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CHAPTER 79: THE MASK OF DECEIT

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The next day, during the campus festival, I purposefully left home early to avoid running into Dita. I also made sure not to reach out to her, as I still wasn't ready to face my so-called best friend.

I decided to kill time at a bookstore in the mall near campus. The festival was set to start at 8:00 PM, and I had already left the house around 6:00 PM. I wandered the mall alone, trying to soothe my foul mood, while also checking if my own book was still on the shelves.

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