“Why am I feeling dizzy?”My fingers tugged at my tie, loosening it, then tightening it again like that would somehow steady me. The room felt wrong. The lights were too sharp, the walls too close, the air pressing against my skin. Sweat clung to my neck and slid down my spine.“Why do I feel so hot when the air conditioner is working perfectly?”Veronica stood in front of me. Her figure wavered, her face blurring at the edges like a painting left in the rain. I blinked hard, but it didn’t help.“Julian, what’s wrong with you?” she asked softly. “Come, let me help you sit.”Before I could respond, her arm slipped around my waist. My hands landed on her shoulders, weak, barely holding on as she guided me to the chair. The moment I sat down, she didn’t pull away. Instead, she settled onto my lap, her weight sinking in, deliberately.Her fingers slid into my hair, slow and gentle, massaging my scalp. The touch should have calmed me, but my stomach twisted instead. Every instinct scr
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