Chapter Title: Whispers That Don’t Stay QuietThe laugh didn’t fade.It lingered.Christiana heard it even after the corridor went still again. It settled under her skin, quiet but sharp, like something waiting.Inside the room, neither of them spoke.Veronica sat at the edge of her bed, her fingers twisting together, her eyes fixed on the floor.Christiana remained still, her posture straight, her face calmToo calm.“They were looking at you,” Veronica finally said.Christiana didn’t respond immediately.“I know,” she said after a pause.Veronica lifted her head slightly.“That wasn’t normal,” she added.Christiana let out a slow breath.“No,” she agreed.Silence again.But nowIt was filled with something else.Awareness.“They know something,” Veronica said.Christiana’s eyes flickered.“They don’t know anything,” she replied.Veronica frowned.“But”“They suspect,” Christiana cut in.Her voice was calm again.Measured.“And suspicion is weak,” she continued.A pause.“It only bec
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