extinguished fire

_Ha? did something happen to the duke's family? everyone is so worried..._

Walking past a crowd of people, she noticed a familiar silhouette

_stop... isn't that scoundrel? I thought they only called the heads...

: Hilda...

:Yes young lady..?

: Was the heir also allowed to participate in the meeting?

:I don't think so, my lady.. after all, as long as the true owner is in his place and can move independently... there is no need to call a replacement, or an heir that inherit the family...

: I see, thank you, drop me off here...

:Right here? But it's faster to get to the palace by carriage..!

:I ..want to take a walk and sort out my thoughts...

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_why am I so sad... nothing new happened after all... it feels like I woke up from a long sleep... tears... I can't stop shedding them, my heart will soon break into pieces..._

Her swollen eyes looked at the white ceiling of the office... and the words just came out without stopping, as if someone was controlling her..

"I didn't say anything strange? I feel like I'm enveloped in emptiness...I..

Stopping for a moment, she put her hand on her heart and began to sigh bitterly...

"No matter how much I thought about it, I don't remember what happened until now, all the emotions that I showed right now belonged neither to me nor to Iera, but...

My heart is so heavy... tears just beg to come out, I feel such emptiness inside, as if someone specially...

It hurts, it hurts me very much, I want to remember that person so badly, but as soon as I think about him, a hammer hits my chest...

"I think it's the consequences of what happened to you, are you sure that you don't remember anything else besides what you told me..?"

"At the beginning, I thought that I had become a doll whose life was being controlled, but after thinking about it again... I don't think so anymore... I was just remembering something that I wanted to forget so badly, and since Iera exists... then other personalities should appear over time ...and it seems that this emptiness that ended up in me...belongs to one of them...

"Then..give some space to your heart..maybe you will meet someone like with Iera and Will.

"yeah..how long have I been here..?

"I think no more than an hour... don't forget, freedom of thought can lead to even more confusion, and it's best to have a clear mind at this moment..

"Yes.. thank you doc.. see you soon..

Getting up from a comfortable chair, her head began to ache and her eyes began to turn black...

_hemoglobin in the blood has dropped again.._

Coming outside she saw Alex... and her eyes teared up...

"Mary..! Are you okay?

You lingered inside...

Did you learn anything useful?

"This wasn't an interrogation...

"What?

"I didn't interrogate the doc, I just asked about my mother's progress..

"And..? did you find any answers?

"They...there's no need to look for them anymore..

"What? Are you just going to give up? We put so much effort into finding the lost evidences... I even went against the authorities!

"Enough!

Don't you see that I feel bad even from the thought of them? Don't you see that I already know where they are? The purpose of our acquaintance has already been found..! For us.. there is no point in seeing each other anymore.. for now..

"You break our connection so easily? I didn't think you could be so cruel..

Or all this time you didn't see me as a friend.. but just.. used..?

The answer was so obvious, but he just wanted to hear it from her lips so that there would be no more regrets..

His eyes were full of anger and he looked at her, but she seemed completely indifferent.

"Well, since our paths have diverged so much, I hope you will return the light in your eyes, because I no longer see that light that was burning in them, it's as if it was forcibly extinguished... although... what do I care about that... live a good life...And..

Without listening to the end, she took her things, turned and left.

"Will you go on foot? We came by car..! I can bring you back...

Ignoring his good intentions, she headed towards...

_where am I going..? I could get there quickly with him, but every time I look into his eyes I feel bad, it's better for us not to see each other again..._

"should I call my aunt? I didn't contact her for a whole month, I seemed so independent... that I wanted to leave for three months, but I barely lasted even one..

_I need to bury my parents, after all, they are already dead, and their remains are rotting in some unknown place.._

*Hello?

Anna..it's me..

Please don't say anything and...just listen to me...

I found the cause of my parents' death...

I know that this is something incredible, because more than 10 years have passed...

*Are you sure they are dead..?Where does this information come from..

Tears could be heard through the broken phone connection..

*Yes..after all, I saw my mother's suicide letter..

*Can you show it to me...what if you misunderstood it?

*I already burned it, I couldn't look at it anymore, and at the harsh words written in it..

*since we don't have the ashes of your parents, it won't be possible to cremate them or bury them, they'll just put death on their profile..

and the date of death will be...

*That day..the second day of their disappearance..

I have a friend in criminology, so you can easily record a death even without ashes or bodies..

*By the way...where are you right now?

*To be honest...I'm lost..I'll send you my location,please take me home..

*I'm currently waiting for a meeting..wouldn't it be better to call Lila?

*Yeah..

_I think she'll be damn mad at me..._

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*Hello? Who is this? Is it really that "friend" who talks about her disappearance through a letter without any news?

*Sorry..it was urgent..

*And what was the matter? That you didn't even tell me?

Do you even consider me a friend? Or am I just an ornament in your life?

*Sorry..I was just looking for things related to the disappearance of my parents..

*Found it? If you call me before three months have passed..then..you must have found at least something related to them..

*I found it..but..they are dead..and have been for a long time..I can't say more..sorry..

*Okay, I forgive you, but..! Don't leave again without telling me anything, it's mean..

*so you'll be back soon?

*I took an Akadem..I need to refresh my thoughts for the remaining 2 months..

*Got it..where are you? need to meet..

*I don't know

*What? Lost again? Your topographic Christinism is killing me...

Send me your location, I'll find you in no time..

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"Well, hello, get in the car...

You have no idea what happened while you were away..

"spit it out