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It was raining. A tall woman, dressed in an emerald green cloak, was staring at the horizon, her sapphire blue eyes watching as a ship sailed closer. She was lost in thought, thinking about the same thing over and over again. 'He was never mine and he never will be.' She was startled by someone calling her name.

"Riesz, hey Riesz!" shouted Eliza, while waving at her.

Riesz sighed and waved back. She thought to herself: 'Eliza is always like that.' The ship had finally arrived at the harbour. Eliza was jumping up and down, waiting for the sailors to let her off the ship.
Finally, Eliza ran to Riesz and hugged her. Riesz hugged her back, happy that her best friend was back. Then she saw them.

Walking hand in hand, talking, while looking at each other in the eyes. Riesz felt her eyes starting to fill with tears. It hurt deep inside, to see them.
Hawk and Jessica. The couple had reached her and Jessica said politely:

"It's so nice to see you again Riesz. How long has it been? Four months?"

Riesz nodded and answered: "I think so Jessica. But it feels like it's been four years. I've missed you so much."

The two girls hugged each other.

"Shall we go to the castle then?" Jessica asked, waiting to get out of the rain.

"Hey! What about me!" yelled Hawk.

"Oh, I'm sorry Hawk. It's very nice to see you." replied Riesz.

She could feel the tears in her eyes, and tried to wipe them away, but Hawk noticed this and asked her:

"Are you crying? What's wrong?"

Riesz quickly answered saying: "I'm not crying. It's just the rain."

"Well, let's go to the castle then, I'm completely wet." said Jessica, while taking Hawk's hand.

Riesz started walking behind them, feeling the pain inside her. He didn't love her.