"I beg you… Please stop it."
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"Aylin! Aylin!"
Tears were rolling down from the corner of her eyes as Aylin was still screaming, squinting his eyes and pressing both hands against her ears. The screams of Helen and the yelling of that toddler were still audible but there was another sound, coming from the distant, familiar, and worried voice of a guy.
Aylin felt soft touches against her cheeks as if someone was gently patting her cheeks. The vision already began to fade away as the voice of that guy was coming closer. She snapped her eyes and everything turned white again. There was no burning palace, lotus lake, or anything. Just bright white light…
"Aylin! Aylin! Open your eyes."
The sudden request from that familiar voice startled Aylin. She was feeling extremely tired and light-hearted. Yet, trying her best, she managed to open her eyes after blinking a few times.
