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Chapter 123: The Letter

The sound of approaching footsteps broke the suffocating silence of the cell. My heart leaped, hope forming in my chest. It has been 2 days since he visited me. Maybe it was Nicholas, maybe he'd finally come back for me.

But as the figure rounded the corner, the overly sweet familiar scent, my breath hitched in my throat – Samantha. As if on cue, she materialized in jeans and a simple shirt paired with a pink blazer.

"Samantha?" I croaked, my voice rusty from disuse. "What are you doing here?"

She stood a few feet away, her face unreadable in the dim light coming from the lamp.

"Visiting," she mumbled.

A heavy silence descended upon us. Finally, after what felt like an eternity, Samantha spoke again.

"I’m sorry…..for how our mother abandoned you."

I stared at her, speechless. An apology? From Samantha? Maybe my expression showed what I truly felt about her sudden apology because she continued.

"I…" she began, then faltered. "I don't like you, Florence. I never have
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