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The Boy In The Photo.

Author: StarsTouch pen
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-05-10 20:39:50

River’s POV

The sun came up like it always did.

Too bright. Too fast. Too warm for how cold I felt inside.

I didn’t sleep. I rolled from one side of the bed to the other, then to the couch, and then back again. Every hour passed slowly and heavy, like my bones had turned to stone.

By the time I actually got up, my head felt foggy and my chest tight. My reflection looked like I’d fought a pillow and lost—hair a mess, eyes dull, skin pale in a way that reminded me of winter mornings.

I didn’t bother fixing much. I pulled on jeans and a black T-shirt. Threw my grey hoodie over it. No cologne, no fuss. I didn’t feel like pretending today.

I made toast and didn’t eat it. Brushed my teeth. Packed my bag. Left the house.

The campus was already buzzing when I got there.

People laughed in groups near the coffee truck. Someone played acoustic guitar near the big oak tree. Girls passed flyers for something about open mic night, and two guys walked by loudly debating a Marvel theory.

Everything l
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