Chapter 115– Peace Until
Trinity Hospital
Morning.
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The hospital was alive.
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Doctors rushed through corridors.
Nurses moved between departments.
Monitors beeped.
Phones rang.
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Just another day.
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Or so everyone thought.
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Because hidden among hundreds of people—
someone walked the same halls.
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Someone who shouldn't have been there.
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A woman.
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White coat.
Hospital ID.
Mask.
Files in hand.
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Perfectly normal.
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Perfectly invisible.
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Nobody looked twice.
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Why would they?
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She belonged there.
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At least that's what everyone believed.
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Her eyes followed a familiar figure walking down the corridor.
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Dr. Care Patel.
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Laughing at something.
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Arguing with Lyra.
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As usual.
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The woman watched silently.
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Care disappeared around a corner.
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The woman's phone vibrated.
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One message.
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K.W.
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Her fingers moved.
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> Target remains unaware.
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A pause.
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> Access confirmed.
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Another pause.
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> Closer than before.
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Message sent.
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Her eyes followed the hallway one last time.
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Then she disappeared into the crowd.
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As if she had never existed.
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Meanwhile...
Care sneezed.
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Lyra immediately pointed.
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"You're dying."
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Care stared.
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"I sneezed."
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"Exactly."
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Rhys walked past.
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"You both need help."
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They ignored him.
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As always.
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Night
The mansion slept.
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Again.
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Mostly.
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Because one room remained awake.
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Care's.
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She couldn't sleep.
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No reason.
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Or maybe too many reasons.
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Hospital.
Patiens.
Reports.
Life.
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And thoughts she didn't want to think.
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Especially one particular CEO.
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Very annoying.
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Very mysterious.
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Very absent-mindedly occupying her thoughts.
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Which was irritating.
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Extremely irritating.
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The Rooftop
Eventually—
Care gave up.
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And climbed to the mansion rooftop.
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The cool night air greeted her.
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The city lights stretched endlessly below.
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Peaceful.
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Quiet.
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Exactly what she wanted.
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Until she noticed someone already there.
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Of course.
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Cole Watson.
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Standing near the edge.
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Hands in pockets.
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Looking out at the city.
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Like he owned half of it.
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Which he probably did.
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The Meeting
Neither looked surprised.
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Because somehow—
they always ended up finding each other.
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No matter where.
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No matter when.
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Care walked over.
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Standing beside him.
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Not too close.
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Not too far.
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Comfortable.
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Silence
A strange thing existed between them.
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Silence that never felt awkward.
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Silence that never demanded words.
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Just presence.
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And somehow—
that was enough.
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The Question
Care finally spoke.
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"What are you looking at?"
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"The city."
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"Very informative."
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Cole smiled.
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Tiny.
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Barely visible.
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Yet somehow she noticed.
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Something New
Then Cole did something unexpected.
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Very unexpected.
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He pointed.
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Toward the sky.
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Care followed his gaze.
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Stars.
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Dozens of them.
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Hidden between city lights.
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Small.
Yet visible.
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The Story
"My mother liked stars."
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Care looked at him.
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Because Cole rarely spoke about personal things.
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Very rarely.
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"She used to say something."
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A pause.
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Then:
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> "People think stars disappear when morning comes."
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His voice remained calm.
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Steady.
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> "But they're still there."
"You just stop seeing them."
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Silence.
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The wind moved gently around them.
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Care
She didn't know why—
but the words stayed with her.
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Deeply.
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Because somehow—
they sounded less like stars.
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And more like people.
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People who left.
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People who were lost.
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People who still mattered.
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Even when they couldn't be seen
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Unknown to Them
Far away.
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In another building.
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A laptop screen glowed.
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Security camera footage played silently.
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Mansion entrance.
Driveway.
Rooftop access.
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Multiple angles.
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Multiple recordings.
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Someone watched.
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The same woman.
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Expression unreadable.
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Her cursor stopped on one frame.
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A still image.
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Care Patel.
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Cole Watson.
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Standing together beneath the night sky.
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She stared at it for several seconds.
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Then typed another message.
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> Confirmation complete.
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A reply came instantly.
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Three words.
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> Proceed to phase two.
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The woman's eyes narrowed.
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And for the first time—
she smiled.
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A smile that felt wrong.
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Very wrong.
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Back on the rooftop—
Care laughed at something Cole said.
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A rare sound.
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A genuine one.
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Neither knew someone had been watching.
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Neither knew a new move had already begun.
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Neither knew that the distance between danger and themselves...
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...was becoming smaller every day.
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At this point—
the problem wasn't whether feelings existed.
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The problem was that everyone knew.
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Everyone.
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Except the people involved.
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Which was becoming incredibly frustrating.
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Exhibit A:
Care & Cole
Morning.
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Care walked into the kitchen.
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Half asleep.
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Hair messy.
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Still carrying a medical textbook.
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She opened the fridge.
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And immediately found a neatly packed breakfast box.
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A sticky note attached.
