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Chapter 44.

Penulis: P.M.I Charlotte
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Alexa (Prudence)

Friday, June 27th. Morning.

Corte, Corsica.

My heart pounds as I sit in the hall with the other students. Rows and rows of us, all waiting, eyes fixed on the podium as each name is called. The hall is bursting with color and anticipation, the buzz of excitement humming through the air.

I’m dressed in my graduation gown, fingers clenched in my lap, barely able to breathe. My mind drifts, not to the crowd, not to the moment, but to Pier. To last night. The passion. The way he took me from behind. So raw, so direct. It hit somewhere deep, left a memory etched in my bones.

And this morning, breakfast and shower sex. His gentleness, his steadiness. We’ve pushed past the awkwardness of that first time. Or maybe I have. Maybe I’m finally starting to feel like I belong with him.

“Prudence Kateri…”

My name. It echoes across the hall. I rise, spine straight, eyes locked ahead. There’s applause, light cheers. Some classmates smile warmly at me. Others whisper. I was never close
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P.M.I Charlotte
I wish he had Love. At least he would have been here for her special day
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Christie Vega
Oh please do something Helia! And I wish Pier could have just waited one day to travel!
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