Chapter 110 – "Back to Bangalore, Back to Chaos"
Bangalore greeted them like nothing had changed.
Like bullets hadn't been dodged.
Like hospitals hadn't become war zones.
Like hearts hadn't been broken and rebuilt in the same week.
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But Section E arrived anyway.
And reality immediately gave up.
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The Mansion Rule
They didn't even argue about hotels.
Didn't even consider it.
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Care said it first, casually:
"Everyone stays at the mansion."
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Percy blinked.
"…why?"
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Care shrugged.
"Because it's ours now."
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Aries added immediately:
"And because we already survived worse together."
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JJ nodded.
"And because splitting up feels illegal now."
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No one questioned it after that.
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Mansion POV: Immediate Collapse
The mansion staff saw them arrive and collectively reconsidered their life choices.
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Because this wasn't a group.
This was a disaster reunion.
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Luggage everywhere.
Shouting.
Laughing.
Arguments over rooms.
Someone already broke a vase.
It was Cin. Obviously.
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The Room Distribution War
Aries clapped once.
"Rooms. Now."
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Percy raised a hand.
"Can I choose—"
"No."
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Yuri sighed.
"I already regret existing here."
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The Keifer Problem
Keifer stood immediately.
"I'll stay with JJ."
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JJ didn't even argue.
"Obviously."
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Aries stepped in instantly.
"No."
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Keifer narrowed his eyes.
"She's my fiancée."
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Aries crossed his arms.
"And I am your remaining sanity."
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JJ raised a finger.
"We are legal."
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Aries didn't even blink.
"And I am still alive."
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Keifer:
"…that's not a reason."
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Aries:
"It is to me."
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Final Verdict
JJ, Care, and Lyra got one room.
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JJ groaned immediately.
"Why am I always with doctors?"
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Lyra replied flatly:
"Because you keep ending up in hospitals."
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Care added:
"And chaos follows you."
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JJ pointed at both of them.
"TRAUMA BONDING IS NOT A ROOMMATE CRITERIA."
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Other Rooms
Rhys + Alex.
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Rhys sighed immediately.
"…I'm going to need sleep therapy after this."
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Aries + Yuri + Percy.
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Yuri: "I regret this assignment."
Aries: "Same."
Percy: "I am enjoying this."
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Ella + Freya + Rakhi + Mica.
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Freya: "No sleep."
Rakhi: "No peace."
Ella: "No sanity."
Mica: "No escape."
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Felix + David + Cin.
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Cin already unpacking:
"I bring energy."
Felix: "That's what scares me."
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Calix + Edrix + Rory + Eman.
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Rory: "Why do we feel like background characters?"
Edrix: "Because we are."
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The Missing Room
Then came the final assignment.
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Cole + Keifer.
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Silence.
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Someone spoke softly:
"…Cole isn't here."
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Keifer didn't say anything.
Just looked away slightly.
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The Moment No One Notices
Care stood near the staircase.
Watching.
Quiet.
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Too quiet.
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JJ noticed instantly.
"…Care?"
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Care blinked.
"…hmm?"
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JJ narrowed her eyes.
"You're thinking about him."
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Care didn't deny it.
That was answer enough.
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Because somewhere in that mansion—
a missing presence felt louder than all the chaos combined.
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Cole Watson.
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Not there.
But somehow still everywhere. 🖤🏠💔
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The universe was cruel.
That was the only explanation.
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Because after:
Getting engaged.
Fighting Kaizer Watson.
Discovering Cole Watson existed.
Getting shot.
Emergency surgeries.
International travel.
Hospital chaos.
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They still had to attend college.
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Monday Morning
6:00 AM.
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The mansion was silent.
Peaceful.
Beautiful.
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Then—
Aries entered the girls' room.
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And switched on every light.
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"WAKE UP."
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The scream that followed probably reached another state.
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The Girls
JJ sat up immediately.
Hair looking like she had fought a tornado.
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"...I hate education."
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Care was awake instantly.
Doctor instincts.
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Then remembered she wasn't in a hospital.
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"...oh."
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Lyra looked at the clock.
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Then at Aries.
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Then back at the clock.
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"...leave."
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Aries left immediately.
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Self-preservation.
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The Boys
Meanwhile—
another disaster.
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Cin was missing.
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Again.
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Felix found him.
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Sleeping under the dining table.
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Nobody asked why.
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Nobody wanted the answer.
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Breakfast
The entire mansion gathered downstairs.
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Looking dead.
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Absolutely dead.
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JJ was using Keifer's shoulder as a pillow.
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Keifer wasn't moving.
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Because if he moved—
she would wake up.
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And become violent.
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Aries pointed immediately.
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"No sleeping."
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JJ raised a finger without opening her eyes.
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"No existing."
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Percy nodded.
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"Valid."
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The Adults™
Across the table—
sat the people whose lives were somehow worse.
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Alex.
Rhys.
Lyra.
Care.
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Unlike the students—
they actually had jobs.
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Terrifying jobs.
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Adult jobs.
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Responsible jobs.
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Alex
Alex checked his phone.
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Three hundred unread emails.
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A board meeting.
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Two international calls.
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A pharmaceutical project deadline.
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And somehow—
he still looked more awake than everyone else.
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Freya pointed.
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"That's not human."
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Alex smiled.
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"It's called suffering professionally."
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Rhys
Rhys looked worse.
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Because he had gone from:
Doctor.
Surgeon.
Hospital crisis manager.
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Straight into:
Babysitting Section E.
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Without a break.
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He was drinking coffee like it was life support.
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Care
Care was officially discharged.