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> Eat.
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No signature.
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No name.
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Nothing.
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Care stared at it.
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Then at the handwriting.
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Then sighed.
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"Idiot."
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A very fond idiot.
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Because everyone in the mansion knew exactly whose handwriting it was.
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Five Minutes Later
JJ entered.
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Saw the note.
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Saw Care trying not to smile.
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And immediately ran upstairs.
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"AERAAAAA."
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Aera appeared.
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"WHAT."
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JJ pointed dramatically.
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"HE LEFT HER FOOD."
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Aera gasped.
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"Oh my God."
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Investigation Update
The conspiracy board gained new evidence.
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Evidence #47
> Leaves food.
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Evidence #48
> She smiled.
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Conclusion
> Extremely suspicious.
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Cole's Problem
Meanwhile—
Cole was downstairs.
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Working.
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Peacefully.
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Until Care sat beside him.
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And silently placed a cup of tea near him.
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His favorite.
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Without saying a word.
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Then walked away.
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Cole looked at the tea.
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Then at her.
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Then smiled.
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Tiny.
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Barely noticeable.
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Unfortunately—
JJ saw it.
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Emergency Meeting
JJ:
> HE SMILED.
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Aera:
> HE NEVER SMILES.
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Freya:
> THIS IS HUGE.
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Lyra:
> Please go study.
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Nobody listened.
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Rhys & Aera
At Trinity Hospital—
another disaster was happening.
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Rhys and Aera had just finished rounds.
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Which should have been peaceful.
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Instead—
they were arguing.
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Again.
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About sandwiches.
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Nobody knew how.
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Not even them.
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The Nurse
One nurse watched them pass.
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Then turned to another.
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"They're dating."
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The other nurse nodded.
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"Definitely."
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Reality
Rhys and Aera were not dating.
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Technically.
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Emotionally?
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The jury was leaning heavily toward yes.
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Lunch Break
Aera forgot to eat.
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Again.
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Rhys discovered this.
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Again.
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And silently placed food in front of her.
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Without saying anything.
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Aera looked up.
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"...thanks."
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Rhys shrugged.
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"You'll faint again."
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Aera smiled.
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A very small smile.
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One Rhys somehow noticed instantly.
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The Library
Night.
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University Library.
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Most students had gone home.
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Only a few remained.
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Including:
JJ.
And Keifer.
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Academic Suffering
JJ was staring at her assignment.
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Like it had personally offended her.
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"Why does business management exist?"
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Keifer didn't even look up.
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"To torture you."
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"Accurate."
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Midnight
Hours passed.
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Notes piled up.
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Coffee cups multiplied.
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The library grew quieter.
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Until eventually—
JJ finished.
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She stared at the final page.
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Then immediately celebrated.
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By dropping her head onto Keifer's shoulder.
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Peace
Neither moved.
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Neither spoke.
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The silence felt comfortable.
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Safe.
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After everything—
they'd learned to appreciate moments like this.
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Simple moments.
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Normal moments.
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Moments where nobody was fighting for their lives.
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The Fiancé
Keifer looked down.
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JJ was already half asleep.
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Using his shoulder as a pillow.
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As usual.
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He smiled.
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Then gently brushed a strand of hair from her face.
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JJ
One eye opened.
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"Hi."
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"Hi."
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"What time is it?"
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"Too late."
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"Good."
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Neither knew what that meant.
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Neither cared.
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The Kiss
JJ sat up slightly.
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Looking at him.
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For a moment—
the world felt quiet.
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Then she leaned forward.
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A soft kiss.
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Brief.
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Warm.
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Familiar.
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The kind that said:
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> I'm here.
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And Keifer smiled against her forehead afterward.
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"Finished your assignment?"
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"Yes."
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"Proud of you."
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JJ immediately turned red.
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Back At The Mansion
Around midnight—
everyone gathered for snacks.
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Because apparently sleep was optional.
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Percy looked around.
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Then announced:
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"At this point, every couple here is obvious."
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Immediate chaos.
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The Reactions
JJ nearly choked.
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Keifer looked amused.
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Aera threw a pillow.
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Rhys pretended not to hear.
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Care froze.
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Cole calmly drank his coffee.
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Too calmly.
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Way too calmly.
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Percy stood dramatically.
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Pointing around the room.
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"Jayfer."
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JJ threw a cushion.
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"Confirmed."
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Another cushion.
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"Rhys and Aera."
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Aera threw a book.
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"Confirmed."
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Rhys threw the book back.
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"And finally—"
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Everyone looked toward Care and Cole.
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Everyone.
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Including them.
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Percy grinned.
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Dangerously.
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"These two."
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Silence.
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Care immediately stood.
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"I'm going to sleep."
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Cole stood too.
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"I have work."
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They left in opposite directions.
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The room exploded.
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Upstairs—
Care leaned against her bedroom door.
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Heart beating slightly faster than normal.
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Downstairs—
Cole sat in his office.
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Staring at the same document for ten minutes.
