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The next evening, Kim walked back to the bougainvillea alone.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3c15H9qMqU
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.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV8qbFT3Q0p
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.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9Wgz3mdtj
But she was here. And now, standing at the edge of the forbidden space, she realized something:17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmms5n9xu96
If S had been reckless enough to write the letter, whoever it was meant for might have been reckless enough to answer.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlRsylay0t
The vines trembled slightly, touched by the evening wind. But was it just the wind?17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡot4tnO8ALD
"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.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0mCoStrK2
No one.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcNTaq6MBl
But someone had written it. 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQU7Yb0yA1y
Someone brave. Or stupid. Or both.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHY1ckaL365
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.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2BqfWTbP9P
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.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUgPZmJgwn
Blue.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHneOgxMJi
Blue like the color mentioned in the letter.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPaTHWbx0a
A signal.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdfRXjrzp4
Tonight, the bougainvillea held something new.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDmDJ51rWj
Kim froze when she saw it.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZJ5HU11ly
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.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIqXbOpIxqT
Or before her.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVBwFFeU8v
She didn’t touch it. Just stared.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdvzLYCMRHZ
The wall didn’t hum or whisper like in the stories. But it felt alive now—like it was listening.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtPyDh6G2x
Behind her, a voice spoke, soft and unexpected.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJikKcqsEZE
“You’re not supposed to be here, you know.”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbI4JJnoOsr
Kim turned sharply. It was Seline, standing a few meters away, arms crossed over her chest, not angry—more curious than anything.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSEqZIQ1v8
Their eyes locked. For a moment, neither of them said a word.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡId4d7vPpoX
Then Seline glanced past her, toward the wall, and smiled faintly.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8p68jecHUO
“Careful,” she added, her voice lower now. “The wall listens more than it talks.”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDorvVrrz3
And just like that, she turned and walked away, shoes squelching lightly in the wet grass.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhjwrEiSEY
Kim stared after her, heart thudding.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11JYJJ7Kfu
She had come looking for answers.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJ4eY5DLV9
But now… she had more questions.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtyWFWHaq98
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