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Chapter 26

Author: Babyesther
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-17 02:32:54

ELI

I didn’t return to the office after Eli left. I just sat at the desk in the quiet classroom, the hum of the air conditioner filling the room. I drummed my fingers silently on the desk I was sitting on with Eli with Eli’s words replaying silently in my head.

Of all the people I had to come across, it had to be someone related to Eli. The same I had treated so coldly and pushed away because of a faint feeling I could not even explain.

I exhaled and rubbed my forehead. I wasn't supposed to feel anything. Maybe sympathy but not regret and definitely not this heavy ache that was sitting in my throat.

I assumed Eli was careless and immature or just another student testing boundaries. But I should have seen through the exhaustion behind his eyes.

“Damn it” I muttered under my breath.

When I got home, I tried to focus on my notes but every sentence was blurred.

I stared at the binder Donna had given me. Flipping through it, I searched for her name.

“Lily Rivera: admitted due to post-traum
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