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Chapter 104

Author: authorchomzy
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-12 22:24:57

S. pov

Morning crawls in like an uninvited guest. Light slipping through the cracks of my broken blinds, cutting across the stained peeling paint and the dust hanging in the air. I squint and turn away, trying to cover my eyes with my blanket but it’s no use, the day has already found me.

The ceiling above me groans, the sound of my neighbour’s feet dragging from one end to the other. Same routine.... Same thin walls..... Same everything. I exhale, long and tired, and push myself upright. My back aches from another night on the too-thin mattress.

The clock on the wall ticks like it’s mocking me, each second, a reminder of what time used to mean. It’s crooked, the glass is cracked, but it still works. A cheap survivor.... like me.

6:15 a.m.

Time to go.

I swing my legs off the bed, rub my face, and stand. The floorboards creak under my weight. There is a chill in the air, the kind that made me wish I had not gotten out from under the blanket.

In the bathroom, I twist the faucet.
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