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16. The Wrong Pedal

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last update Last Updated: 2025-09-21 23:15:55

For three months, Belle drowned herself in a routine of nothing but campus, home, and the library. On some weekends, she went out with Eve for an hour or two, but that was it.

The emptiness in her chest never went away.

Still, Belle accepted it. Emptiness felt better—because at least she didn't have to feel anything at all.

She kept herself insanely busy just to forget about Bastian. Once quiet, Belle became even more withdrawn. Even Eve, with all her energy, couldn't always break through Belle's walls.

"Earth to Bellatrix." Eve waved her palm in front of Belle's face.

Belle, buried in a book, looked up. "What is it?"

"You heard me, right?"

"Yeah, I listened." Belle closed her book. "What were you saying?"

Eve rolled her eyes. "There's a party this Saturday. At my classmate's beach house."

"Oh…" Belle sighed. "I'm not really interested in parties, actually."

Eve just nodded. "That's fine. I was just telling you. You don't have to come."

The last party they went to together had be
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