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Kim lay in bed, eyes wide open, heart still pounding.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdrhKH8Mo9g
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.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9I3cToZni
Not after what she'd seen. The boys had been on their side.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNrMmvWrhC
The girls in uniforms—had been chasing them.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxpyKS1shj
And one of them had looked right at her.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4Fr8PWjIV
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.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQqaouznZ9
At 2:17 AM, she finally sat up. Just to breathe. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXoeVKSM8y
Just to feel like she still existed in the real world. She turned slightly—and froze.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYiBlDhNoW
Seline was awake.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS0glN4MXb1
Sitting up in bed across the aisle. Motionless. Eyes open. Watching her.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCNa04ljjH
The two girls stared at each other through the shadows. Neither spoke.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0pZHPZDXJ
Then Seline lay back down slowly, pulling her blanket over her shoulder as if nothing had happened.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlgB5MrtNtu
Kim couldn’t move. Couldn’t even think.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSOMHJv771
In the morning, everything was normal. Almost aggressively normal.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLUGKDu8eb
Girls lined up for breakfast, giggling and gossiping. Prefects shouted roll calls. Spoons clinked against metal cups.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOJj5Q8Mrq
Except… people were whispering more than usual.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsn7OPdRrHg
Kim caught the fragments.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL05xGheny6
“Someone saw shadows near the dorms…”39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaz707WzOn
“Mr. Omondi was called late last night…”39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlRt2qav0M
“Boys? No way. They’d never be that stupid…”39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyn2YKakMOv
“Someone left clothes outside their dorm locker. Wet clothes.”39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1i1WFAWd1v
“I heard someone say....”39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGfPxDfTDc
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. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSqIH4uYj4
The uji inside—thick, slightly sour—slid slowly as she tilted it, steam curling into the morning air. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDjBrhy5B7
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.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVrv5Y7MOA
Across the dining hall, Seline sat perfectly composed, cutting a banana with a spoon. Her purple pen was clipped neatly to her collar.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNySGKwaXT
She didn’t look up once.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBaRYpWezx
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