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SKYLA

The old journal rests gingerly on the edge of my desk. It’s weathered cover, almost beckoning me. I felt my chest tighten as I stared at the relic from my childhood – one that I thought I had lost a long time ago – one I had thought long lost to time, like so many other pieces of life. But there it was, sitting pretty before me, as if it had been waiting for the right moment to resurface.

I had no idea why or how I picked it up today. Maybe it was because I needed a break from my constant battles with Carl. Maybe it was the endless pressure from trying to expose him and Project Delphinium for what it really stood for. Maybe it was because I was still caught up in my feelings for Xavier. Or the way Tanya’s threat loomed over me like a shadow I couldn’t shake. Whatever the reason was, I had no idea. But something inside me craved for something familiar – something real.

I reached for the journal, my fingers brushed the surface of the faded cove
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