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ɴᴀᴍᴇ: ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ᴋᴜsᴜᴍᴀ
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ᴀɢᴇ: 24
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ɢᴇɴᴅᴇʀ: ғᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ
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ᴀᴘᴘᴇʀᴀɴᴄᴇ: x x x
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ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘs: ᴀsᴋ
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sᴇxᴜᴀʟɪᴛʏ: ʙɪ ᴄᴜʀɪᴏᴜs
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sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜs:
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ᴏʙsᴇʀᴠᴀɴᴛ - ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ᴡᴀs ᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ, ᴛʜᴇ ǫᴜɪᴛᴇ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ. sᴜᴄʜ sɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ ʙʀᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ғᴏᴄᴜs ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴀʀs. sʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪɴɪᴇsᴛ ᴏғ sǫᴜᴇᴀᴋs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴏʀ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ ᴏғ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛs/ғᴜʀɴɪᴛᴜʀᴇ ʟᴀɪᴅ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴀɴ ᴀʀᴇᴀ sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴘʀᴇᴠɪᴏᴜsʟʏ ᴠɪsɪᴛᴇᴅ.  ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ʜᴀs ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜɪs ᴜsᴇғᴜʟ ɪɴ ʀᴇᴄɪᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ sᴘᴏᴋᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.
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ʀᴇsᴏᴜʀᴄᴇғᴜʟ - ɪᴛ ɪs ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀɪᴀ ᴛᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ sᴘᴇᴀᴋ ɪғ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴀᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ʙʏ ʀᴇsᴏᴜʀᴄᴇғᴜʟ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ғᴏʀ ᴛʜɪs, ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ʙʟᴇssɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴄᴜʀsᴇ. ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀ ʜᴇʀ sᴘᴇᴀᴋ ᴏʀ sᴛʀᴀᴛᴇɢɪᴇs, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀᴅs ғᴏʀ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ. ʙᴜᴛ, ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟʟʏ ɪᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀ sᴜᴄʜ ᴡᴏʀᴅs.
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ᴛʀᴜsᴛᴡᴏʀᴛʜʏ/ʟᴏʏᴀʟ - ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ɪs ᴅᴇғɪɴɪᴛᴇʟʏ ᴀ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴡʜᴏᴍ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴀʟʟ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛʀᴜsᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ.  sʜᴇ ᴠᴏᴡs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴄᴏɴғɪᴅᴇ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ʙʏ ᴀɴʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇs ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ. ɪғ sʜᴇ ғɪɴᴅs ᴀɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟ sʜᴇ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇs ɪs ᴡᴏʀᴛʜʏ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, sʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴍᴀɪɴᴛᴀɪɴ ᴀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ/ᴛʀᴜsᴛᴡᴏʀᴛʜɪɴᴇss ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴛʜᴇᴍ.
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ᴡᴀʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡᴏʀᴅs - ᴀs ᴀɴ ᴀsᴘɪʀɪɴɢ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ, ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ɪs ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ sᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ sʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛs ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀᴅs. ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ᴡᴀʏ sʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴘᴇʀғᴏʀᴍ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀᴅs, sʜᴇ ᴘᴏssᴇssᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴᴠɪɴᴄɪɴɢ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs. ɪғ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴍᴀɪɴᴛᴀɪɴs ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇʟɪᴇғ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ's ᴏʀ ʜᴇʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴡᴀʏ ɪs ᴄᴏʀʀᴇᴄᴛ, sʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴠɪɴᴄᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘᴇʀsᴜᴀsɪᴠᴇ ʟᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇ.
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ᴡᴇᴀᴋɴᴇssᴇs:
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ᴘᴜsʜʏ - ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ɪs ғɪʀᴍ ɪɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏʀʀᴇᴄᴛ, ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ɪᴛ ᴍᴀʏ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴘᴜsʜɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇʟɪᴇғs ᴏɴᴛᴏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs. ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛɪᴇs {ᴏʀ ᴀ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ} ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ᴏʀ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅs ᴀ sᴛʀᴀᴛᴇɢʏ sʜᴇ ғᴇᴇʟs ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ sᴜᴄᴄᴇssғᴜʟ.
