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsEmkveRQpy
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“But you're going out too early, and Mika-nee is not here telling you to hurry…” Ruri never stopped her interrogation. “Hii-chan told me her older sister goes out early too, when she’s going on a date.”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xG0GHMOb4
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“I’m not going on a date, I promise.”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UMoQSP3xE
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“Then let me come with you.”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8h7ISSIHh
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“I can’t, I’m sorry.”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtd3S91LBmG
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“Why?”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFLB179a2G
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I replied to all of Ruri’s demands as gently as I could. But if she started to be like this, it was going to be hard to convince her. She always wanted things to go her way. And I was to be blamed. I turned her into this. Into the cute, selfish, little monster that she had become. Adorable. Precious. Lovely.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbOGZyTIYu
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“I’m sorry, Ruri. I really can’t take you with me.” I tried. I knew I would fail.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3dhZ8u34k
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“Nooooooooooo. I wanna come, I want to. Stay. Please. Ru-nee.”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjwFRyusdG
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And there it went. Ruri’s tantrums. She was flailing her hands and feet on my lap. She was being difficult. But I couldn’t really make her stop. I wouldn’t want to get angry at her. I wouldn’t. 64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqH5P3FeUxe
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I sighed. But I smiled.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMrTp4JYNx
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“I’m telling Mom that you have a boyfriend,” Ruri said after she stopped her tantrums.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJQ4hZOS6Q
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My eyes became wide.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGJUdIwpkl
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“No,” I said. “I’m not going on a date.”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6hENnlG3MU
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“You are,” she insisted.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUq7ACbzot2
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I opened my mouth but I couldn’t say anything. She was going to tell Mom no matter what. I had to think first before saying anything.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNFsbrik0b
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“Uh, Ruri, well. I promise okay? I am going to play with you when I get home,” I negotiated. I hoped this would work. “Just don’t tell Mom anything unnecessary. And I don’t have a boyfriend.”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAxlgEI2In
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“Really?” she asked.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3zRpAibRto
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“Yes,” I nodded as I answered. I took a quick glance at the clock hanging above my door. Eight thirty-six.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsP0CDofRX
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I patted her hair and let her down from my lap.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanvoQf2BsQ
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“Onee-chan is about to go now, wait for me, alright?” I continued.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkzgfLWGKWH
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She wasn’t saying anything, she was just looking at me. I didn’t really know how to take that. But I was supposed to arrive at Kuroiwa’s apartment at nine in the morning. And I was definitely going to be late.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWYWNbH2cn
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I stood up and Ruri went out running before me. I grabbed my shoulder bag without looking at it. I held it with my hand as I stepped out of my room and closed the door that she left open then hurriedly went down the stairs. She was standing below the stairs, right across the doorway of the living room. As soon as I arrived at the entrance, I placed my shoulder bag beside me, and started putting on my sandals. 64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOYT6SnwSE
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Ruri shouted towards Mom.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNxeDXXQJQ
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“Mom! Ru-nee is going to go on a date with her boyfriend!” Ruri declared.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzOWtj8cnq
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I looked at her briefly, eyes wide open. But I didn’t have any time left so I finished tying the last knot of my sandal as fast as I could. 64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT70cjzKcZW
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And then I heard Mom.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovY6rONNvu
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“What?” It came from the kitchen.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2TNU8EQtm0
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“He’s not my boyfriend!” I shouted back. “I’m leaving, I’ll be back before dinner!!” I grabbed my bag and went out running from the house before Mom had a chance to interrogate me again like last night. I felt something fall out from my bag by the entrance while I was still inside, but I had no time to look back.
