I was 17 years old when the social worker walked into my room at Riverside Youth Home with an envelope that would change everything. Miss Patricia had this look on her face, somewhere between excitement and concern that immediately made my stomach drop.

I’d been living in the orphanage since I was nine after my parents died in a car accident on Highway 40. 8 years of shared bedrooms, cafeteria food, and learning to keep my head down. The envelope was thick, official looking with a law firm’s name embossed in gold letters across the top. Samantha, Miss Patricia said softly, sitting on the edge of my bed.

This is from your grandmother’s estate attorney. I think you should sit down. I hadn’t seen Grandma Elellanar since my parents’ funeral. She lived somewhere out west, running a cattle ranch that my father had grown up on, but never talked much about. There had been some kind of family falling out before I was born, something nobody ever explained to me.

I remembered her as a tall woman with silver hair pulled back in a braid, wearing boots and a denim jacket even to the funeral. She’d hugged me once, whispered that she was sorry, and then disappeared from my life completely. Your grandmother passed away 3 months ago, Miss Patricia continued, and I felt a strange emptiness at losing someone I barely knew. But Samantha, she left you something.

Her ranch in Wyoming, 800 hectares of land, a house, livestock, everything. The words didn’t make sense at first. I stared at the legal documents, seeing my name typed next to phrases like sole beneficiary and property transfer upon reaching age 18. In 6 months, when I turned 18 and aged out of the system, I wouldn’t be homeless and desperate like so many kids from Riverside.

I’d have a home, a real home, waiting for me. There’s a substantial amount in a trust as well, Miss Patricia said, pointing to another document. $50,000 set aside specifically for your education and getting established. Your grandmother made these arrangements 2 years ago. I couldn’t stop the tears from rolling down my cheeks.

Grandma Elellanar had been thinking about me, planning for my future, even though we’d been strangers. She’d given me something I thought I’d never have. A chance at a real life, a place where I belonged. That night, I lay in my narrow bed, listening to my roommate Sarah’s soft breathing, and imagined what the ranch would be like.

Rolling hills, horses grazing in pastures, a big sky that stretched forever. I pictured myself learning to run the place, maybe going to community college nearby to study agriculture or business. For the first time since my parents died, I felt hope burning bright in my chest. The next few months crawled by as I counted down to my 18th birthday.

I researched Wyoming ranching, watched YouTube videos about cattle management, and saved every penny from my part-time job at the grocery store. Miss Patricia helped me connect with the estate attorney, a man named Mr. Harrison, who seemed genuinely pleased that Grandma Elellanena’s wishes would be fulfilled. Your grandmother was very specific about her intentions, Mr.

Harrison told me during one of our phone calls. She wanted you to have a fresh start away from the circumstances that brought you into foster care. The ranch has been managed by a foreman during the probate process so the operation is still running smoothly. You’ll have support when you arrive.

Everything seemed perfect, like a fairy tale coming true. But two weeks before my birthday, Mr. Harrison called with news that made my blood run cold. Samantha, we have a situation, he said, his voice tight with frustration. A man named Derek Mitchell has come forward claiming to be Elellanena’s grandson and your cousin. He’s filed legal documents asserting that the ranch should go to him as the older heir, and he’s already moved onto the property. My mind raced. I’d never heard of any Derek Mitchell.

My father had been an only child, and I’d never known about any other family members. “Is his claim legitimate?” I asked, my voice shaking. “That’s what we’re trying to determine,” Mr. Harrison said. “He’s produced some documentation, including what appears to be a birth certificate and letters from your grandmother.

But something feels off about the whole situation. The problem is he’s taken possession of the property and Wyoming law makes it complicated to remove someone who claims a family connection to the deceased. I felt my dream slipping away like sand through my fingers. What does this mean for me? It means we’re going to have to fight for what’s rightfully yours, Mr. Harrison said.

But I need you to understand that this could take time and it’s going to require legal action. The trust fund is protected because it was set up specifically in your name. But the property itself is now in dispute. Loom. After we hung up, I sat alone in the orphanage common room, staring at the photos of the ranch that Mr. Harrison had sent me weeks earlier, the main house with its wraparound porch, the red barn, the endless pastures dotted with cattle.