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But everyone kept staring at her.
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Like she might suddenly get shot again.
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Care finally snapped.
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"I survived."
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Silence.
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JJ immediately replied:
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"Good."
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Care froze.
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Then looked away.
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Because she didn't trust herself to respond to that.
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Lyra
Lyra was reading a medical journal while eating breakfast.
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Nobody knew how.
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Nobody wanted to know.
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The Departure
Eventually—
the students had to leave.
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Actual classes.
Actual lectures.
Actual assignments.
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A horrifying concept.
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JJ stood dramatically.
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"I've suffered enough."
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Aries grabbed her backpack.
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"Apparently not."
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Goodbye Mansion
As they headed out—
Care stood near the entrance.
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Watching.
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The chaos.
The laughter.
The complaints.
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And despite herself—
she smiled.
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Because the mansion felt alive again.
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One Last Thing
Just before leaving—
JJ turned around.
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"Care!"
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Care looked up.
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"What?"
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JJ pointed dramatically.
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"Don't work too much."
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Care immediately pointed back.
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"Don't fail."
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The entire group gasped.
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JJ looked offended.
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Deeply offended.
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"That's hurtful."
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Care smirked.
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"Accurate though."
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Keifer started laughing.
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JJ immediately abandoned dignity.
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And chased him toward the cars.
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Chaos resumed.
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As it always did.
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And somewhere far away—
college waited patiently.
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Completely unaware that Section E had returned.
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Which meant peace on campus was officially over. 🖤🎓😂📚
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IIM Bangalore had enjoyed peace.
A beautiful peace.
A peaceful peace.
A peace that lasted exactly until Section E returned.
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The Campus Realization
The moment they entered campus—
everyone remembered something horrifying.
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They were students.
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Actual students.
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With attendance.
Assignments.
Presentations.
Exams.
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JJ stopped walking.
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"...I survived getting kidnapped."
A pause.
"...for this?"
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Aries continued walking.
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"Unfortunately."
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The Great Separation
Then came an even bigger tragedy.
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Cin wasn't going with them.
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Because unlike the others—
he was studying medicine.
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Meaning different campus.
Different classes.
Different suffering.
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Cin looked devastated.
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"You guys are abandoning me."
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Felix immediately replied:
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"No."
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David nodded.
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"The university is."
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Cin pointed dramatically.
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"Betrayal."
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Rakhi rolled her eyes.
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"You'll survive."
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Cin looked emotional.
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"Will I?"
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Nobody answered.
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Because honestly—
nobody knew.
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Section E Enters Campus
The group walked into campus together.
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Instantly attracting attention.
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Again.
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Students whispered.
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Because somehow Section E always looked like they were either:
Starting a revolution.
Ending a revolution.
Or accidentally causing one.
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Keifer & JJ
JJ was carrying exactly one notebook.
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One.
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Nothing else.
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Keifer stared.
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"Where are your books?"
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JJ blinked.
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"...there are books?"
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Keifer closed his eyes.
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Aries looked toward the sky.
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Percy laughed so hard he nearly fell.
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First Lecture
The professor entered confidently.
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Then saw Section E together.
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And immediately looked concerned.
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Like he sensed future paperwork.
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A survival instinct.
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Meanwhile...
Trinity Hospital
Reality was very different.
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No college.
No lectures.
No attendance.
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Just work.
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Actual adult work.
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Which was somehow worse.
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Hospital Rounds
Care.
Rhys.
Lyra.
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Three doctors.
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Three exhausted doctors.
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Walking through morning rounds.
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Checking patients.
Reading reports.
Giving instructions.
Saving lives.
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Normal things.
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For doctors.
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Lunch Break Disaster
At exactly 1:15 PM—
they finally got a break.
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Which lasted three minutes.
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Because Care and Rhys started arguing.
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Again.
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Lyra immediately recognized the signs.
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And regretted entering the cabin.
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The Debate
Care sat behind her desk.
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Holding a cup of tea.
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Naturally.
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Rhys sat opposite.
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Holding coffee.
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Naturally.
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The problem began when Rhys looked at her cup.
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And made a face.
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"Tea."
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Care narrowed her eyes.
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"Coffee."
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Rhys pointed immediately.
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"Coffee keeps civilization running."
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Care laughed.
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"Coffee keeps doctors alive because they make bad decisions."
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Rhys gasped.
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"Excuse me?"
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"Tea is superior."
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"No."
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"Yes."
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"No."
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"Yes."
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Lyra Suffers
Lyra was sitting between them.
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Reading patient reports.
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Trying to ignore the war.
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Failing.
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The Escalation
Rhys pointed at Care's cup.
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"That is flavored water."
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Care nearly threw a file at him.
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"Coffee tastes burnt."
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"Tea tastes sad."
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"Coffee tastes like depression."
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"Tea tastes like disappointment."
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The Witness
A junior doctor entered.
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Immediately froze.
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Because two senior doctors were arguing like children.
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Over beverages.
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The junior slowly backed away.
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Without speaking.
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A survival instinct.
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The Winner
Finally—
Lyra put down her report.
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The room became silent instantly.
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Because Lyra had spoken.
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Which usually meant danger.
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She looked at both of them.
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Then calmly said:
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"Water."
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Silence.
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Complete silence.
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Rhys blinked.
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Care blinked.
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Neither had a comeback.
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Ending
Back at college—
JJ was already causing problems.
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Back at the hospital—
Care and Rhys were still arguing.
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And somewhere between both locations—
Lyra was questioning every life choice that led her here.
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Which, unfortunately for her—
included all of them. 🖤☕🍵😂🏥🎓