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Reading absolutely none of it.
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And somewhere in the mansion—
JJ updated the conspiracy board.
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Evidence #49
> Both ran away.
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Final Conclusion
> Hopelessly in love.
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Aera signed it.
Freya signed it.
Lyra refused again.
They signed for her anyway.
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Location:
University Campus
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The semester had officially started.
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Which meant one thing.
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Section E was once again becoming a public menace.
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The administration had hoped they would mature after everything that happened.
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The administration was wrong.
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Very wrong.
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8:00 AM — The Walk
The campus gates opened.
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And Section E arrived.
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Together.
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As always.
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Like they owned the place.
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Which they definitely did not.
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But nobody had informed them.
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The Girls
JJ.
Ella.
Freya.
Mica.
Rakhi.
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Walking together.
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Laughing loudly.
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Disturbing the peace.
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Normal behavior.
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The Boys
Keifer.
Yuri.
Aries.
Percy.
David.
Edrix.
Calix.
Rory.
Eman.
Felix.
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Walking behind them.
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Pretending they weren't together.
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Failing.
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Spectacularly.
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JJ's First Disaster
The first lecture hadn't even started.
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And JJ already got stopped by a professor.
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"Miss Mariano."
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JJ froze.
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The class froze.
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Everyone knew that tone.
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That was the dangerous tone.
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The Question
"Where is your assignment?"
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Silence.
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JJ smiled.
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The professor sighed immediately.
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Because that smile never brought good news.
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"Miss Mariano."
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"I have a reason."
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"No."
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"I do."
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"No."
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"I was emotionally unavailable."
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The class exploded laughing.
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The professor looked exhausted.
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It was 8:15 AM.
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Keifer's Suffering
Meanwhile—
Keifer was sitting beside her.
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Experiencing second-hand embarrassment.
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As usual.
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Aries & Yuri
In another class—
Aries was trying to take notes.
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Trying.
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Very hard.
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Because Yuri kept drawing nonsense in his notebook.
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"Focus."
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"I am focused."
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"That's a dinosaur."
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"It's a focused dinosaur."
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Aries closed his eyes.
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Ella's Revenge
Ella borrowed Yuri's notebook.
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Looked at the dinosaur.
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Added sunglasses.
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Returned it.
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Yuri looked impressed.
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Aries looked disappointed.
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Freya's Crisis
At lunch—
Freya discovered something horrifying.
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Absolutely horrifying.
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The campus café had changed their menu.
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Freya looked personally betrayed.
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"Who approved this?"
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Nobody knew.
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Nobody cared.
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Freya cared enough for everyone.
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Mica simply bought food.
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Like a normal person.
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Freya considered this behavior suspicious.
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Percy & Honey
Across campus—
Percy was trying to study.
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Honey was trying to distract him through texting him every 3 minutes.
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Successfully.
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Very successfully.
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The notes remained untouched.
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David somehow ended up helping three juniors.
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Again.
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Nobody knew how.
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It just happened.
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Every semester.
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He had become an accidental mentor.
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Felix was asleep.
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Under a tree.
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During lunch.
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Nobody questioned it.
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Because everyone expected it.
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The Discovery
A first-year student pointed.
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"Is he okay?"
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Rory answered immediately.
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"Probably."
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Eman & Rory
The two somehow got assigned the same project.
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Which sounded normal.
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Until they discovered neither wanted to do presentations.
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Now both were trying to convince the other.
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Neither succeeded.
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Calix & Mica
Calix found Mica studying.
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Actually studying.
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Productively.
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Without distractions.
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A rare sight.
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He immediately sat beside her.
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Just because.
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Neither spoke much.
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Neither needed to.
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Rakhi had somehow become the responsible one.
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Which was unfortunate.
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Because nobody listened to her.
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Ever.
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The Group Chat
By afternoon—
the Section E group chat was active again.
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Messages:
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JJ:
> I'm hungry.
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Freya:
> Same.
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David:
> We just ate.
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JJ:
> Irrelevant.
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Another College
Meanwhile—
poor Cin.
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Alone.
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In medical college.
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Surrounded by future doctors.
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Surrounded by suffering.
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And anatomy.
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So much anatomy.
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The Call
Cin called the group.
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Immediately.
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"I hate medicine."
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Rhys:
> Good.
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Aera:
> Character development.
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Care:
> Wait till exams.
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Cin disconnected.
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Immediately.
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Evening
Classes finally ended.
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Students left.
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The campus became quieter.
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But Section E remained.
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Gathered on the central lawn.
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Exactly where they used to sit.
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Exactly where they always sat.
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Talking.
Laughing.
Teasing each other.
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For a moment—
everything felt normal.
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No hospitals.
No gunshots.
No Kaizer.
No danger.
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Just students.
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Just friends.
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Just Section E.
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And honestly?
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They liked this version of life.
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A lot.
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Because no matter how much chaos found them—
this would always be home.
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The lawn.
The campus.
The people beside them.
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Their little family.
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