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CHAPTER 7

Penulis: Melissa. N
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-02-07 09:55:34
Morgan POV

"Mom!"

I jolted awake, disoriented for a moment before two small bodies crashed into me.

"Mom, look! Look!" Timothy was bouncing on the seat, pointing frantically out the window.

"It's the Statue of Liberty!" Tanner pressed his face against the glass, leaving a smudge. "We learned about her in school!"

I blinked the sleep from my eyes and leaned over to see what had them so excited.

There she was. The Statue of Liberty rising from the water, her torch held high against the
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