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With big smiles she greeted her friends, Drowning in the crowd of people. How many claimed to be her loved ones? Hundreds? Thousands? She lost count long ago. They welcomed her with jokes and laughter, and she replied with hugs and kisses, Pretending not to see the cracks in their masks Or the lies in their voices. She knew they were hiding something, She heard the whispers behind her back, Saw the greed behind their smiles, And sensed their hatred long ago. And every day she felt another part Of her soul breaking away. At night she tried to fix it, Trying to reattach the broken pieces, But as the time went by she realized T