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"Can you get closer?" Ashley said."Why?""When we were on vacation, I got better when you were around me. So ….""Yes, I do."Louise walks up to Ashley and sits leaning against the girl, his back to her. Ashley smiled a little; she moved her body a little bit."Thank you." She grabbed Louise's back shirt and went back to sleep.Dale slowly opened Ashley’s bedroom door, and he wouldn't make any noise. As his eyes gazed at Ashley’s bed, her eyes narrowed, and he decided to shut the door back. Dale leans under Ashley’s bed, not far from Louise’s seat. He lifted the little cat onto his lap and stroked it."Cats, man." Louise sniffed. That black cat of Ashley put his on Louise's feet; he looked so relaxed."How can you relax like that; I could hurt you, did you know?" He won't stop stroking it until it's comfortable.Alice had just come home, and she heard so many voices in the kitchen she went to see them."Ashley’s friends." She nodded.Curious about Ashley, Alice went to her sister's r
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The refugees arrived from a small village and several other places beyond Veirmesh territory. Jade, who should be training the army, should take a little time off to care for all these refugees."Irven, sorry to make you visit us here." He walked up to Irven and hugged him."No problem; I haven't visited you in a long time." Irven takes off his arms and looks around him. "How is the refugee?"Not since Irven entered the gates of Baltezzar had he seen the refugees delivered by the Jade envoys. Not seeing Jade, Irven decided to meet him at Jade's residence."Many are badly injured, and we can't treat them with our medicines." Jade took a deep breath."Is that so?" Irven nodded. "No wonder they fell victim to the Minotars attack.""Their attacks were more insolent than the last time I knew." The two talked as they made their way up the road to the refugees. "If you go to a village butchered by Minotars, you'll see how serious the village and the victims are.""If I recall that there were
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Ashley lay limp in a hospital bed, an iv needle attached to her wrist. Alice fell asleep on the couch, and Lana sat next to Ashley. Vina and Louise helped them, and Ferra had to go home because her mother was alone; she was sent home by Dale."You'd better get some rest, Ms."Lana shakes her head. "You do it.""Your face is pale; rather than fall the second victim, you'd better rest.""I can't rest; what if Ashley wakes up later.""I'll take care of her. You'd better get some sleep."Lana's wearing a thin smile. "Thank you."The beautiful woman moved out of her seat; she sat on the sofa Louise sat on while the man sat in Lana's chair. Lana liked him enough; Louise was a quiet young man, not much of a talker, but quick. Ashley has had a weak body since birth, and she doesn't have many friends; Lana thanks God now that Ashley has a friend who loves her daughter.Lana told Shaun about Ashley’s condition, so he wanted to come to the hospital, but instead of some work that required him to
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The fork that pierced the chicken paused; Ashley froze; she looked strangely at Louise. As far as Ashley can remember, she never told him about her strange dreams; Louise just found out she had a terrible headache, that's all. At that moment, she asked him about her dream, but Ashley came to her senses."How did you know I was dreaming?" Ashley looks weird on Louise.Louise sputtered, his left hand on the top of his thigh clenched tight, his jaw hardened. Louise remembered hearing that when he heard it in the infirmary. The cool sweat oozes from the pores of his palms."Hmm …." Louise's breath was catching. "I-i'm just guessing." It popped out of his mouth, hoping Ashley would believe it, but she didn't."What a wild guess that was." Her brow is furrowed.Louise was speechless, and he didn't know what else to say. How could he be caught off guard? Ashley looked at him with all questions; it was in the girl's eyes."What are you talking about? So serious."Ashley and Louise jumped in s
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And a bright light hit Masha’s eyes, and she woke up in the brightly lit room. She looked around and felt at the side of her body."Couch, why am I on the couch?"Masha wakes up, and she holds her head. She vaguely recalls what happened before, between believing and disbelieving. She stood up and strolled toward the door, wondering when she was about to open it. But to make sure that Masha’s memories opened the door and looked across the street, what she was looking for was not there; she saw Dale’s car parked. Her long brown hair, her dainty eyelashes, with relatively thick eyebrows, her tiny nose, and thin lips. One word for the lady, beautiful. She had a great body, like a model body. The lady smiled at Ashley."Are you okay?""Ye-yeah, I'm fine.""It's a relief then." Ashley was utterly fascinated by that woman's beauty. "If you'll excuse me, then.""Please."After the woman was so far away, Vina chattered. "What a beauty.""Yes, very pretty."The woman dressed quite strictly in t
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The girls were forced to watch their games, and Louise, who didn't want to play, ended up falling apart after Dale’s persuasion, more like Dale insisted and followed his anywhere; upset by Dale’s behavior, Louise gave in.On weekends they met on the field. They often used to play basketball on the street. Crowded, of course, this is one of the town's entertainment parlors. It's not far from the field. There’s a skateboard rink. Pretty good weather today; not hot and not cloudy, the air is cool enough, and it's a good day to go out."In all the years I've lived in this town, I've never visited this place," Ashley says."That's because you like your house too much. I'm sure there's a lot of places you haven't been in the city," Ferra replied."Hmm … not at all; as I recall, it was the only place I had never visited, much less often.""You have been in the martial arts studio for a long time. You have no intention of going out?" asked Vina."No, I don't want to go out because I like it,"
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"Quickly go inside." Roa leads the children into the homes of those who will take them. "Sorry, we troubled you.""No problem, the storm is so big outside; I'm worried about you," replied the big aunt. "I just cooked some water; drink this tea to keep your bodies warm.""Thank you very much."Roa picked up the pot of warm tea and poured it into the glass, and distributed it to the children. Auntie also prepared food for them, and tonight they can sleep in warm beds."What about the refugee camps?""Everything is safe; the valuables have been moved to a safer place.""Happily, this storm is going to last a long time. Until the storm is gone, stay here.""I feel bad." Roa's eyebrows are intertwined.That aunt shook her hand. "Don't worry; if you don't shelter here, where will you hide? The storm seems to be getting worse.""Thank you for being kind, Auntie. If you need help, don't forget to look for me. Roa smiled."Hahaha, I'll do it." She laughed loudly. "Ah, what a coincidence. I nee
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Ashley was in a dark room with no light at all. She raised her hand to grope and walked slowly, hoping to find a light source or something she could hold, like a log or a wall. Ashley walked slowly without direction, dark, quiet, just the sound of her breathing.In the middle of that anxiety, her hand touched something. Ashley fumbled it with her hands, and all she held was a wall. The girl could breathe a little relief, and her stride was interrupted when she realized something."I can see my hands." Ashley looked down, and he saw the pajamas she was wearing, and the feet were wearing nothing."Why is it like this? Why can I only see my own body?" Bewildered, Ashley went on her way. She hopes he will find an exit soon. Being in the dark is uncomfortable.Ashley had already walked very far, but she had never found an exit. Still trapped in the darkness, she sat leaning against the wall. Her body feels so tired, and her energy is drained when Ashley wouldn't have been like this even if