Some stranger had walked in and claimed it all, and there was nothing I could do from 1,500 m away. Miss Patricia found me there an hour later, still clutching the photos. “We’re not giving up,” she said firmly. “That ranch is yours, and we’re going to make sure you get it.” But as I looked at her determined face, I couldn’t help wondering if wanting something badly enough was ever really enough to make it happen.

I’d wanted my parents back, wanted a normal childhood, wanted to feel like I belonged somewhere. None of that wanting had changed my reality. Why would this be any different? My 18th birthday came and went without celebration. While other kids at Riverside were excited about aging out and starting their independent lives, I was trapped in a legal nightmare that seemed designed to crush whatever hope I’d managed to build. Mr.

Harrison had filed a motion to remove Derek Mitchell from the property, but the Wyoming courts moved slower than molasses in winter. Derek’s lawyers argued that he’d been estranged from the family due to circumstances beyond his control, and that Grandma Elellanena had reconciled with him before her death. They produced letters that supposedly proved their relationship, though Mr.

Harrison insisted something about them seemed forged. These documents don’t match Elellanena’s writing style, he told me during one of our increasingly frustrating phone calls. But proving forgery requires expert analysis, and that costs money. The trust fund can’t be used for legal fees related to the property dispute.

Do you have any resources we can tap into? I thought about my savings account with its pathetic $800 from bagging groceries. Not really, I admitted, feeling helpless and angry. The system had failed me again, just in a different way this time. Meanwhile, Derek was living in Grandma’s house, running her ranch, and probably selling off whatever he could liquidate.

Mister Harrison had managed to get a restraining order, preventing him from selling the land itself, but everything else was fair game. Every day that passed felt like another piece of my inheritance disappearing. Miss Patricia suggested I start a crowdfunding campaign to pay for legal fees. But the idea of begging strangers for money to claim what was already mine felt humiliating. Instead, I made a decision that terrified me. I was going to Wyoming. That’s not a good idea, Mr.

Harrison warned when I told him my plan. Derek could be dangerous, and confronting him directly won’t help our legal case. In fact, it might make things worse. But I wasn’t planning to confront anyone. I just needed to see the place with my own eyes to understand what I was fighting for. The ranch wasn’t just property to me anymore.

It was the last connection I had to my father, to the grandmother who’d thought about me enough to leave me everything she’d built. I wasn’t going to let some con artist steal that away without at least witnessing it firsthand. I used most of my savings to buy a bus ticket to Cheyenne, Wyoming. The journey took 36 hours with stops in cities I’d never heard of and transfers in the middle of the night.

I slept in uncomfortable seats, ate vending machine food, and tried not to think about what I’d do when I actually arrived. The ranch was located about 40 mi outside Cheyenne in a rural area where ranches stretched for miles and neighbors were separated by vast expanses of open land. I rented a cheap motel room in town and spent my first day just gathering courage and information.

The local feed store turned out to be a gold mine of gossip. When I mentioned I was interested in the old Mitchell Ranch, the woman behind the counter, a weathered lady named Carol perked up immediately. “You mean the Henderson place?” she said. “Ellanena Henderson’s ranch? That’s been a mess since she passed.

Some yahoo showed up claiming to be family and moved right in. Nobody around here trusts him. Elellanena never mentioned having a grandson, and she talked to everyone.” My heart started beating faster. “What do you mean nobody trusts him?” Carol leaned in conspiratorally. He came into town trying to sell equipment, saying he needed cash to modernize the operation. But Elellanena kept everything in perfect condition.

Why would he need to sell her stuff unless he was planning to strip the place and run? Plus, he doesn’t know the first thing about ranching. Had to hire Tom Whitmore’s crew to handle the cattle because he couldn’t tell a heer from a bull. This was exactly the kind of information I needed. If I could prove Derek was systematically dismantling the ranch’s assets, it might strengthen our legal case.

“Do you know where he’s been selling things?” I asked. “Porn shops mostly, and there’s an auction house over in Laram that’s been handling some of the bigger items.” “Hold on.” She pulled out her phone and showed me a photo from the auction houses’s social media page. There, clear as day, was Grandma Elellanena’s antique dining table, the one I remembered from the single time I’d visited as a small child.

“That son of a bitch,” I whispered, and Carol nodded approvingly. Over the next 3 days, I became a detective. I visited pawn shops and documented everything I could find that had come from the ranch. I talked to neighbors who remembered my father as a boy and who confirmed that Grandma Elellanor had never mentioned having another grandchild. I even found the foreman who’d been managing the ranch during probate.