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ᴅᴜʟʟ - ᴇxᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ ɪs sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ᴅɪsᴘʟᴀʏ ғʀᴇǫᴜᴇɴᴛʟʏ. ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪs, ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ɢᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ sʜᴇ ɪs ᴏғ ᴀ ᴅᴜʟʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏʀ ᴄᴏʟᴅ. ɪɴsᴛᴇᴀᴅ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛs ᴀɴ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴʟᴇss ғᴀᴄᴇ sᴏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴄᴀɴ ɴᴏᴛ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴘʜᴇʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴᴋs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇᴀsᴇ, ᴏʀ sᴏ sʜᴇ ʜᴏᴘᴇs.
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sʟᴏᴡ ʟᴇᴀʀɴᴇʀ {ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ} - ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴍᴀʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ʜɪɢʜ ᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ sᴜᴄʜ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴍɪɴᴅ, sʜᴇ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʟᴀᴄᴋs ᴏɴ ʟᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ǫᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ sɪᴅᴇ. ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʀᴜɴɴɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀʀᴛɪᴀʟ ᴀʀᴛs. ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴀʀᴛɪᴀʟ ᴀʀᴛs ᴀᴛ ᴀ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴀɢᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴜsᴜᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ɢʀᴀsᴘ sɪᴍᴘʟᴇ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs.
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sᴛʀɪᴄᴛ - sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴀ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ, ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴜʟᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇʀᴇ sᴇᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢs. sʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴅᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀɴɢʟᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴜᴛʟɪɴᴇs ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ sʜᴏᴡ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴅɪsʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛ, sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʟᴀʙᴇʟ ᴀs. ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ɢʀᴇᴡ ᴜᴘ, sʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴇᴅ ᴀ sᴛʀɪᴄᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏᴜʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ʟᴇᴀᴅs ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀɢɢʀᴇssɪᴠᴇ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏɴᴇ ɪғ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴅɪsᴏʙᴇʏᴇᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ʙʏ.
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ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ:
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ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ɪs ᴀ ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ɪɴᴛᴇʟʟɪɢᴇɴᴛ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡs ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏᴍ sʜᴇ ᴋᴇᴇᴘs ᴄʟᴏsᴇ. ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ, sʜᴇ ᴍᴀʏ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀ ᴀs ᴀɴ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴʟᴇss ᴛᴡɪᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴍᴜᴛᴇ. ᴛʜɪs ᴄᴏɴғᴜsɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴄᴀᴜsᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀʙɪᴛ ᴏғ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʀᴇsᴏᴜʀᴄᴇғᴜʟ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀᴅs. sʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ɢᴏ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴏɴᴄᴇ sᴘᴏᴋᴇɴ, ᴅᴇғᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ sᴘᴇᴀᴋs ᴛɪʟʟ ʜᴇʀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʟᴀsᴛ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ.
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ʜᴇʀ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴘᴇᴀᴋ ᴡʜᴇɴ sʜᴇ ɪs ᴅᴇғᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀᴅs, ᴏʀ ᴘᴇʀsɪsᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ sᴛɪᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴀ sᴛʀᴀᴛᴇɢʏ. ᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇs, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴄᴇs ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ʜᴀs ʟᴀsʜᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴛ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴀs ɪғ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀɴ ᴜɴᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇᴀʙʟᴇ ғᴏᴏʟ. ɪᴛ ɪs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ғᴏʀɢɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ɪɴsᴜʟᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴏᴡᴄᴀsᴇ ʜᴏᴡ sʜᴇ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀssᴜᴍᴇ.
