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Chapter 77: Gossip or A Cautionary Tail?

Author: MM de Wet
last update publish date: 2026-04-21 14:00:21

Anna walks towards the biology lab after lunch. Before she enters the class, she turns to look for Zack, but he has already disappeared into the crowd of students. She sighs deeply and enters the biology lab. Anna walked past the long lab benches with smooth black countertops and light-brown bases accented with blue cabinet doors, to her usual spot at the far-left side of the room. She pulls out the black bar stool and places her purple backpack on the counter, to take out a pencil case and a

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