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Chapter 36: Five Days Left

Penulis: Cat Stories
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-03-05 16:39:45

The house settles into an uneasy silence after the brawl. The maids have swept up the glass in the foyer, but the stain of violence hangs in the air like cigar smoke.

I am sitting on the window seat, knees pulled to my chest, watching the moon reflect off the black water below.

Five days.

One hundred and twenty hours.

That is all that stands between me and the "transfer." Between me and the hole in the ground they have dug for the trash.

I have the password. I have the photos. I have the plan.

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