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She swallowed them, forcing a weak smile.

“It’s nothing. I’ll be fine soon.”

“Mmm.”

Geoffrey didn’t know why her reassurance only deepened his worry.

Night.

Maureen still burned with low–grade fever. After bathing and taking medicine, she lay cradled in Geoffrey’s arms.

She asked softly: “Tell me something–are disabled people born less than others?”

She’d posed this question once in childhood.

Back then he’d said everyone was a little angel sent to earth by heaven. Some just got hurt falling down. We’re all equal.

Geoffrey didn’t know why she’d ask now, answering simply: “Naturally.”

“This world isn’t fair. People aren’t equal from birth.”

Maureen’s throat tightened.

“Exactly. Inequality starts from birth.”

Geoffrey noticed her mood shift, resting his large hand on her shoulder: “That’s precisely why we must rely on later efforts to create everything we desire.”

Maureen clenched his shirt.

“Okay,

I understand.”

She thought her Geoff had simply grown up, weathered too much, hence his answer differed

from before.

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accept, Maureen pressed

we visit

Childhood hideaway…

in Geoffrey’s

“What hideaway?”

this man truly not be the one she’d

long hesitation, she

near the Ramirez estate. My secret spot as a child.

her peculiar today, constantly

the years, he’d

Maureen, but

finally stopped

moon hung in the

the small pond, or to

had turned into

everyone had gone back by then, so there weren’t

wrapped herself in a coat

winter yet, she

walked beside her: “Is this

it’s changed

Maureen said.

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Geoffrey had no

place a few times as a child, but never to the back hill, let alone knew

middle, looked up at the full moon, as

Geoffrey had made wishes

wish was to marry Geoff when she grew up, and it

her serene face, and she seemed to blend

Geoffrey: “Geoff, why aren’t

and after a while, he snapped out of

he reached her, he

hand was icy

is your

warmth.

crinkling: “Cold hands mean a warm

words were once said by

and he pulled her directly into his embrace, placing his hand

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