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[apinkrose]

In the past month, Cecily had tried as hard as she possibly could to push the thought of marriage from her mind. And while most of her thoughts were quite fleeting, this one seemed to be the most persistent of all. She was so used to getting her way, and she was not one to sit and accept when things did not. However, she knew that this decision was

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[belongsomeplace]

"Hey, Cecily?" says Jim, tapping gently on her door before pushing it open, just far enough for his voice to carry. "Hey, I was just on the beach and I found some of those shells. You know, the pink ones you really like? Do you want to see?"

[apinkrose]

Hearing Jim's voice, she let out an abrupt scream and ran behind the door of another room. "Jim!" She hesitated audibly, searching for some way to get out this, "Do not come in!"

[belongsomeplace]

Jim heard her, sure he did, but he was more worried about that scream than he was about her words.

"Are you all right?" he said, pushing through the door. "Cecily? Are you okay?"

[apinkrose]

"I'm fine!" She shouted quickly, reaches for the back laces to get out of her dress as soon as possible. Letting out a loud sigh, she searched the room for something to help her.