Jules quickly wiped the tears from her cheeks with the back of her hand.“I’m fine,” she said, forcing her voice to stay steady. “I’m really fine.”Rylan lifted an eyebrow, clearly not convinced, but he didn’t push.Instead, Jules inhaled shakily, grabbed his wrist, and said, “Come with me. I… I need to talk to you about something important.”Rylan blinked in surprise as she tugged him along the corridor, but he followed without complaint. “Uh… okay? Where are we going?”“The music room,” she muttered, not slowing down.They reached the quiet room at the end of the hallway. Jules pushed the door open, pulled him inside, and shut it behind them. The silence of the empty room wrapped around them.Rylan leaned against the piano casually, arms folded. “So… what’s this about?”Jules swallowed hard, her palms cold and shaky. “Instead of beating around the bush, I’m going to say it directly, so don’t freak out.”He smirked a little. “Now I’m definitely going to freak out.”She ignored that.
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