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Completely.

She bears my curse now and I bear hers.

We share life.

We share pain.

We share fate.

There is no undoing it.

And there is no regret.

Not for me and not for her.

She is smiling.

Soft. Sweet.

Like this was always supposed to happen.

Like this is the only future she ever wanted.

And I let go.

Let go of the fear.

Let go of the guilt.

Let go of everything but her.

We kiss.

She is mine.

And I am hers.

And we are forever.

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We are free.

I feel it in my soul.

And I feel it in him.

There are no chains left between us.

No wars left to fight.

No hands trying to pull us apart.

It is just us.

And we are still here.

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