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Shutting Her Out

Penulis: Ms. Chiamaka
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Savannah

The lecture hall had finally settled into its rhythm when the door creaked open. The sound was enough to pull everyone’s attention, and the shift in the room was almost audible. Some heads turned, and some voices lowered, and that’s when I saw him again.

Julian strolled in as though time bent to him, not the other way around. His blazer hung casually off his shoulder, his hair perfectly in place despite the rush I imagined he hadn’t made. Every step he took was confident, almost theatrical in the way it drew some eyes without him even asking for them.

At that moment, the professor looked up from his notes, and his brows drew together. “Mr. Blackwood, you are late.” He said icilly.

Julian’s lips curved into that easy, infuriating smile, the kind that turned reprimand into nothing more than a passing breeze. “Won’t happen again,” he said smoothly, though everyone in the room seemed to know it would.

A few students chuckled under their breath, and the professor sighed, choosing
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