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ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀ ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴄʏ ᴇʀᴜᴘᴛs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ, ɪᴛ sʜᴏᴡs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ. ʜᴇʀ ғɪsᴛs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴇᴀᴋ ᴀɴᴅ sᴏ ᴡᴀs ʜᴇʀ ʙᴏᴅʏ, ᴀ sɪᴍᴘʟᴇ ᴘᴜɴᴄʜ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ sᴛᴏᴍᴀᴄʜ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴋɴᴏᴄᴋ ʜᴇʀ ᴏᴜᴛ ғʟᴀᴛ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴏᴏʀ. ɪᴛ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴅɪsᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ғᴏʀ ʙᴇɪɴɢ sᴏ ᴡᴇᴀᴋ, ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴜᴅ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ. ᴛʜɪs ɪɢɴɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ғʟᴀʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴅᴇᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴇ ʙᴇɢᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡᴇᴀᴘᴏɴʀʏ ʟᴇғᴛ ʙʏ ʜᴇʀ ᴅᴇᴄᴇᴀsᴇᴅ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ.
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ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ sʜᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʜᴏᴏᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ɪɴ ɴᴏʀᴛʜ ᴋᴏʀᴇᴀ ʜᴀᴅ. sʜᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʜᴏᴏᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇ, ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ's ᴛᴇᴀʀs ʀᴜɴ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴄʜᴇᴇᴋs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ʟᴀᴋᴇ. ɪᴛ sᴛɪʀʀᴇᴅ ᴀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴄᴏɴғᴜsɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢɪʀʟs' ᴍɪɴᴅ, ғᴏʀ sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ɴᴏ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴏғ ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀs, ᴏɴʟʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ʜᴇʀ. ɪᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀғғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɢɪʀʟ ᴡʜᴇɴ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀᴛ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴇᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀs ᴘɪᴄᴋ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ, sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ғᴇᴇʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴇᴍʙʀᴀᴄᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ's ᴀʀᴍs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴡɪᴅᴇ ɢʀɪɴ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ɢʀᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ.
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ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ʏᴇᴀʀs ʜᴀᴅ ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴇᴛ ɴᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀʀᴇᴅ. ᴛɪʟʟ ᴏɴᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ, ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ᴡᴀs ɢʀᴇᴇᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ sɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄʀᴀᴡʟᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ʙᴀʟʟ ᴄʀʏɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴀʀs sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs sᴏᴏɴ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ɢɪʀʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ʟɪғᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ɪɴ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ. ɪɢɴɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ғᴜʀʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇʀ ɢɪʀʟ, sʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ɪᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴍɪssɪᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ᴡʜᴇɴ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴏʟᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ sᴘᴇᴀᴋ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ's sᴛᴏʀʏ, ʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪʟɪᴛᴀʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ's ᴡᴀʀs ᴀғғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ғᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ. ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs, ᴛʜɪs sʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴀɪᴍ ғᴏʀ.
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ᴏɴᴄᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴇᴇɴ ʏᴇᴀʀs, ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ʜᴀᴅ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ғʟᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ ɪɴ ʜᴏᴘᴇs ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇᴋ ᴀ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ʟɪғᴇ. ᴘᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ғᴏʀ {ᴡʜᴇʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏʟᴇᴘʟᴀʏ ɪs ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ} ᴡᴀs ғᴏʀᴇɪɢɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɢɪʀʟ, ɴᴏᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪғᴇsᴛʏʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ʜᴀᴅ ʟɪᴠᴇᴅ. ɴᴏʀᴛʜ ᴋᴏʀᴇᴀ ᴡᴀs ᴇxᴛᴇɴsɪᴠᴇ ɪɴ ʀᴀᴅɪᴄᴀʟɪsᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄs, ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀs ɪғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsɪᴅᴇɴᴛs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴘʀɪsᴏɴ ᴄᴇʟʟ. sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴏɴʟʏ ʜᴏᴘᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴡ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɢʀᴀɴᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴍɪɴᴅ.
