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Kim lay in bed, eyes wide open, heart still pounding.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICpEhq5Ykm
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.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqRvprBqrY
Not after what she'd seen. The boys had been on their side.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8bvarTfex7
The girls in uniforms—had been chasing them.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi04Q30XHIO
And one of them had looked right at her.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0lZcNBHeu
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.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkl7LTSiBN8
At 2:17 AM, she finally sat up. Just to breathe. 184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TV9QzJRKM
Just to feel like she still existed in the real world. She turned slightly—and froze.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWx91dJuld
Seline was awake.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7akwS8FgWL
Sitting up in bed across the aisle. Motionless. Eyes open. Watching her.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3NSDTv53LH
The two girls stared at each other through the shadows. Neither spoke.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQm9ZesPUs
Then Seline lay back down slowly, pulling her blanket over her shoulder as if nothing had happened.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRtLrwD1qR
Kim couldn’t move. Couldn’t even think.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswrpLDxL86
In the morning, everything was normal. Almost aggressively normal.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLVXtdwlRJ
Girls lined up for breakfast, giggling and gossiping. Prefects shouted roll calls. Spoons clinked against metal cups.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrj0wCRRLn
Except… people were whispering more than usual.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqFUrWdfQc
Kim caught the fragments.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWskB1puYOy
“Someone saw shadows near the dorms…”184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7maG95E37H
“Mr. Omondi was called late last night…”184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc08soia8nz
“Boys? No way. They’d never be that stupid…”184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvriIvvRKhN
“Someone left clothes outside their dorm locker. Wet clothes.”184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM89CGrGgSf
“I heard someone say....”184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxZufqd3iS
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. 184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrfrITFDRp
The uji inside—thick, slightly sour—slid slowly as she tilted it, steam curling into the morning air. 184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTV5LTvDWC
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.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfrV3tYJ02n
Across the dining hall, Seline sat perfectly composed, cutting a banana with a spoon. Her purple pen was clipped neatly to her collar.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4u3rFjVa7i
She didn’t look up once.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAa1t2cG2t
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