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105: Rita's POV [Betrayal on screen]

Author: Still Iv
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-30 21:32:51

The fluorescent lights of the university library cast a sterile glow over our study group. Equations for advanced calculus sprawled across whiteboards, and the low murmur of whispered explanations filled the air.

My current focus was on a particularly stubborn differential equation, my pen scratching furiously against the page. Around me, Sarah, Mark, and Ben, my colleagues were all similarly engrossed, a quiet symphony of frustrated sighs and occasional breakthroughs.

Then, a ripple.

Sarah’s phone, propped against a stack of textbooks, buzzed. Her eyes, previously glued to a textbook, flicked down. A moment later, they shot up, wide and disbelieving, straight to me.

I caught the glance but didn't think too much of it. For all I knew, she was looking at me for help that I couldn't offer. I kept my eyes glued to my textbook.

Mark’s phone chimed next, and he too looked down, then up, a slow frown spreading across his face as his gaze landed on my bewildered expression.

''Yo, what th
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