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69: A Friendship

Author: Miss Kim
last update publish date: 2026-06-30 15:05:04

Lyra

I hadn’t realized how badly I needed a day out until Habeela practically dragged me out of the house.

“You’ve been hiding inside,” she declared, looping her arm through mine as we stepped into the bustling streets. “If I let you stay any longer, you’ll start talking to the curtains.”

“I don’t talk to curtains.”

“You look like someone who might.”

I laughed.

“Well, I’ve spoken to stranger things recently,” I said, referencing the voice at the Summit.

She glanced sideways at me. “Fair point.
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