"Callista, only when you are by my side, do I feel at ease."
Beside you, you are the most important person to me in this world.
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Kelly Martinez opened her eyes, a ray of sunlight pierced through the gauze curtains and cast onto the carpet, the chirping of the sparrows outside the window added a touch of liveliness to the morning.
The spot next to her was empty, without a hint of warmth.
Kelly raised her hand to touch the corner of her eyes, a trace of warmth burned into her fingertips.
She seemed to have had a dream.
A lifetime of dreams, waking up to only faint melancholy, her heart empty as if missing a piece.
How ridiculous it is to shrink back due to fear.
Claiming to be carefree, yet there is always something that one can't put down.
She wrapped herself tightly in the quilt, curled up into a ball.
The fragments of the dream gradually pieced together into a face.
"Callista is gone, in this world, only I am left...".