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Chapter Fifteen: No place to hide

Author: Eliora Rosie
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-18 23:32:28
Jayden was within eyeshot, pacing up and down the block. His brows were furrowed in concentration, his phone glued to his hand. He was having a hard time transferring last batch of result transfers from his old department.

He’d told me before about the whole drama—how he switched his major from physics after nearly losing his mind, how he did it without telling his father, and how that had spiraled into one of their worst fights. He eventually moved out of the house.

Jayden was headstrong—he always did what he believed in, even when it hurt. Except with me. I was his soft spot, his exception— I suppose.

Bianca and I sat on the stairs, laughing about something silly. I hadn’t told her Jayden and I were dating yet, but judging by the look she gave me whenever his name popped up on my screen, I could tell she had already put two and two together. Bianca was observant but respectful—never asked more than I was ready to give.

We chatted about school, the pressure, and our different
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