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The next evening, Kim walked back to the bougainvillea alone.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03fUpmHFEv
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.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPg8iyc9u6k
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.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPrdbBqIRrm
But she was here. And now, standing at the edge of the forbidden space, she realized something:237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyvFheswTyl
If S had been reckless enough to write the letter, whoever it was meant for might have been reckless enough to answer.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApEawtKuok
The vines trembled slightly, touched by the evening wind. But was it just the wind?237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOvszQn08s
"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.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuB638kY8SG
No one.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO542iUTHwH
But someone had written it. 237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KoLaVPShj
Someone brave. Or stupid. Or both.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVC90IK4Nf7
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.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8aNg2wUgR
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.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2q6PGEgVHe
Blue.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zaeJLDKUf
Blue like the color mentioned in the letter.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tRlYoHh9P
A signal.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtz8MOqYa8
Tonight, the bougainvillea held something new.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4p4JPWhB3h
Kim froze when she saw it.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3rIHq6qr6x
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.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEEV2MO5rJL
Or before her.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyqzf7vl1I
She didn’t touch it. Just stared.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVJCLMSOzp
The wall didn’t hum or whisper like in the stories. But it felt alive now—like it was listening.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRcpu4kETA
Behind her, a voice spoke, soft and unexpected.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnR9keJlyO
“You’re not supposed to be here, you know.”237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0m58HYPq7z
Kim turned sharply. It was Seline, standing a few meters away, arms crossed over her chest, not angry—more curious than anything.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZl9YoPz7A
Their eyes locked. For a moment, neither of them said a word.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpxpqcEFu6
Then Seline glanced past her, toward the wall, and smiled faintly.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2mg2G9qe0
“Careful,” she added, her voice lower now. “The wall listens more than it talks.”237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxPFNIwoGH
And just like that, she turned and walked away, shoes squelching lightly in the wet grass.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVgeCteLC7
Kim stared after her, heart thudding.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhk4DtcyKk
She had come looking for answers.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLcXJ55mIH
But now… she had more questions.237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFfWVCRGfh
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