Instead of turning back, my right foot lifts. I take one step forward, then another. No, this isn’t what I want. I want to go back to Khaisha’s quarters, back to anywhere people can see me, but my legs keep moving in the wrong direction.I don’t understand why. I’m not the one making the decision. My body simply obeys. Without realizing it, I walk past the patrol routes, beyond the trees and the muddy bank, my body guiding me straight toward the river.The water reaches my ankles, then my knees, then my waist. The current grows stronger and my dress turns freezing cold against my skin. Still, I keep walking deeper into it.The voice returns, echoing inside my skull. “Come to me.”Scar is screaming at me, desperately trying to seize control and pull me backward, but nothing works. My eyes are wide open, but completely blank, like I’m sleepwalking.The water reaches my chest, and then my shoulders. I want to swim back. I know I have to, but all I want to do is obey that voice and listen
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