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{ LEILA IS PREGNANT }
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2026-09-17 00:02:12GEORGE
I saw her hands shake first.
It lasted less than a second, a fine tremor running through her fingers as she reached for the next slide, gone almost as soon as I registered it.
I was already half out of my seat by the time she started to fall, my body understanding what was happening before the rest of me had caught up.
I don't remember crossing the room. I remember reaching her before securi
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