One of A Thousand Roads to Rome

It is just one of a thousand roads to Rome. Previously, I had spent years of my life walking down the other roads as well. All this time, I have always felt thirsty of real romance stories. My soul is always hungry for proof that beautiful love does not exist in mere fairy tales. For years I spent my life walking down all the roads, just for the sake of a beautiful love story, but my soul continued to feel hungry and thirsty for all of it.

Until I finally arrived here ....

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This story was originally written in Indonesian, and became the second winner of the national mini-story writing competition held by SPWS Publisher in 2023.