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One hundred and sixty six

Penulis: Luxie
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-04-22 01:53:52

LISA POV

Day two of the festival opened to a sky that looked almost identical to the day before: clear at the edges, with clouds building toward the west.

The festival picked up speed. More people pushed into every open space.

I reached for my phone. The network had been unstable since the previous afternoon. My messages were spinning and not confirming delivery. That morning, it was gone entirely.

I turned the phone off, waited, turned it back on, and watched the signal bars stay empty.

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