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The Photo

Author: Leati
last update publish date: 2026-10-21 13:53:00

Lila's POV

The moment she hit send, it felt like a gunshot to the chest.

“Enjoy..” a cold smile washed her lips as she walked to the exit.

Within minutes, I saw students checking their phones, some laughing, pthers whispering.

And then it became more and more until the cafeteria began literally spinning in my vision.

The whispers were everywhere, from all directions, phones were up as well, sick laughs as well.

The world around me began to blur into only these things—

I couldn't breathe, I cou
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