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Hatter walked into the looking glass room, breath held and heart pounding. His eyes scanned the crowd looking for that one brunette in the blue dress.
His eyes froze. Target spotted.
Alice had her arms around Jack heart. I guess she chose him after all. He thought with a sinking feeling as he watched Jack lead Alice to restore the looking glass.
I should just…fade out. He told himself. With one last longing glance he turned to leave without even saying goodbye.
And then he heard the one thing he wanted to hear more than anything else: "Hatter!"