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CHAPTER 16:The Day Before

Author: Noelle's pen
last update publish date: 2026-08-29 21:19:01

By morning, I could hear Leila’s whistling from my bedroom.

It was usually loud and irritating, and whenever the sound penetrated through my bedroom walls, I knew I had forgotten to shut the door.

And I was right.

“Ughhhhh!” I groaned, slamming a pillow over my ears in a desperate attempt to block out the noise. I was far too lazy to get out of bed and shut the door, hoping she would eventually stop.

She didn’t.

The whistling continued relentlessly.

With a frustrated sigh, I finally dragged mys
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