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ɴᴏᴡ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴍɪᴅ 20's ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ᴡᴀs ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴏᴡɴ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ, sɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴅᴇsᴋ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʙᴏᴏᴋʟᴇᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴘᴇɴ ᴡʀᴀᴘᴘᴇᴅ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ʜᴇʀ ғɪɴɢᴇʀs. ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴡᴀs ᴘᴜʀsᴜɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ ᴀs ᴀɴ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ ᴏғ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ғʀᴇǫᴜᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᴡʀᴏᴛᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs. ᴡʜɪʟsᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴍᴀʏ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴠɪᴇᴡ, ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ʜᴏᴡ sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʟᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ ɪɴ. ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴀʀᴇᴀ, ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅsʜɪᴘs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴅᴇʀs.
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ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴅᴀʀᴋ, ᴏᴠᴇʀᴄᴀsᴛ ᴅᴀʏ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇʏ ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅs ʜɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪɢʜᴛ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ɢʀᴇᴇᴛᴇᴅ ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ᴏɴ ᴀ ᴍᴏɴᴅᴀʏ ᴍᴏʀɴɪɴɢ. ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɴ ʀᴀʏs ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ, sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴡᴏᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴜsᴜᴀʟ, ᴄᴀᴜsɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴘʟᴀɴs ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴀʏᴇᴅ. ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sᴛʀᴇᴛᴄʜ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ᴀʀᴍs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʏᴀᴡɴ sᴘɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ʜᴇʀ ʟɪᴘs, ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴘᴜsʜᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ᴏᴜᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴀɴᴋᴇᴛs ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴇᴇᴛs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴇᴍʙʀᴀᴄᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ. ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴇᴡᴇsᴛ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ. sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ғᴀɴ ᴏғ ᴢᴏᴍʙɪᴇ ᴍᴏᴠɪᴇs ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴄᴏʀᴘᴏʀᴀᴛᴇ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀɴ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ɢᴇɴʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇғᴇʀʀᴇᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ʜᴀᴅ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴠᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴅᴜᴄᴇ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢᴇ.
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ʜᴇʀ ᴅᴀʏ ʙᴇɢᴜɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀɪʀs ᴛᴏ ғᴇᴛᴄʜ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ᴀ ᴄᴜᴘ ᴏғ ᴛᴇᴀ, ᴀ ᴅʀɪɴᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴀᴡᴀᴋᴇ ʜᴇʀ sʟᴇᴇᴘʏ ᴇʏᴇs. ᴡʜɪʟsᴛ ʙᴏɪʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ, ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ʟᴇᴀɴᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɴᴄʜ ᴀs ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅs sʜɪғᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴏᴛᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴠ. ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴏᴛᴇ ᴡᴀs ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ɢʀᴀsᴘ, sʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇssᴇᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴ ʙᴜᴛᴛᴏɴ, ᴀᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴀɴ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴍᴀʟʟ sᴄʀᴇᴇɴ ᴀʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ. ᴇʏᴇʙʀᴏᴡs ғᴜʀʀᴏᴡᴇᴅ, ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ᴄʀᴏssᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴀʀᴍs ᴀᴄʀᴏss ʜᴇʀ ᴄʜᴇsᴛ ɪɴ ᴄᴏɴғᴜsɪᴏɴ ᴀs ᴛᴏ ᴡʜʏ ɪᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ. “ᴡᴇɪʀᴅ.” sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴍᴜᴍʙʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ɪɴ ᴅɪssᴀᴛɪsғᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ sʟɪᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴏᴛᴇ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɴᴄʜ, ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪᴛᴄʜᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴜᴘ ᴏғ ᴛᴇᴀ.
