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Chapter 49
After a moment, Jules cut through the heavy silence that crashed landed in the room. "What on earth, is he saying?"
When Venus didn't say anything. He realized all of a sudden that she had stopped crying. And somehow her silence was worse than the sound of her sobbing.
"He's joking, right?" His throat felt horribly tight. Tell me he's joking.
"I'm tired," she whispered. Like it was the answer to all his questions. And in a way it was. In a way, everything was turning crystal clear.
She was quiet but he was loud. His breathing was loud, his heartbeat was loud, even his voice was loud. "You can't be serious?"
But she was and he couldn't breathe. "I'm tired." She repeated again like he didn't hear her the first time. "I'm tired, Jules."
"You're giving up? You want to die?!" He must be shouting, his ears were ringing and his throat was hurti
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