All Chapters of BLURRED LINES : Chapter 41 - Chapter 44

(Olandria’s POV) The first thing I noticed was the smell of antiseptic, clean linen, medicine, and something faintly herbal lingering beneath all of it. The second thing I noticed was the pounding in my head. I frowned slightly before even opening my eyes. My body felt heavy, like someone had replaced my bones with wet sand overnight. I could hear the faint tapping of rain softly against glass in a slow steady rhythm. For a moment, I couldn’t remember where I was. Then fragments came back all at once. The river, the phone call, the panic, me falling. My eyes opened immediately. It was met with white ceiling, bright lighting. I glanced around and noticed a curtain partially drawn beside a small clinic bed, and Karl? The second she realized I was awake, she practically launched herself toward me. “Oh my God, finally.” I blinked slowly at her while she fussed over me immediately, adjusting my blanket, touching my forehead dramatically like she

(Olandria’s POV) I should not have opened the forum. That thought repeated in my head approximately six seconds after Karl handed me my phone. “Maybe don’t check anything stressful yet,” she warned while peeling another orange beside my clinic bed. Which, naturally, guaranteed I checked immediately, because apparently self-destruction was one of my hidden talents. At first, everything looked normal. Missed chats, workshop updates, a reminder about project reviews. Then I saw it. Anonymous Post \ Finalist Review Controversy? My stomach dropped instantly. Karl noticed my face change almost immediately. “…What?” I didn’t answer. I just tapped the group post open with numb fingers instead and that left my entire chest hollowed out. There weren’t names directly mentioned, but everyone was reacting to the controversy attachment sent. “She always gave me weird vibes.” “Not surprised honestly.”