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CHAPTER 36

Penulis: Author vee
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-12-07 07:48:14

Camellia sat on the couch in Miss Clara’s living room, wrapped in a blanket she couldn’t feel.

Her hair was still damp, strands clinging to her cheeks, her eyes swollen from tears that refused to dry.

The clock ticked somewhere behind her, steady and cruel.

Miss Clara moved quietly around the room, breaking the silence as she set down a cup of warm tea she knew wouldn’t be touched.

“You don’t have to talk,” she said gently, “But you do have to breathe.”

Camellia tried.

She really did.

But every
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