You Chose Her: Now Watch Me Leave

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my footing. My slipper slid

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round the edges. Pain detonated in my skull. I slu

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floor, clutching my throbbing head. I felt somethi

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said, his tone accusatory.

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thick bandage wrapped around my head. H

tepping closer to the bed. "I just pa

didn't pull away. I just let my han

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know each other before

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