My mother, who was such a caring and dedicated human being, passed away three months after my seventeenth birthday due to disease and lack of taking care of oneself. I tried to aid her the best I could, like the way she treated me, but it was too late. Her fate was set in stone, and there wasn’t any time to turn back the clock. Tears rose to my cheeks every time I thought of her, and how her warm touch felt against my skin. This girl, though, even though she could not compare to the gentleness of my mother, nor could she relate to the feelings I felt, makes me happy because her scent reminds me of the happiest time of my life. Her name is Red, and she is my partner. I met her two years ago.
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