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Hearing her authenticate the truth, the youth's eyes twinkled and he straight away, hugged her tight and kissed her right cheek three times stunning her so much her mouth was agape and the buckets and hankies fell from her hand. She was afraid to blink. What was happening? Why was he hugging her? Was it to make her feel fake warmth before sending her off to the netherworld? And did he just kiss her right cheek 3 times? What for?

"I'm sorry, really sorry" he started to sob shocking her even more.

"Why... why are you crying?" she managed to ask. A million things were going through her head; she didn't know what to think.

"I'm so sorry" he muttered and continued to cry, wetting her back with his warm tears. Yeah, despite the fact that he looked evil but his hug and tears were warm. She felt his heart beating quickly.

Was she his first victim to die? Was he feeling guilty about what he was about to do or was he forced?

"I'm so sorry" he kept on apologi