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    Dear Diary,

    I wanted to stop thinking about him; I wanted to forget what

    we had, if he had realized that we were too perfect to be true

    maybe he wouldnt have done it. All that we could have been

    got lost in a second because of him. If revenge could soothethe pain I had been through maybe I would have taken it a

    long time ago.

    For him it was the extent of his love and for me it was the

    end of my life. He took away the meaning of my life.Obsession could kill I knew it now.

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    But the water was over the bridge now; survival was like a

    dream. I wanted to burn all that was left behind by him.

    But my love for the one I lost was unstoppable.

    Once tamed and joined together silently, you will find me,

    and I would, at last find you.

    K.

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    I stopped reading the diary and placed it aside in mydrawer. Kathleen passed away that day; she was drowned

    by the person who loved her. Adam was sent to amental facility. The truth about Stiles death was nevertold to anyone. Victor will find the truth about hisparents someday. He will find about the extent of ragehis father called love and the innocence of her mother

    which caused her death. But for now hes my son.The hard truth was that maybe they loved each other