KYA
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strength,Ā Ā aĀ Ā wordĀ thatĀ ifĀ itĀ couldĀ conjureĀ upĀ anĀ imageĀ wouldĀ beĀ her.Ā Ā Ā strengthĀ isĀ theĀ wayĀ sheĀ carriedĀ suppliesĀ theĀ firstĀ timeĀ heĀ laidĀ hisĀ eyesĀ onĀ her.Ā Ā strengthĀ isĀ theĀ wayĀ sheĀ wasĀ defiantĀ inĀ hisĀ requestsĀ whenĀ sheĀ knewĀ theyĀ wereĀ notĀ whatĀ sheĀ wanted.Ā Ā strengthĀ isĀ theĀ wayĀ sheĀ ledĀ byĀ hisĀ side,Ā Ā equals.Ā Ā Ā strengthĀ isĀ theĀ wayĀ sheĀ gaveĀ birthĀ toĀ twoĀ children,Ā Ā lookĀ atĀ themĀ now.Ā Ā leadingĀ theĀ wayĀ forĀ themĀ toĀ allĀ returnĀ home.Ā Ā Ā strengthĀ isĀ theĀ wayĀ sheĀ sacrificedĀ herĀ freedom,Ā herĀ life,Ā Ā withoutĀ aĀ secondĀ thought.Ā Ā strengthĀ isĀ theĀ wayĀ sheĀ is.Ā Ā Ā sheĀ isĀ strength.Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā youĀ couldĀ neverĀ beĀ weak.Ā āĀ Ā Ā heĀ saysĀ withoutĀ thinkingĀ beforeĀ bowingĀ hisĀ headĀ toĀ herĀ earsĀ soĀ heĀ couldĀ whisper.Ā Ā āĀ Ā canĀ iĀ carryĀ youĀ ? Ā āĀ Ā Ā Ā atĀ herĀ nod,Ā Ā heĀ sweepsĀ herĀ up,Ā holdingĀ herĀ closeĀ toĀ herĀ chest.Ā Ā āĀ Ā youāreĀ okay.Ā Ā weāllĀ beĀ okay.Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā andĀ theyĀ willĀ now.Ā

















