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Distrust

Author: Spicy Candy
last update publish date: 2026-03-15 05:10:20

Rhea

I found Brandon in the cafeteria.

He was at his usual table near the far window, the one his group always claimed before noon. There were four of them today, loud about the game they won recently, and not quite over it yet. Brandon was leaning back in his chair with his arm resting on the table, half listening, half somewhere else. He looked up when I walked in and something shifted in his expression. Not quite a smile. Just recognition.

I tilted my head toward the door.

He said something
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