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ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ʜᴀᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋғᴀsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅʀᴇssᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ᴀʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ, sʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀɪʀs ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ᴀᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴅʀᴏᴏᴍ; ʜᴇʀ ᴀᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴡᴀs ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ sᴍᴀʟʟ ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴘʀᴇғᴇʀʀᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀʏ. ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɴᴏʙ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʟᴇᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ sɪɢʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ᴅᴇsᴋ ɪɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʟᴀɪᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʟᴀᴘᴛᴏᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴛᴇᴘᴀᴅ. ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ʜᴀᴅ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴇᴀ ʙᴇsɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏᴛᴇᴘᴀᴅ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ʟᴀᴘᴛᴏᴘ, ʙᴇɪɴɢ ɢʀᴇᴇᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ sɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʟᴀsᴛ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴏғғ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ. ᴄʀᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴋɴᴜᴄᴋʟᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟʟ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴋɪɴᴋs ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅs sʜᴇ ʙᴇɢᴜɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴘ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋᴇʏʙᴏᴀʀᴅ ᴀs ɪᴅᴇᴀs ʙʀᴇᴇᴢᴇᴅ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴍɪɴᴅ.
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ᴛᴡᴏ ʜᴏᴜʀs ʜᴀᴅ ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇɢᴜɴ ᴛᴏ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇ, ғɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ᴛᴏ ғɪʟʟ ғᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴀɢᴇs ᴏғ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ’s ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ᴡᴀs ᴀᴛ ᴀɴ ᴀʟʟ ʜɪɢʜ, sᴏ ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ sʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɴɢ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ᴘʜᴏɴᴇ ᴀ ɢʀᴜɴᴛ ғɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴇɴɢᴜʟғᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴍ.
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“ʜᴇʟʟᴏ?” ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ sᴘᴏᴋᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀ ᴛᴏɴᴇ, ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴏᴍ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪɴᴛᴇʀʀᴜᴘᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ. “ᴏʜ, ʜᴇʟʟᴏ ᴍs ʙʀᴏᴡɴ…ʏᴇs ɪ sʜᴀʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ᴡᴀʏ, ʜᴏʟᴅ ᴏɴ.” ᴘʟᴀᴄɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʜᴏɴᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ sʟᴏᴛ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ sʜᴏᴏᴋ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sɪɢʜ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴅᴇʀ ʟᴀᴅʏ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ sᴘᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ ɴᴏɴsᴇɴsᴇ ᴏɴ ʜᴏᴡ sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ sᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ʀᴏᴀᴍɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀᴛ ɴɪɢʜᴛ, ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ᴀs ɪғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴡᴀs ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ɪᴛ’s ᴡᴀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅs. sᴜᴄʜ ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʟᴀᴜɢʜᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ, ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ ʜᴏᴡ ᴀɴ ᴇʟᴅᴇʀ ʟᴀᴅʏ ʜᴀᴅ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴛᴇɴsᴇ ɪᴍᴀɢɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʟᴇᴀʀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴀʟ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴇxᴛʀᴇᴍᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅs. ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴍɪɴᴅ ᴀғғᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ sᴏ ɪɴᴛᴇɴsᴇʟʏ, ᴍs ʙʀᴏᴡɴ ʜᴀᴅ sᴄᴀʀᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴏᴡɴ sᴇʟғ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛs, ʙᴇɢɢɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇʀ ʟᴀᴅʏ ᴛᴏ sʟᴇᴇᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ. ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴀs ғɪɴᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ғᴏʀ sʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ sɪɢɴɪғɪᴄᴀɴᴛ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏʀ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴘᴇɴᴅ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ.
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sᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴛɪᴘᴘʏ ᴛᴏᴇs, ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ʟᴀᴅʏ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴘ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴜᴘʙᴏᴀʀᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ʙᴀᴄᴋᴘᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴄᴀᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴅᴜsᴛ, ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ɪɴ ʜᴀɴᴅʏ ғᴏʀ ᴠɪsɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴅᴇʀ ʟᴀᴅʏ. sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ɢʀᴀʙʙᴇᴅ ᴀ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ɢᴏᴡɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʟᴏᴛʜᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴍᴏʀɴɪɴɢ ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀʀᴇᴅ, ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ sɴᴀᴄᴋs sʜᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ᴍs ʙʀᴏᴡɴ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴀᴅᴏʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ɴɪʙʙʟᴇ ᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ.
