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He was like a shooting star you tried to catch with your hands. She would only get burned.

Melissa de la Cruz

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Melissa de la Cruz
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: July 7
Author
Novelist
Writer
City of Manila
Shooting
Star
Tried
Stars
Hands
Would
Like
Burned
Catch

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