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Chapter 9: Deception
Author: Sophia Gonzales
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Again rest time came, Hidelga was unable to sleep again. She went to the deck and gazed from the distance, wondering. 

"You're bothered?" Leon asked 

He leans on the metal handrails crossing his arms. 

She shook her head to say no and utter "I probably feel something was not right again." she explained. "Perhaps something Melancholic" she added. 

Leon was silent waiting for her further statement. 

"It feels like I forgot something important," she said, confessing. 

"Perhaps, It needs to be forgotten for a reason," he said. He came near her and pointed his pointer on her forehead. "Note this in your head," he said, "that you have all the right to have your peace of mind". 

She smiled and sighed in ease turnin

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