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In the dimly lit room, I sat alone, my face illuminated by the soft glow of a single candle flickering on the table beside me, there was a power outage in the house the moment he walked in.

Yeah, he's bad luck.

The house was quiet, the only sound came from Catherine lighting up candles and the drizzling rain. The guards were already working on it.

I laid in a fetal position, watching the flickering candle and its shadow. What I felt was an emotional war that ravaged me from within. I continued to stare at it until the power came back up and I fell asleep.

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The next morning, after a large cup of coffee, I felt a lot better. Zara had brought it to me along with the news that she had prepared a hot bath. The rain from last night had turned heavy, so the atmosphere was cold.

After finishing my coffee and soaking in the hot bath, I felt more like myself. The caffeine and the warmth of the water seemed to wake me up and wash away some of the depression of last night. I decided to g