âYou look good! But in fact, this outfit looks better without the black pantyhose.â
Hayley looked down. âI think so too.â
She put her hands in again and took the black pantyhose off. Then, she walked around the house like a
butterfly and rummaged through the drawers as if she was looking for something.
âWhat are you looking for?â asked Paul.
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âA bracelet. The one you threw away.â Her voice sounded anxious.
Leonardo remembered that at the twilight of parting, Hayley intended to give him a bracelet, but he
threw it and smashed it on her back, scattering it all over the ground. After that, Leonardo went back to
look for it. However, it could no longer be found.
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âOver here!â she exclaimed. She had found it in a dusty dox.
âDid you⦠Go back and pick it up?â
âYeah! â Hayley nodded. âHelp me put it on.â
Leonardo was startled. âDidnât you want to give it to me?â
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Hayley snorted. âYou didnât want it, and you broke it! You pissed me off! Iâd better wear it myself!â
âSorry! I⦠Iâll put it on for you!â
He carefully put the bracelet on Hayleyâs slender wrist. It seemed unsuitable because it was initially
designed for Paul.
Paul.
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Looking at the bracelet with wooden beads, Hayley suddenly burst into tears.
âHayleyâ¦â
âYou blockhead!â She pressed her forehead against Leonardoâs chest and sobbed uncontrollably.
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After a while, she wiped her tears with Leonardoâs clothes. She then quickly wiped the corner of her
eyes with the back of her hand and revealed a smile. âAlright! Itâs comfortable after crying! Come with
me. I wish to go to⦠California High School. Is it still there?â
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âYes!â
California High School was not far away from this place. They both did not drive and just walked over
there. In fact, there had been a lot of changes in California High School over the decades, but the
academy building where they both attended back then still existed. Most of the schools all over
America were not yet opened after they had just experienced the scourge of the Iron Demons.
They did not encounter many people at school.
âI want to eat candy canes so badly!â Hayley whispered as she sat on a stone step and pointed to a
kiosk. However, the kiosk was closed. No candy canes were for sale at all now.
âClose your eyes, and wait for a moment,â said Paul.
Paul.
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Hayley looked at him and gently took his hand before closing her eyes at ease. The next second,
countless mirror images emerged from Leonardoâs body and burst in all directions. In less than a
minute, a mirror mirage teleported over with two candy canes in his hand.
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âTake it!â
Hayley opened her eyes and took the candy cane in surprise. She licked it before smiling sweetly.
Before they knew it, it was almost dusk. They both involuntarily came to the place where they had
parted decades ago.
Hayley took off the bracelet on her wrist. âGive me your hand.â
She put it on him and said softly, âDonât lose it again this time!â
Leonardo nodded.
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Looking at him affectionately, she gently cupped his face and slowly kissed him on the lips. The setting
sun shone on the two people, stretching their shadows.
As soon as Hayley closed her beautiful eyes, tears gushed out of her eyes like broken lines of bright
pearls. Leonardo hugged her hard as if he also wanted to remember this moment deeply. However,
Hayleyâs tears grew more and more. Touching the back of Leonardoâs head, her finger suddenly
glowed with a black light before she pointed at Leonardoâs head.
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Shortly afterward, Leonardo collapsed slowly.
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Hayley stroked his face and murmured through tears. âWe both love each other, but we have no luck
getting together. Iâll sever this tie so that we will be separated.â
She clutched her chest and cried her heart out. She knelt on the ground and was so broken-hearted
that she trembled. At that moment, demonic Chi emanated from her body.
âAhhh!â Hayley raised her head and wailed as tears streamed down her face.
Storm clouds rolled in over a million miles in the sky. The next moment, she suddenly disappeared,
leaving only drops of tears still flowing on Leonardoâs face.
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