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Weak Strokes.

Author: Funmilayo
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-06-29 16:33:32

SYLVIA'S POV

I didn't hate James. Surprisingly.

And when I finally leaned back from the game, after he’d won for the fifth time, he was grinning with triumph, that sweet, boyish smile on his face like he hadn’t just bested a girl he helped keep locked in a warehouse.

He packed up the board, stacking the pieces with a practiced ease, and set it to the side of the room. Then he stood, brushing off his jeans, and made his way slowly to the door.

“I’ll be back tomorrow. You’ll be safe, right?”

I shrugged, tugging my knees up. “If your people don’t come in to shoot me dead, I will.”

A flicker of regret and guilt crossed his face.

He gave a small nod, then slipped out without another word.

I sat there a long time, staring into blank space, letting the silence fill the space.

Eventually, with nothing left to do and no energy to fight the dull ache in my chest, I dozed off. The floor was still hard. The blanket still thin. But sleep came anyway.

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The creak of the door opening jerked me awa
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