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The optics from my eyes coldly coated the entrance of the lobby with their sadness. Their glimmer carefully left as they caressed the floor which made the place seem darker. A small portion of it softly graced my breaths with sighs. And in the corner was where I sat at that moment to be diligent as I waited. Light spilled through the main door whenever it opened for the few people that were coming and going, allowing me to hear the sounds of their shoes as they bathed in my own silence. Sullenly. Pitifully.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIM2hh60rm8
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I embraced my knees as I sat down quietly.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3CQ3Gwhwp
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I arrived at Kuroiwa’s apartment on time, even early. When I rang the intercom, no one was answering. And on top of that, when I searched for my phone in my shoulder bag, it was open this whole time. Then I remembered something had fallen out when I was hurrying to leave the house.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLt001c6rPi
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Everything was going wrong. Everything was totally wrong.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9360CPMA8S
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I sighed. Then I buried my face into my knees.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbPqaKArBVM
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Besides, where did Kuroiwa even go? He told me to come here at nine and he was the one missing.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnnfYKo2gE
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…Or was he ignoring me?64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBd6GlqRv2
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My eyes twitched a little.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSoh2ijJZ2k
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I didn’t care anymore. Exams, studying, taking notes, top ten… all of it. I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t know what was happening. He just let me wait for him like this. Whenever people passed by, all I could do was just turn my head away from their gaze, pretending I couldn’t see them. Because not seeing them made me feel like they were not seeing me.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTcANb7N1oJ
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I sighed again and dug deeper beneath my knees.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTL1p3j7SCf
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If he made me wait a little longer, he would definitely hear a lot of words from me. I’ll try to be angry, at least.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ35djS7TfH
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…I’ll give him five more minutes…64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrYUtkn2dS
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I had nothing to do. I was bored. I couldn’t even watch any videos to pass time. Five minutes was too long.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeR3BfQml2L
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Kuroiwa Rei!!!64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYIGyeRUk6
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I shouted his name inside my thoughts while I stood up. I looked at the main entrance of the building trying to summon him by the automated door. With my eyes!64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ987jecAAsS
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Then it opened…64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32Yc8zkcXC
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Hmm?64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZoeusUADtv
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Then a shadow…64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebuMxJH9rC
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I tilted my head.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeyrAsn8Svm
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Then it was him slowly entering the building…64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8sqAKqyOyN
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“Hey!” I said without meaning to. “Where have you been?” I sharpened my tone, as it was softer the first time.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0iLJgvBF9
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Kuroiwa stopped when he heard me. He turned his head toward me and just stared. I stared back. I furrowed my eyebrows. I tried my best to out intimidate this guy with intimidating eyes. I was not going to lose. Not after what just happened.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjPzqJ6GQC
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“The English word ‘Complicated’, what does it mean?” he asked.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡinZ4VzGaMX
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I blinked.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCA6D7imXE
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Was he really going to do this right now? In the lobby? Where people would come and go, and the possibility of an awkward situation appearing because we were just standing here looking at each other's eyes, and somebody could pass by us, and I would get embarrassed because I had been here for twenty minutes.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUm1bTJUpZI
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“Why are you asking me this now?” I whispered. I leaned forward to Kuroiwa even though we were a few feet apart. I didn’t need to whisper, but I felt that I really had to.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkThjVEJ5y1
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“Just answer the question,” he demanded with his usual flat voice.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuT0DKbdQmi
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I had to deal with an incredibly cute stubborn person earlier today.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnhc8PAW2Mp
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Do I really have to deal with another one?64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcCPEPMecb
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A worse one, even…64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2X9y5FeKfN
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“I-I don’t know,” I answered while straying away from his gaze.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqHgDR0rW2
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“It means… hard to understand, explain or to deal with,” he said. “Can you use it in an English sentence?”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgg6zb3QOkF
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“You… uhh… umm… you.. kom.. kom-pu-li… kom-pu-li-kay-ted-o.” I mustered all the knowledge of English I knew into answering Kuroiwa’s question. “You, kom-pu-li-kay-ted-o.”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3jwfIkcBa
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I gave him my sharpest look. And we went back to staring at each other's eyes.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxmwndyDMr
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“Close enough,” he said. “Let’s go.”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIwUQr3lgmH
