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~EIGHT: JOKE OF THE CENTURY

Author: Kim Alphy
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-02 23:35:30

Arya.

The waves lapped against me, furious and unrelenting. I fought hard against the tides, breaking out of the surface of the water to catch my breath. My arms flailed about helplessly as the water filled my lungs, knocking air out of them. I thrashed about, but instead of floating like I desperately wanted to, I sank deeper, faster, as if heavy chains were bound to my feet. Edgar’s face appeared right above mine.

“You were never supposed to survive,” he sneered mockingly. “You should have died when I made it easy for you.”

Just as his words registered, a force yanked at my legs, pulling me down into the deep.

I woke up with a start, parting my lips to release a scream that never came. The first thing my eyes came in contact with was the plain white ceiling above me. The world was silent. Still.

Until the noise returned.

“... is getting married to the love of his life in a few weeks and his wedding is the most talked about event of the year. His fiancee, Lina Cross, who has had a ha
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