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SMALL MOMENTS

Author: I.A. WYNTER
last update Huling Na-update: 2026-01-14 06:40:54

ISA'S POV

The tech room hummed with the sound of cooling fans and processing power. Isa had been staring at the same screen for three hours, cross-referencing data, tracking patterns, building a case that might never see the light of day.

But it was better than sitting still. Better than thinking about Miguel's funeral this afternoon. Better than feeling anything at all.

The door opened behind her. She didn't turn around, she already knew who it was by the footsteps.

"You missed the service," Mateo said.

"I know."

"Catalina was looking for you."

"I know that too." Isa kept typing, though she'd lost her place in the code. "I'm not good at funerals. I don't know what to say. How to act. Don't know how to stand there and watch someone get buried and pretend like it means something."

Mateo moved closer. She could feel him behind her chair, close enough that his presence changed the air.

"You don't have to say anything. Just being there is enough."

"For who? For Catalina? She has plenty of
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