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He started to walk towards the intercom. And there was when I noticed he was holding two plastic bags in each hand. They seemed to be filled with ingredients. Some fish, some vegetables, some fruits, some eggs and some beverages that I couldn’t see because they were at the bottom.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ80Q6ZbOt0H
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“Do you need help?” I offered.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCG7TPGHLBt
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Kuroiwa looked at me then slowly raised his hand to give me the plastic bag with the vegetables and eggs in it. But when I was about to take it from him he stepped back leading me to grab air instead.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTk4mUfBzs
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What just happened? I thought.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0klIduuO1
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“I’m sorry,” Kuroiwa said, then bent himself to place the plastic bag on the floor. After he stood back up he continued to walk toward the intercom.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0GfU0XddW6
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I just followed him with my eyes. All the irritation I had been feeling up to this point was quickly replaced by something else. I bit my lip briefly and walked toward the plastic bag, bent down, and took it with my hand. After I stood up straight, the inner door opened.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8K7UelIvR
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“Hurry,” Kuroiwa said as he stepped in first.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9dm9UE4Ms
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I jogged behind Kuroiwa and slowed down when I got in. The door closed behind us and I was just in time. We walked toward the elevator which was waiting for us on the ground floor. I peeked inside before we got in and no one was there. So, that meant it would just be Kuroiwa and me inside. We boarded. Kuroiwa shifted to the side as I settled myself in the corner.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJM4W4y4lbH
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“Do you cook?” I asked, because even though the elevator would reach the fifth floor rather fast, I didn’t want an elevator ride with someone to be surrounded by silence.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Q542Fd9JX
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“Sometimes,” Kuroiwa answered.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDUoi9ikEh
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“Do you often go out to buy ingredients yourself?”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWoDoZRYhVf
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“No.”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58MWGL56fs
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“…Do you like vegetables?”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtcPBhrxVdF
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“Yes.”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUTIPJAzVd
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One word reply for each question. I sighed, but I was not yet ready to give up.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xk4D4senk
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“So, are you going to cook today?” I continued.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuR50MkcSws
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“Probably.”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrdStQaf0i
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“What are we going to study today?” I asked the question that I knew would get more than a one word answer from Kuroiwa.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0CW6Xzdjfn
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“English, Japanese literature and science.”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ypkB8alPj
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I got five words from that.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LoJ70IjA3
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I’ll take it.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFQ5SFyjBv
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As soon as the elevator door opened, the conversation hung in the air. We stepped out. Kuroiwa in front of me, still not initiating anything to talk about. I slowed down my steps behind him, otherwise, if I continued with the way I always walked, I would bump into him.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFE6zHlDkR
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That would be awkward, I thought.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8iAArWah0
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I didn’t understand anything at all. Last night was completely different than what just happened in the elevator. After we left the ramen shop, I walked beside Kuroiwa, even when there was distance between us, but the silence, the warmth I had just witnessed inside the ramen shop somehow bridged a different gap. And we talked. And I had so many things I had asked… if he ever watched anime or read manga, if he played video games, what kind of video games he played, what were his favorites. I wasn’t interested in any of them, but I asked anyway because of how he engaged and answered everything.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrrDgiJMOzJ
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I asked about things that I was interested in. Like if Kuroiwa liked cakes, what was his favorite food, and what was his favorite dessert. I asked if he liked going out during the weekends to shop, for clothes, for accessories, or spotting things he would want to buy in the future. I asked his opinions about TV dramas, if he ever watched one before, if he ever was curious to watch one. I even recommended my favorite drama that I watched years ago.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCya2PzXURR
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Kuroiwa’s answers had not been limited to just one word. He would answer the questions with a yes, no, maybe, perhaps, or probably, but he would always offer more words to elaborate on them.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLpLwBMqZa
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I would tease Kuroiwa about his eyes and I’d laugh. Then I suggested that glasses would suit him perfectly fine. He would nod, but somehow that nod was enough. I had so much to ask him, to talk with him about, but I was not able to ask everything because we had to resume studying. Last night, I felt like we were conversing, not just talking. But right now, it felt like the opposite.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNPd76eSXR
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I couldn’t find those questions I had last night right now, they just… vanished. And I didn’t really know what to ask next.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoO8xGVOhVT
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I thought I understood what Hina said yesterday during gym class, but maybe I didn’t. Maybe I didn’t need to know more about Kuroiwa. Maybe this gap between us was enough. Maybe there was a line that was drawn in that space... a line that I never was supposed to cross. Maybe I should stay behind that line and never reach out.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbs1Q3COxd
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But then again, I wouldn’t want to spend hours of studying alone with a boy I couldn’t figure out.