A kind man named Robert Chen, who was furious about being fired the day Derek took over. “Your grandmother trusted me for 15 years,” Robert told me over coffee at a diner. She talked about you all the time, showed me pictures, told me stories about your dad growing up on that land. She never once mentioned anyone named Derek Mitchell.

That man is a fraud, and I’ll testify to that in court if you need me to. Each piece of evidence felt like a small victory, but I knew it wasn’t enough. I needed something definitive, something that would prove beyond doubt that Derek had no legitimate claim to the ranch. That’s when I decided to do something risky. I was going to the ranch itself.

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Now, let’s see what happens when Samantha finally comes face to face with the man who stole her inheritance. I drove out to the ranch on a Thursday morning, borrowing a car from a sympathetic cler at the motel, who believed my story and wanted to help. The property was even more beautiful than the photos had shown. Rolling hills stretched toward distant mountains, and cattle grazed peacefully in pastures divided by weathered wooden fences.

The main house sat on a gentle rise, its log construction solid and welcoming, with that wraparound porch I’d dreamed about. But seeing it in person, knowing that a stranger was inside living my life, made my chest ache with loss.

I parked down the road, hidden behind a cluster of cottonwood trees, and watched the property through binoculars I’d bought at a sporting goods store. For 2 hours, nothing happened. Then a man emerged from the house, and I knew immediately it was Derek Mitchell. He was in his mid30s with dark hair and a confident swagger that made my skin crawl.

He climbed into a truck, Grandma’s truck, I realized, with a flash of anger, and drove off toward town. This was my chance. I knew breaking and entering was illegal, but I wasn’t going to steal anything. I just needed to find proof that Derek was lying about his relationship with Grandma Elellanena. Maybe there were real family documents inside that would show he had no connection to us. Or perhaps I’d find evidence of his fraud.

My hands shook as I approached the house, constantly looking over my shoulder to make sure Derek hadn’t returned. The front door was locked, but I remembered something from my childhood visit. Grandma Elellanena had always kept a spare key hidden under a loose stone near the garden shed. My father had shown it to me, making it into a game.

I found the stone exactly where I remembered it, and underneath, wrapped in plastic to protect it from moisture, was the key. Slipping inside felt like stepping into a time capsule. The house smelled like pine and leather with underlying notes of coffee and wood smoke.

Family photos lined the hallway, including several of my father as a boy learning to ride horses and helping with ranch work. There was even one of me as a toddler sitting on Grandma Elellanena’s lap on this very porch. Derek had left the place surprisingly neat, though I noticed expensive electronics scattered around that definitely hadn’t belonged to my grandmother. In the study, I found what I was looking for.

Grandma Elellanena’s desk was still organized exactly as she’d apparently kept it, with labeled folders and careful records. But mixed in with her legitimate documents were Derek’s papers, and he’d been careless about hiding his tracks. I found a folder labeled Mitchell family documents that contained the birth certificate and letters he’d submitted to the court.

But tucked behind them was something Derek had obviously forgotten about, a draft letter in handwriting that didn’t match the official letters at all. It was addressed to someone named Marcus Reeves, and it outlined a plan to forge family documents and claimed the Henderson ranch before that orphan girl could take possession.

My heart pounded as I read Derek’s actual handwriting, so different from the flowery script on the forged letters supposedly from Grandma Elellanena. This was it. This was the smoking gun that would destroy his case. I pulled out my phone and photographed everything. The forged documents, the draft letter, pages from what appeared to be a tutorial on document forgery that Derek had printed from the internet.

I was so focused on documenting evidence that I didn’t hear the truck returning until gravel crunched in the driveway. Panic flooded through me as I realized Derek was back and I was trapped inside his house with evidence of breaking and entering. I shoved the folders back into place, my hands fumbling and clumsy with fear, and looked desperately for a way out. The study had a window that opened onto the sideyard, but it was stuck, painted shut years ago. I could hear Derek’s footsteps on the porch, the jingle of keys.

