Kelvin’s POV The woods had always been my sanctuary.A place where time melted.Where thoughts drifted like leaves and worries seeped into the soil.Here, I could listen to birdsong instead of hallway gossip.To wind instead of whispers.I leaned back against the bark of a broad elm, rough and cool against my spine. The earthy scent of moss and damp leaves filled my lungs. Above, the canopy stirred, branches whispering secrets in a language only silence understood.A bird chirped nearby, sharp, melodic, then gone.I let my eyes fall half-closed.Until.A dry twig cracked, sharp as a gunshot in the quiet.My eyes flew open.Another rustle, fast, uneven, too heavy for an animal.I shifted, my body tensing, senses sharpening. I scanned the trees through slits of green and shadow.Then I saw them.Diana.Trailing behind Abigail.Diana’s eyes flicked left, then right, nervous. Her steps were light, cautious, like a rabbit stepping toward the mouth of a trap.I didn’t move. Just watched.W
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