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ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴀʀʀɪᴠɪɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴘᴀʀᴋ ᴏғ ᴍs ʙʀᴏᴡɴs ʜᴏᴜsᴇ, ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴀғᴛᴇʀɴᴏᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴅᴀʀᴋ. ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴘᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ʟɪᴘs ɪɴ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ sᴋʏ, sʜᴇ ɢʀᴀʙʙᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴀɢ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴀʀ; sʜᴏᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋᴇʏs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴘᴏᴄᴋᴇᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴀɴᴛs. ᴀs ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ, sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ɴᴏᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴡᴀs ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ǫᴜɪᴇᴛ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴡᴀs ᴜɴᴜsᴜᴀʟ ғᴏʀ ᴍs ʙʀᴏᴡɴ ᴡʜᴏᴍ ᴛʏᴘɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴠ ᴠᴏʟᴜᴍᴇ ᴜᴘ sᴏ ʟᴏᴜᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴇᴀʀ ɪᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ. ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴs ʜᴀᴅ ᴘʀᴇᴏᴄᴄᴜᴘɪᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ’s ᴍɪɴᴅ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ sʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ɪᴛ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴄᴋ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇs. sᴛᴇᴘᴘɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ, sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀᴡᴀɪᴛᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ’s ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsᴇ, ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴍᴀʏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴜsᴜᴀʟ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴜʀsᴇᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴍs ʙʀᴏᴡɴ ʜᴀᴅ. sʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀɪᴛᴇᴅ. ᴏɴᴇ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇ. ᴀ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʜᴀʟғ. ᴡʜʏ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀɪɴɢ? “ᴍs ʙʀᴏᴡɴ?” sʜᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴇxᴄʟᴀɪᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏɴᴇ, ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴄᴋs ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀɢɢʀᴇssɪᴠᴇ ɪɴ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴅᴇʀ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀ. ɴᴏ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsᴇ. ғᴇᴀʀ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ʀᴀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇʏᴇs ᴡɪᴅᴇɴ, ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅs ɢʀɪᴘᴘɪɴɢ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ғʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴀs sʜᴇ sʜᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ɪɴ ʜᴏᴘᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀ. “ᴍs ʙʀᴏᴡɴ! ᴍs ʙʀᴏᴡɴ! ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴏᴋᴀʏ?” ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴛʟʏ ʟᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ɢᴏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅʟᴇ, ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇs ᴘᴏɴᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢ ɪɴ ʜᴏᴘᴇs ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇᴋ ᴀɴʏ ᴄʟᴜᴇs.
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ʀᴀᴄɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴅᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴅᴇʀ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ’s ʜᴏᴜsᴇ, sʜᴇ ɢᴀsᴘᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡs ʙᴇɪɴɢ sʜᴀᴛᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ, ɢʟᴀss sᴘʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴀᴄʀᴏss ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ. ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇғᴜʟʟʏ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀʏ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ sʜᴀᴛᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴡᴀs ғʀᴀɴᴛɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴀɴʏ ᴄʟᴜᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ ᴀs ᴛᴏ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴍs ʙʀᴏᴡɴ ᴡᴀs ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛɪʟʟ ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ʀᴜsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀɪʀs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴅʏ’s ʙᴇᴅʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴғɪʀᴍᴇᴅ. ᴅɪᴅ ᴀ ʀᴏʙʙᴇʀ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ? ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ sʜᴇ ʙᴇ ʜᴀʀᴍᴇᴅ, ᴏʀ ᴘᴏssɪʙʟʏ ᴡᴏʀsᴇ, ᴋɪʟʟᴇᴅ? ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sʜᴀᴋᴇ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ, ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ʀᴜsʜᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀɪʀs ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴇsɪᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴏɴʟʏ ғɪɴᴅ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ sʟɪᴘᴘɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀɪʀs ᴡɪᴛʜ sʜᴏᴄᴋ. sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡᴀs sᴛɪʀʀᴇᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ sʜᴇ sᴀᴡ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴇʏᴇs, ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴘ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀɪʀᴡᴀʏ, ʟᴀɪᴅ ᴍs ʙʀᴏᴡɴ’s ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ʙᴏᴅʏ. ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ sʜᴏᴏᴋ ᴡɪᴛʜ ғᴇᴀʀ, ʟᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴏᴅʏ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʀɴᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀɪʀᴡᴀʏ ᴀs sʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇs ʜᴇʀ ᴏᴡɴ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ; ɴᴏᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴇᴇᴘ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ ɴᴏɪsᴇ ɪɴᴄᴀsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪʟʟᴇʀ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴡᴀs ɴᴇᴀʀ.  ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʀᴀɢᴇ, ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀʏ sɪʟᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀɪʀs, ɴᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴍs ʙʀᴏᴡɴ’s ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ʜᴀᴅ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ᴀ ʙᴀsᴇʙᴀʟʟ ʙᴀᴛ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇᴅ.