In seconds, he’d be inside, and I had no idea what he’d do if he found me. I ducked behind the heavy desk just as the front door opened. Derek was talking on his phone, his voice carrying clearly through the house. Yeah, the hearing is in 3 weeks, he was saying. My lawyer thinks we’ve got it locked down. That kid doesn’t have the resources to fight this.

And even if she tries, we’ve covered our tracks. Once the judge rules in my favor, we’ll liquidate everything and split the proceeds. This ranch is worth at least 3 million, so your cut will be substantial. He was conspiring with someone, probably this Marcus Reeves from the letter.

I held my breath, pressing myself against the wall behind the desk, praying he wouldn’t come into the study. My phone was clutched in my hand, still recording audio now, capturing his confession. “The old lady made it easy,” Derek continued, laughing coldly. “She dies with no family around, just some granddaughter locked up in foster care who won’t know what hit her.

By the time she figures out what happened, I’ll be long gone with the money. It’s perfect.” Rage burned through my fear. This man was talking about my grandmother like she was just an opportunity, a mark to be exploited. He’d stolen her legacy, violated her memory, and planned to destroy everything she’d built. But I couldn’t confront him. Not here, not alone.

I needed to get this evidence to Mr. Harrison and let the law handle it. Derek’s footsteps moved toward the kitchen, away from the study. I seized my chance and slipped out from behind the desk, moving as quietly as possible toward the window I’d noticed in the hallway.

It was older without the paint seal, and it opened with only a soft squeak. I climbed through, dropping into the garden bed below, and ran in a crouch toward the trees where I’d hidden the borrowed car. My heart didn’t stop racing until I was 5 mi down the road, the ranch disappearing in my rear view mirror. But I was smiling despite the adrenaline shaking through my body. I had him.

Derek Mitchell’s own words and documents would destroy his fraudulent claim, and Grandma Elellanena’s ranch would finally be mine. I drove straight back to town and called Mr. Harrison from the motel parking lot, my hands still trembling with adrenaline. “Samantha, where are you?” he asked, his voice sharp with concern. “I’ve been trying to reach you for 2 days.

You can’t just disappear like that. I’m in Wyoming, I said, and I have evidence, real evidence, that Derek Mitchell is a fraud. I could hear him take a deep breath, probably preparing to lecture me about taking matters into my own hands.

But when I told him what I’d found and sent him the photos and audio recording, his tone changed completely. “This is incredible,” he said, and I could hear papers rustling as he reviewed the images on his computer. That draft letter alone is enough to reopen the investigation. But combined with his recorded confession, we have a solid case for fraud and conspiracy. Samantha, do you understand what you’ve done? You’ve saved the ranch. But his excitement was tempered with concern.

However, we have a problem. You obtained this evidence through illegal entry. A good defense attorney could argue it’s inadmissible fruit of the poisonous tree. We need to be very careful about how we proceed. My stomach dropped. I’d risked everything to get this proof, and now it might not even count.

What do we do? We contact the local sheriff’s department and report what you overheard, Mr. Harrison said, thinking out loud. You were on public land near the property. The recording happened to capture Derek’s conversation, and you became concerned about criminal activity. We don’t mention the break-in at all. Meanwhile, I’ll file an emergency motion with the court based on new evidence of fraud, and we’ll request a full investigation into Derek’s background and claims.

Over the next week, everything moved faster than I dared to hope. The sheriff’s department took my statement and the audio recording seriously when they discovered that Derek Mitchell wasn’t even his real name, that he was actually Derek Carlson with a criminal record, including identity theft and fraud in three other states. The case exploded. Mr.

Harrison filed motion after motion. Each one building a stronger case that Derek had systematically targeted Grandma Elellanena, researched our family, and created an elaborate fraud to steal the ranch. The forged letters were sent to handwriting experts who confirmed they didn’t match any of Elellanena’s authentic correspondence.

The birth certificate was exposed as a fabrication created using publicly available information about our family. Within 10 days, Derek was arrested. I was back in Cheyenne when it happened. Staying in that same cheap motel, but feeling like the walls were finally closing in on the man who tried to steal my future.

The local news covered the story, painting Derek as a career con artist who prayed on deceased property owners fabricating family connections to claim inheritances. This is the fourth time Carlson has attempted this scheme, the news anchor reported. But thanks to the vigilance of the legitimate heir and her legal team, his operation has been shut down. I watched the footage of Derek being led out of the ranch house in handcuffs, and I felt no satisfaction, only exhaustion.

