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A Pact For Truth

Author: Samuelade
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RAE

"Yes." But I wasn't. My head felt light and heavy at the same time, like I was floating and sinking all at once.

"I can't just sit down and pretend this didn't happen." I moved toward the door, my hand reaching for the handle. "I thought you would be able to help. But if you can't, I'll meet with the headmistress myself."

"I don't think that's a good idea." Cassian was on his feet now, moving around the desk toward me. "Rae, wait—"

But my vision was starting to swim. The edges of the room went fuzzy, and colors bled into each other like watercolors in the rain. The floor suddenly felt too far away, and my legs weren't quite connected to my body anymore.

I heard him call my name, but it sounded muffled, like he was speaking through water. The door handle slipped from my fingers as my knees buckled, and the last thing I remembered was falling toward the hardwood floor as darkness rushed up to meet me.

When I woke up, I was lying on the small couch in the corner of Professor Rhys's o
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