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sᴜᴅᴅᴇɴʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇʀ ʟᴀᴅʏ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴀ ᴄᴏʟᴅ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴀᴄᴋ. ɢᴜʟᴘɪɴɢ ɪɴ ғᴇᴀʀ ᴏғ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ ᴏɴᴄᴇ sʜᴇ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ, sʜᴇ ʀᴀɴ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴅᴇʀ’s ʀᴏᴏᴍ. “sʜɪᴛ, sʜɪᴛ.” ᴄᴜʀsᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅs ʟᴇᴀᴋᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ ɪɴ ᴀ ғʀᴇɴᴢʏ ᴀs sʜᴇ sᴄᴜʀʀɪᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇᴀᴘᴏɴ. ᴡʜᴇɴ sʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅ sᴏ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ʜᴀᴅ ᴄᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢʀɪᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴡ ʜᴇʀ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴀᴄᴋ. ᴛʜᴇ ғᴇᴀʀ ʜᴀᴅ ᴅʀᴏᴠᴇ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ ғʀᴇɴᴢʏ ᴏɴᴄᴇ sᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴄᴇ ɪɴ ғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ, ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs….ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛᴇʀʀɪғʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ sᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ. ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sᴋɪɴ ᴡᴀs ᴘᴀʟᴇ; ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ɢʜᴏsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ɪᴛs sᴋɪɴ ʟᴀɪᴅ sᴏʀᴇs ᴀɴᴅ sᴄᴀʀs ᴏғ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʏᴘᴇs. ᴀɴᴅ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ’s ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs ᴇɴɢᴜʟғᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴛʀᴀɴᴄᴇ, sʜᴇ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙɪᴛᴇ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴇᴄᴋ. ɪɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛ sᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ᴀs ʟᴜᴄᴋ, ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴋɪᴄᴋ ɪᴛ ᴏғғ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴏᴅʏ, ᴄʀᴀᴡʟɪɴɢ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ sʟᴀᴍᴍɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴀᴄʀᴏss ɪᴛs ғᴀᴄᴇ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴘʟᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇs. sᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪɴ sʜᴏᴄᴋ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ’s ɢʀɪᴘ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴛ ᴛɪɢʜᴛᴇɴᴇᴅ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ sʜᴇ ʀᴀɴ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀɪʀs ɪɴ ᴀ ʀᴜsʜ, ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ɪɴ ғᴇᴀʀ ᴏғ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ.
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sɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴀʀ, ᴘʟᴀᴄɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴄʜᴇsᴛ, sʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sʟᴏᴡ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ʙᴇᴀᴛ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇɴɢᴜʟғᴇᴅ ɪᴛ. “ᴡʜᴀᴛ…ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴀᴛ?” sʜᴇ ᴡʜɪsᴘᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ.
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This is actually fairly difficult on my eyes to read this with the font and the fact that everything is capitalized. I'll either get to it in a bit or have another read it soon.

 

[恍如隔世]

This is actually fairly difficult on my eyes to read this with the font and the fact that everything is capitalized. I'll either get to it in a bit or have another read it soon.

Ah really? It was easy for me to read so I didn't think it would be a problem for others. I'll just change the font, no biggy.