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Chapter Forty-Eight

Author: Imma Noir
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-04-15 12:01:00

My thumb hovers over the screen of my phone, ready to tap it again even though I’ve read the message on it nine times.

Congratulations. Your submission has successfully passed the preliminary stage of the Northbridge Institute of Fine Arts National Student Competition.

A small sound leaves my mouth as I pinch myself. Yup, not a dream.

I glance up briefly from the bleachers where I’m waiting for Maya, and watch students mill across the field below, laughing and talking like it
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