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Kim lay in bed, eyes wide open, heart still pounding.21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhTV4n4Pts
The dormitory around her breathed in the steady rhythm of sleeping bodies—girls tucked in rows, their breathing shallow, their faces soft in the low yellow glow of the emergency light. But she couldn't close her eyes.21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGJznktvYh
Not after what she'd seen. The boys had been on their side.21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgGQpN2CEz
The girls in uniforms—had been chasing them.21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfkDf3QtPa
And one of them had looked right at her.21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwIQAFTpJJi
Her bed, second from the end by the window, suddenly felt like a spotlight. Every creak of the wooden frame. Every shift of fabric. Every whisper of wind outside made her flinch.21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkH0qBWGL8D
At 2:17 AM, she finally sat up. Just to breathe. 21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZ6msgCNHn
Just to feel like she still existed in the real world. She turned slightly—and froze.21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzcck1CXA06
Seline was awake.21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa5QPWf9KrX
Sitting up in bed across the aisle. Motionless. Eyes open. Watching her.21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58biUXzPl7
The two girls stared at each other through the shadows. Neither spoke.21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5dKk4EZse
Then Seline lay back down slowly, pulling her blanket over her shoulder as if nothing had happened.21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNE2IJNHwyy
Kim couldn’t move. Couldn’t even think.21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt25c3pGY4g
In the morning, everything was normal. Almost aggressively normal.21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcCkpfGH8R
Girls lined up for breakfast, giggling and gossiping. Prefects shouted roll calls. Spoons clinked against metal cups.21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsUOsHTnvWg
Except… people were whispering more than usual.21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc73hI7uGKj
Kim caught the fragments.21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGdr87epca
“Someone saw shadows near the dorms…”21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA17scIE4Qu
“Mr. Omondi was called late last night…”21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0I21Hh2ye
“Boys? No way. They’d never be that stupid…”21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiB8b4f0Tl4
“Someone left clothes outside their dorm locker. Wet clothes.”21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4sH9EyPyF
“I heard someone say....”21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7A4JFNhTD
Kim’s hand trembled as she lifted her cup of uji, a warm, porridge-like drink made from fermented millet, to her lips. Kim cupped the dented metal mug in her hands, its sides too hot to hold for long. 21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pq3KgRfZP
The uji inside—thick, slightly sour—slid slowly as she tilted it, steam curling into the morning air. 21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwV25NNZFM
All around her, girls sipped in silence or murmured in tight clusters, their voices barely louder than the clink of spoons. It was the kind of morning where the heat of the porridge wasn’t just warmth—it was armor. A ritual. A way to pretend nothing had happened in the dark.21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhhAZhinrw
Across the dining hall, Seline sat perfectly composed, cutting a banana with a spoon. Her purple pen was clipped neatly to her collar.21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaN93OcXKBG
She didn’t look up once.21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8DKNm0wtH
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