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Kim lay in bed, eyes wide open, heart still pounding.27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTU5R44q8nf
The dormitory around her breathed in the steady rhythm of sleeping bodies—girls tucked in rows, their breathing shallow, their faces soft in the low yellow glow of the emergency light. But she couldn't close her eyes.27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUnYINOnkMd
Not after what she'd seen. The boys had been on their side.27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJpSPfz5Ml
The girls in uniforms—had been chasing them.27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9xhd8qYZP
And one of them had looked right at her.27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3csnigwqG
Her bed, second from the end by the window, suddenly felt like a spotlight. Every creak of the wooden frame. Every shift of fabric. Every whisper of wind outside made her flinch.27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡESUC5SfLxj
At 2:17 AM, she finally sat up. Just to breathe. 27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvx864FVyZb
Just to feel like she still existed in the real world. She turned slightly—and froze.27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHnyXNtstRv
Seline was awake.27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOUOIh5jb52
Sitting up in bed across the aisle. Motionless. Eyes open. Watching her.27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8fIcpq608
The two girls stared at each other through the shadows. Neither spoke.27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkqSvSMhDi
Then Seline lay back down slowly, pulling her blanket over her shoulder as if nothing had happened.27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0YEe8bpVH
Kim couldn’t move. Couldn’t even think.27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0o8ex6tUwG
In the morning, everything was normal. Almost aggressively normal.27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YsBZNnMwG
Girls lined up for breakfast, giggling and gossiping. Prefects shouted roll calls. Spoons clinked against metal cups.27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0bpBdZtJ4
Except… people were whispering more than usual.27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSH03x2qVT
Kim caught the fragments.27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡltuzzYScXs
“Someone saw shadows near the dorms…”27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsUETEhF5h9
“Mr. Omondi was called late last night…”27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2FetLWWUt
“Boys? No way. They’d never be that stupid…”27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDpiopn6qC
“Someone left clothes outside their dorm locker. Wet clothes.”27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gLP1Izzhd
“I heard someone say....”27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZG7vZRiQW
Kim’s hand trembled as she lifted her cup of uji, a warm, porridge-like drink made from fermented millet, to her lips. Kim cupped the dented metal mug in her hands, its sides too hot to hold for long. 27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ129TNJD8v2
The uji inside—thick, slightly sour—slid slowly as she tilted it, steam curling into the morning air. 27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3wk8YRNlH
All around her, girls sipped in silence or murmured in tight clusters, their voices barely louder than the clink of spoons. It was the kind of morning where the heat of the porridge wasn’t just warmth—it was armor. A ritual. A way to pretend nothing had happened in the dark.27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvAdKoCyevs
Across the dining hall, Seline sat perfectly composed, cutting a banana with a spoon. Her purple pen was clipped neatly to her collar.27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCIM3ObO14
She didn’t look up once.27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ybB5x9t4d
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