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Kim lay in bed, eyes wide open, heart still pounding.20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhpUELzvU8
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.20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡus4xFNJgss
Not after what she'd seen. The boys had been on their side.20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMno7UKtmg3
The girls in uniforms—had been chasing them.20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfrt8m6G5Q
And one of them had looked right at her.20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunqg0i0w9c
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.20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpJMdeyyBX
At 2:17 AM, she finally sat up. Just to breathe. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSXZznYfKd
Just to feel like she still existed in the real world. She turned slightly—and froze.20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdouiweZGS0
Seline was awake.20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Z2XL4nRpM
Sitting up in bed across the aisle. Motionless. Eyes open. Watching her.20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02hkQT8t4W
The two girls stared at each other through the shadows. Neither spoke.20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAkLE7tZIU
Then Seline lay back down slowly, pulling her blanket over her shoulder as if nothing had happened.20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOphYCS23T
Kim couldn’t move. Couldn’t even think.20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwNRK8qA2Q
In the morning, everything was normal. Almost aggressively normal.20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡghfJ2dDKtg
Girls lined up for breakfast, giggling and gossiping. Prefects shouted roll calls. Spoons clinked against metal cups.20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZXqm51q8q
Except… people were whispering more than usual.20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTEU7D20yS
Kim caught the fragments.20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPnEqThFut
“Someone saw shadows near the dorms…”20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUN6WAKtMvo
“Mr. Omondi was called late last night…”20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGSkpComu4P
“Boys? No way. They’d never be that stupid…”20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5JRJ7Xdlm
“Someone left clothes outside their dorm locker. Wet clothes.”20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7e89K0J23c
“I heard someone say....”20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4mXvjdyeU
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. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJc6tjDWFcT
The uji inside—thick, slightly sour—slid slowly as she tilted it, steam curling into the morning air. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbG7ZM5B3i
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.20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOu2WVHhDME
Across the dining hall, Seline sat perfectly composed, cutting a banana with a spoon. Her purple pen was clipped neatly to her collar.20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6E6w0K5Hb
She didn’t look up once.20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGo37XWl3e1
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