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Chapter 37: Take Three

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last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-10-22 16:01:33

Julian

"Again," I said. "A little slower this time."

Mia sat on the edge of her bed with her cast in her lap and her hair brushed neat, the way I'd asked. The hospital bracelet was still on her good wrist. The doctor had said she could take it off two days ago. I had told her to leave it.

I propped my phone against a stack of books on her desk and checked the frame. Her face, the cast, the pink plastic band. The curtains were half drawn, so the light came in soft and gray. It looked exactly the
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