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with her. His mother, however, was the opposite but he didn't mind. He knew that would be her reaction. The wed

the mansion and he could hear his mother's voice alongside some other women he couldn't recognize. He cursed and tried to sneak his way into his father's study

d to face his mother who sat down on the sofa sipping t

r that all familiar tone in her voice. She was going to brag ab

study, he was with a book, the light was switched on this time around and the fireplace was cold. His father's walki

the women?" His

ately got down to business after the ser

played out in front of him like a film tape and the ghost of a smile could be seen on his lips. He didn't know when he reached the hallway upstairs in the house. He stood in front of a white door with a black door knob. He sighed a

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heavy breaths as he dragged his soul that threatened to leave him back into his body. His surroundings whirled around him and he shook his head trying to get his eyesight stable. He poured water from his bedside jug into a cup with shaky hands. After gulping three cups mindlessly, he finally saw clearly and sighed. It's been four y

suspicious as she was running late. Her behavior recently didn't go unnoticed by him but he didn't want to jump into conclusions. But he should've known. He had never been wrong. He cursed and tapped his feet impatiently, his eyes glued to the entrance. He could see his parents and the priest patience starting to wane too. He d

her while his father nudged her with his knee. Hekept on calling, hoping that he was wrong for the

r face. Despite, the make-up, he saw a slight gash on her lips and sweat beads on her face. Did she run here? Was that why she was looking disheveled? But Mikhail was supposed to bring her and he knew Mikhail couldn't forget such an important task. But that wasn't

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