If Only I Could
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Last published Fri, Oct 15, 2021
There are many things in life which we have no control over, and we have to learn how to not dwell on them. Because what's the use?
Well, that was how Devin perceives things at least. But what if there was something he could've done for the only person who's made him feel differently ever since that simple interaction?
DATE STARTED: 28 JUNE 2021
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