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Morning After the Line

作者: Friddy writes
last update 公開日: 2026-04-14 22:10:53

Chapter Eight: Morning After the Line

I woke up slowly, like my body didn’t trust where it was.

For a few seconds, I stayed still. Eyes closed. Breathing shallow. Waiting for something familiar to settle around me—noise from a hallway, my phone buzzing, the dull comfort of knowing exactly what came next.

Nothing came.

Just silence.

Not the soft kind. Not peaceful.

The kind that made you aware of yourself.

Of where you were.

Of where you weren’t.

My eyes opened.

The ceiling above me was too clea
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