This wasn’t supposed to be my story. I was supposed to turn 18, move to Wyoming, and start learning how to run a ranch and build a life. Instead, I’d spent months fighting, investigating, and risking everything just to claim what should have been mine from the beginning. The court hearing to officially remove Derek’s claim and restore my ownership was scheduled for early September. Mr.

Harrison assured me it was just a formality now, but I couldn’t relax until it was truly over. I spent those waiting weeks exploring Wyoming, visiting the ranch now that Derek was gone, and meeting the people who’d known Grandma Elellanena. Robert Chen, the former foreman, gave me a tour of the entire operation and patiently explained how everything worked.

“Your grandmother was one of the smartest ranchers I’ve ever known,” he told me as we stood watching cattle graze in the evening light. She understood that land like this isn’t really owned by anyone. We’re just caretakers for the next generation. That’s why she wanted you to have it, Samantha. She knew you’d protect it. I met Carol from the feed store, who invited me to a community barbecue where local ranchers welcomed me like I’d always belonged there.

I learned about water rights, grazing rotation, and the delicate balance of running a sustainable cattle operation. These people had stories about my father as a wild teenager, about Grandma Elellanena’s legendary stubbornness, about the history woven into every acre of the land I was inheriting.

“Tom Witmore, whose crew Derek had hired to manage the cattle, offered to help me learn the business. “You’ve got good instincts,” he said after I spent a day helping with vaccinations. “Your dad had them, too, before he left for the city. This life isn’t easy, but it’s honest work, and it means something. You’ll do fine. On the day of the hearing, I wore the nicest clothes I owned, a simple dress I’d bought at a thrift store, and walked into the courthouse with Mr.

Harrison by my side. The proceeding took less than an hour. The judge reviewed the evidence of Derek’s fraud, acknowledged the criminal charges pending against him, and formally restored my ownership of the ranch and all its assets. Miss Henderson,” Judge Morrison said, looking at me over her reading glasses. I’m sorry you had to fight for what should have been yours without contest.

Your grandmother clearly intended for you to have this property, and the court is pleased to honor her wishes. The ranch is yours, free and clear. I should have felt triumphant, but mostly I just felt relief washing over me like a wave. It was finally over. The nightmare was done and I could start the life Grandma Elellanena had wanted for me. Outside the courthouse, Mr.

Harrison shook my hand with genuine warmth. You did good, kid. Not many 18-year-olds would have had the courage to fight like you did. Your grandmother would be proud. As I drove back to the ranch that afternoon, my ranch now, I thought about everything I’d been through. the loss, the fear, the anger, the determination that had kept me going when everything seemed hopeless.

I’d learned that justice doesn’t always come easily. That sometimes you have to fight for what’s right, even when the system seems designed to defeat you. The first night I spent in Grandma Elellanena’s house as its legitimate owner, I couldn’t sleep. I walked through every room, touching the furniture, looking at the family photos, and trying to feel connected to the woman who’d given me this incredible gift.

In her bedroom, I found a cedar chest at the foot of the bed, filled with quilts and memories. Beneath layers of fabric, I discovered a wooden box with my name carved into the lid. Inside was a letter dated just 3 months before Grandma Elellanena died. My hands shook as I unfolded the paper and began to read.

Dear Samantha, if you’re reading this, then I’m gone, and you’ve claimed your inheritance. I hope the ranch brings you as much joy as it brought me and your grandfather. I’m sorry I wasn’t part of your life after your parents died. The truth is, your father and I had a terrible fight before he left for the city.

He wanted a different life, and I couldn’t understand why the ranch wasn’t enough for him. We were both too stubborn to apologize, and then he was gone. I’ve regretted that pride every day since, but I watched you from a distance through social workers and occasional reports. I saw that you inherited your father’s strength and determination. When I got sick and knew my time was limited, I made sure everything would go to you.

This land has been in our family for four generations, and you’re the one who should carry it forward. The ranch will teach you things that school never could. Patience, resilience, and the satisfaction of honest work. It will be hard sometimes, especially at first. There will be days when you want to give up, when the challenges seem overwhelming. Don’t quit.

This land has survived droughts, hard winters, and economic downturns. It will survive your learning curve, too. Trust Robert Chen. He’s honest and knows the operation inside and out. Listen to the old ranchers at the feed store. They’ve forgotten more than most people will ever know.

