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153: Death stare

Author: Peace C
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-05-11 23:39:38

Avery's POV

I got to the lecture hall five minutes early and picked a seat on the left side, third row from the back, which was not where I usually sat but was where I sat today because it gave me a clear line to the door and put me far enough from the front that nobody was going to notice what I was doing with my face for the next hour.

I did not look for Liam.

I got my notebook out and wrote the date at the top of a clean page and looked at the front of the room where the projector was warmin
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