In a determined tone, he interjected, “Let me have a look.”

His hand inched out again, and this time, Millie withheld her evasion, her breath suspended.

As Marcus peeled away the mask, his gaze deepened in response.

Before him lay Millie’s countenance, adorned with an array of crimson pimples. The mask, it seemed, had concealed her unsightly face.

“What’s the matter? You didn’t bear these this afternoon.” Puzzled, Marcus inquired, a hint of a furrow forming on his brow.

Millie reclothed herself in the mask; her reflection in the mirror was unbearable, prompting her to bow her head.

“I was fine earlier, but then an allergic reaction surfaced. Please don’t gaze at me.”

pulled out his phone, offering,

need. I already swung by the hospital

allergy? What might have triggered it?” Marcus stowed his

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surmised, “Possibly, I inhaled something provoking my

her—an allergy manifesting even in moments of stillness

her conjectures soared. Could he not bear the sight

Millie ascended the staircase to

sight of Millie clutching a quilt en route to

Marcus,

few days.

came to a halt,

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