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>* Take heart. God is still in control. *****------ Mia ------We continued our journey in the forest and by the seventh day, I could already see the end of the forest at a distance. It was just a matter of time till we got out of the forest. While we jubilated that we'll be out soon... Something unusual happened. It began to rain heavily... It was so heavy that I wondered if the heavens had been opened all of a sudden to rain. We hid under a large tree as we cuddled to escape the cold. For some reason, Angelina served as a source of warmth.Unlike the others who were feeling extremely cold... She was not... Instead, she was feeling the exact opposite. " Are you okay, Angel? " I couldn't stop myself from asking amidst the shivering. " I am. Why? " " You are hot, girl! "" Well... That's my normal body temperature... You just didn't notice. " she replied naturally. " Um... Weird. "" Still... You are enjoying it! " Angel retorted." Weird things are meant to
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Caged ( Survival ) Rejection
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>* God forgives. ****** Happy sixty chapters, guys! *---- Richard ----I have never cried so much in my entire life, not even when I broke my leg as a seven years old child, and had to be taken to the hospital where my leg was fixed back in place. Though the process hurt a whole lot, but I didn't cry as much as I was expected to. I guess this was attributed to the fact that right from a young age... My Dad always told me that, real men don't cry... Even in pain. Only the women who are weak cries. So any guy that cries would be seen as a woman and would definitely be mocked for being so weak. So yeah... I didn't cry.But today... I just couldn't stop the tears. It's said that men don't cry.... I always believed this. But today, I realized that men do cry. Why won't we? Even Jesus cried at lazarus' tomb.So if Jesus being the son of God and the second person in the holy Trinity could cry. What's more me, A mere dust? I realized that there are situations where letting out
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Caged ( Survival ) Therapy
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>* Two is better than one. *****---- Mia ---- It's said that... True companions are the best gifts anyone can be endowed with.I never really thought much of that quote until today when... Clover and Angel came over to visit me in my room... " Mia... Are you awake? " The joy in their orbs was too obvious to be hidden away. " I am... " I smiled as I stood up to embrace them... " I miss you guys... " I guess I didn't realize just how much I had missed their company until then... Though I was asleep for just a month... It felt like forever. And getting to meet my friends and embrace them after what seemed like forever is really priceless..." We missed you more, Mia... " They replied." How could you sleep for so long? Don't you realize just how worried we were? It was really hard to move on without you! Don't you realize that? " Clover scolded me and I felt my heart ache sensing the emotions in her words. " I am sorry, Dearie... I didn't mean to make you guys wait for so
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