Leonel lit a cigarette.

He knew he shouldn’t, with the pain in his leg, but sometimes he couldn’t resist.

Like now, he just needed that drag…

He had seen Alexis with someone else and now he was feeling utterly useless.

Once proud, now hiding like a coward…

How pathetic! Leonel couldn’t help but laugh at himself.

The cigarette smoldered between Leonel’s fingers.

He was then abruptly pulled from his reverie by the familiar click of high heels-Alexis returning to her public duties after her work, her heels echoing through the corridor.

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sound jolted Leonel, stirring something within

lost in thought that he nearly burned his hand

didn’t immediately

gazing out the window in silence, his

unsure of what he was waiting for

to Alexis— perhaps she was enjoying her time with that

the solitude became too much, Leonel turned to

ready to push

walk by myself,” Leonel stated, his voice

and reminded him softly,

Douglas, remember what Dr.

He said you should remain in the wheelchair for

grip on the

as he clutched her arm with surprising strength, reflecting the

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