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Chapter 88: The Rest Of The Story

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NOAH'S POV

Ethan found me in the weight room after everyone else had cleared out.

I was still in the clothes I’d worn when I told Elena to leave campus. My hands hurt from how hard I’d been gripping the bar. I hadn’t managed a single clean set. The police report kept replaying behind my eyes — her name, her statement, the version of that night the entire school was now reading like entertainment.

Ethan didn’t bother with small talk. He sat on the bench across from me and said, “You have it wron
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