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VI (Part II)
Stacey’s eyes start to swell as tears slowly fall on her face. I get dumbstruck. Panic starts to arise within me.
Why is she crying?
I quickly get off my seat and go near her, “Are you okay? Why are you crying?”
Everyone at our table has also turn silent. Can anybody tell me what’s happening?
I hold both of her arms so she can stand up properly. I feel her shake under my hands. She starts sobbing. With every tear from her eyes, I can feel all the weight that she has been carrying against my sudden departure. She can’t stop herself. After a while, she starts to wail like a child who has been lost but has now been finally found by her mom by a large crowd of people.
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