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And also, it was not like we suddenly got close afterwards either. Why am I even bothered about this anyway? It was just Kuroiwa being Kuroiwa after all.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNk5G5jBP63
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I took a deep breath.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGN3ROybia
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I shouldn’t really jump to conclusions that fast. If I really wanted to learn more about him, then I had to be patient. One night would not produce any results. It was just the beginning.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qZJEdLt3S
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I didn’t realize that I was looking down that whole time, so when I noticed, I lifted my head to look forward.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUw2mFzq3Y5
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I blinked, twice, three times.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0vn6LHex9
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Kuroiwa was not in front of me. I looked at the doors.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohyITyApWK
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I didn’t want to admit what I just did. So I reluctantly turned around. And there he was. Kuroiwa, who stood in front of the door of his apartment, which apparently he had already opened. He was just watching me move forward, silently...64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJKuqyNRXX
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I walked back. My steps got heavy as I approached Kuroiwa. I tried to be calm while I walked but as soon as I appeared in front of him my eyebrows furrowed by themselves and I leaned closer to him.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfS9obt5D2
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“Why did you not stop me?” I stared into his eyes. I didn’t remember them being this close.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1aiGVePkO
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“You’re too close,” he said. He didn’t move backward to avoid me or even flinch but I realized that I had closed the gap that we had not officially agreed on but maintained since last night.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGv5EgSvwM
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I got flustered and was the one to step back. I stopped glaring at him and hid my face to the side because of the sudden warmth I felt over my cheeks. I was worried the colors they would show were not from the makeup, but from a natural blood flow.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjIvy4BCj0H
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“You should have stopped me and said something when I passed your apartment,” I said, quieter this time but my tone remained firm.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaTW3fNDpy
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“Sorry,” he just replied.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjjZ9goD9S
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I really had to be more attentive when I was around this guy. I was too spoiled by my friends that they would just call me out before I could embarrass myself in public. Luckily, there was no one in the hallway except for Kuroiwa and me.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYlcnG9OlCw
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“It’s fine,” I said as I gave up. I surrendered to the fate that the gods who chose to watch over me. To the fate they had already drawn for me with this guy.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCaNsrars5Z
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We moved into his apartment, same hallway inside, same living room. But this time I headed to his kitchen intending to help Kuroiwa arrange what he just brought with him when he went out.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UC0TofCQg
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“You can just wait for me in the living room,” Kuroiwa said.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTHI0MGyQ4
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“You sure?” I asked.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3zMkXoV0i
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Kuroiwa nodded.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4HuBkAB4W
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I guess, if Kuroiwa said he didn’t need my help then there was no reason for me to stay in the kitchen. I carefully placed the plastic bag I was carrying on top of his dining table and was about to head toward the living room.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxACAdSPYbo
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“What do you want for a drink?” Kuroiwa asked before I was able to make a full turn toward the living room.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXALnNmeXaN
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I turned my head to face him. “Soda,” I said. I had asked for soda twice already so I felt like I had to commit.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfnZTTnto6
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Kuroiwa dug inside the plastic bag he brought. He placed every item on top of the dining table until only the beverages were left. He looked inside for a moment.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6HJqmrllM
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“Sorry, I forgot to buy one. Either water or juice, but the juice would still not be cold.”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx93i7iASNE
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Seriously…64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPScnVw2uxS
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“I’ll have water then,” I said. “Can I get it myself?”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjz8T82H8VT
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“Sure, inside the fridge there should still be some bottles of water left. You can transfer them to a glass if you want.”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhOiI7FITA
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“I’ll just take a bottle.”64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSiMwhyMHOe
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I walked toward his fridge and opened it. Except for about ten bottles of water inside, it was mostly empty. No wonder he went to buy groceries. But did he have to wait until his fridge is as empty as this to go buy groceries? 64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUofcXW8OR
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I shook that thought in my mind. I felt like the answer should be an obvious yes, and I didn’t want to bother myself asking the next question, which is ‘why’.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUibjilXIP
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I grabbed one bottle then proceeded to the living room.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmn7IraQqSp
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My instincts told me to sit on my usual spot on the longer sofa, but I didn’t come here to be comfortable. I came here to study. Instead I sat in front of the study table, placed the bottle of water on the fabric coaster that was still on the table, placed my bag beside me, and took out the notebooks I brought with me inside my bag. I sorted them on top of the table.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdzudAp7EG
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Kuroiwa asked me an English question earlier, so I guessed we would start with English. I took a peek at him to see what he was doing. He was still organizing his groceries, taking his time. Slow.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08m3ZQFyHK
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I let out a breath, closed my eyes and pouted. He clearly needed my help to organize them faster.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCmET30ZOL
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I turned my attention to the table, after all, it is what he wanted.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDdlFWmKqa
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I reached toward the English notebook Kuroiwa wrote for me, flipped the cover, and began studying by myself first.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVCVPZGrmw
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I didn’t know what this day would bring to me. I had my adorable little sister telling Mom I was going on a date that I wasn’t. 64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjiY2Paqn3
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I also had my phone fall out of my bag. I had to awkwardly sit in the corner of the entrance lobby of this apartment for twenty minutes. And I had to walk past Kuroiwa’s apartment because I was not paying attention.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpHTuxqJRZ
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I already knew. This day would be different.64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2SVQ9u0EO
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So, as I continued to read each letter inside the notebook, I was also mentally preparing myself for another long day that was about to come
and then Add to home screen.