And remember that you belong here, even when you don’t feel like you do. I wish I could have known you better. Could have taught you myself how to read the weather and manage the herd. But life doesn’t always give us the time we need. So instead, I’m giving you the land itself. Let it teach you. Let it heal you. And someday when you have children of your own, pass it on with the same hope I’m passing it to you now. With all my love, Grandma Elellanena.

Tears streamed down my face as I clutched the letter. She’d known me even from a distance. She’d understood that I needed more than just property. I needed a purpose, a place to belong, a connection to the family I’d lost. The ranch wasn’t just an inheritance. It was her way of saying, “I’m sorry.

I love you and you’re going to be okay all at once. The next morning, I called Robert Chen and asked him to come back as foreman. He accepted immediately, clearly relieved to return to work he loved. Together, we started making plans for the ranch’s future. I enrolled in online courses through the University of Wyoming, studying agricultural business and ranch management.

The trust fund Grandma Elellanena had left me would cover tuition and living expenses while I learned I wasn’t going to waste this opportunity. Mom, I mean Miss Patricia visited a month after everything was settled, walking through the ranch with her, showing her the cattle and the land and the big sky that seemed to stretch forever.

I felt proud in a way I’d never experienced before. “You’ve found your place,” she said, hugging me on the porch as the sun set over the hills. All those years at Riverside, I worried about what would happen to you. But look at you now. You fought for this, and you won. Grandma Elellanena won, I corrected.

She set everything up so I’d have a chance. No, Miss Patricia said firmly. She gave you an opportunity. You’re the one who refused to let someone steal it. You investigated. You gathered evidence. You took risks. That was all you, Samantha. Give yourself credit. Over the following months, I learned what it meant to be a rancher.

I woke before dawn to check on cattle, spent long days mending fences and cleaning equipment, and fell into bed exhausted every night. My hands developed calluses, my skin tanned, and my muscles grew strong from physical work. It was the hardest thing I’d ever done, but also the most satisfying. I hired two part-time ranch hands, both local kids about my age, who needed work and were willing to teach me while they helped with the operation. Maria and James became my first real friends outside of the orphanage. People who

knew me as Samantha the rancher, not Samantha the foster kid. The community embraced me slowly, the way rural communities do, testing me to see if I’d stick around or give up when things got tough. When I successfully delivered my first calf during a difficult birth with Tom Whitmore coaching me through the process, word spread through town.

The feed store started giving me the same respect they’d given Grandma Elellanena, and neighbors began stopping by with advice and offers of help. I established a small scholarship fund using part of the trust specifically for kids aging out of foster care who wanted to pursue agricultural careers.

It was my way of honoring both Grandma Elellanena’s generosity and Miss Patricia’s years of advocacy. If my story could give even one other kid a chance at a better life, then everything I’d been through would mean something beyond my own survival. One year after that life-changing phone call from Mr. Harrison, I stood in the same spot where I’d first watched Derek drive away in handcuffs.

But this time I was watching cattle move between pastures guided by Robert and our ranch hands as part of our seasonal rotation. The operation was thriving, profitable, and sustainable. More importantly, I was thriving. The angry, scared girl who’d left Riverside Youth Home had transformed into someone with purpose and confidence. I’d learned that family wasn’t just about blood relationships or shared history.

It was about the people who showed up, who believed in you, who helped you fight for what mattered. Grandma Eleanor had shown up for me even after death, giving me the tools I needed to build a life. Miss Patricia had shown up, advocating for me when I had no one else.

Robert, Carol, Tom, and dozens of others in this community had shown up, welcoming me and teaching me how to belong. As the sun set over the ranch, painting the sky in brilliant oranges and purples, I pulled out Grandma Elellanor’s letter and read it again. Let it teach you. Let it heal you. The land had done both. It had taught me that I was stronger than I’d ever imagined, that I could fight for what was right and win.

It had healed the wounds from years of feeling unwanted and temporary, giving me roots and purpose. This ranch, these 800 hectares of Wyoming grassland, wasn’t just property. It was home. It was legacy. It was proof that even when life tries to take everything from you, if you refuse to give up, if you fight with everything you have, you can reclaim not just what was stolen, but who you were always meant to be.

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