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The next evening, Kim walked back to the bougainvillea alone.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGpMhvAdKC
A hush settled over the compound, the kind that came not from silence, but from secrecy. The evening felt heavier, thick with the scent of damp earth and unanswered questions.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNeDAWwFAuA
Kim stopped just short of the bougainvillea, the paper still pressed against her palm, edges softened from too many rereads. She shouldn’t be here. Not like this—not alone, not retracing steps that weren’t even hers to follow.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpQvn422kk
But she was here. And now, standing at the edge of the forbidden space, she realized something:185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlyC8uI4uhf
If S had been reckless enough to write the letter, whoever it was meant for might have been reckless enough to answer.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDczBhU9eS5
The vines trembled slightly, touched by the evening wind. But was it just the wind?185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lO9QX5teB
"To the one who whistles…" she murmured under her breath, watching the vines sway faintly in the wind. She glanced around, half-expecting to see someone watching her.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyKPvIscVT
No one.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6TqU8u1kU
But someone had written it. 185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogXibh9xBM
Someone brave. Or stupid. Or both.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLKflXPnM3
At prep earlier, Kim had started looking at the girls around her differently—watching how they moved, how they whispered. Her mind had latched onto a possibility. Seline.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuvFGDB7YY
Seline Wanjiku. Form 2 Purple. Kim didn’t know her well—only that she was quiet, rarely in trouble, and always writing in her little notebook with a purple pen. She had a careful way of tucking her hair behind her ear when thinking. And once, in the dining hall line, Kim had seen her drop a blue beaded bracelet into her pocket.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIvonJpDswq
Blue.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iJ23w7LIr
Blue like the color mentioned in the letter.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8bkailZNm
A signal.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1QJH6cvrg
Tonight, the bougainvillea held something new.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmQOjv0urW
Kim froze when she saw it.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ED2p7Enxi
A blue paper clip, twisted into the shape of a star, nestled gently among the petals. It hadn’t been there yesterday. Someone had come after her.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TOADzt3Sl
Or before her.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZErDDz8VLv
She didn’t touch it. Just stared.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33BauNp8Tu
The wall didn’t hum or whisper like in the stories. But it felt alive now—like it was listening.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIuXPnLoS8
Behind her, a voice spoke, soft and unexpected.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTUX9que2NL
“You’re not supposed to be here, you know.”185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡub1B0mEHew
Kim turned sharply. It was Seline, standing a few meters away, arms crossed over her chest, not angry—more curious than anything.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQcNZvDRkI
Their eyes locked. For a moment, neither of them said a word.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXgBLzmKjtf
Then Seline glanced past her, toward the wall, and smiled faintly.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgGUQyvyOql
“Careful,” she added, her voice lower now. “The wall listens more than it talks.”185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJZGt1BFV0
And just like that, she turned and walked away, shoes squelching lightly in the wet grass.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0IhF60WnPI
Kim stared after her, heart thudding.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7sOxRmAno
She had come looking for answers.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHus3dWvebj
But now… she had more questions.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopLXUmQbXm
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