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Submitted to Contest #286
Catherine met Uche in Bern, Switzerland, in 1996. It was a cold night when they first crossed paths. She had just arrived in a foreign place, surrounded by foreign people, speaking a foreign language. Meeting Uche, someone from her home country, felt like offering water to someone stranded in a scorching desert. She fell in love almost immediately, captivated by his charm and the promises he made—promises that would later turn out to be hollow.Blinded by love and manipulation, Catherine believed Uche was her safe haven in this unfamiliar lan...
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