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et married early. I mean, if I was this loaded, I

le. "N-no. He was... he was really kind, actually," I replied, an

thought it looked big from the outside,

the way back to see them, and there were giant paintings and gold accents everywhere. A

oak it all in before I

lined up neatly by the door, all d

idnight, yet they were all standing t

e, so I smiled and gave a sma

of them s

just stared

y hand, and my cheeks

your room," the man-my resc

d, and his steps faltered while I

ken, I rushed to add, "I need to contact my dad so he'll kn

d, no one s

, wearing an unreadable expression. "Th

the staff again. "How do you communicate?" I asked

any people working here, had to have

g me. "We do things more traditionally around he

? What did th

, "If you really want to make a call, I would have to drive you

it's already very late. It would be rude to go knockin

ly, he was right. I wouldn't exactly want some rando

said. "I promise." He added with

ike I had much o

lked away down the long hallway with h

him again. I didn't even know his name

iou

nd me. I tensed up immediately, but then a

y," she

eally make out what she looked like. She didn't even look up o

t of a door, pushed it open,

inside, an

college. The bed looked like it belonged to royalty,

ed, not caring that my clothes were dirty or that my h

r than I had bee

tween sleep and consciousne

aked open, and an older woman stepp

elled the delicious aroma filling

lowed her inside and were now stand

ught, but quickly got distracted as the older woman set the t

yself up o

ank y

I heard the woman mutter under her br

t eat

orrectly. My gaze shifted to her, but she wasn't even looking at me. If anything, she was calm

ble, and I slowly set the spoon down, k

t smaller and suffocating. Even the steamin

cked the tray, and it went tumbling to the

I exclaimed, bending down

oman also bent down. I watched her eyes d

e whis

get out