Chapter 1: "A Whisper in the Halls"310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxClmB611YH
Monday morning came like a dream pretending to be real.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR01Noc55Rg
The corridors of Reverend Watt High were loud with movement, lockers slamming, tired students yawning through gossip and morning groans. But beneath it all, there was something... off. Or maybe something is missing.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxlq3lMrnM
No one spoke of the masquerade.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOmBBNNN5P
No one remembered the night the glass shattered on its own.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLfbDAXENH
The lights dying.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6pZnfjHfM
The music playing without fingers.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCIN76CKJD
No one, except Elara.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdw8sXKhd0
And Kaeli.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTh1QtHnjw
Elara walked through the school gates, the weight of her backpack nothing compared to the one in her chest.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgoYJSixt9L
It had been two days since the masquerade.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacSF91Iwe7
Two days since she'd danced in a mask that once belonged to her mother.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNj6slghxL1
Two days since her heart betrayed her rhythm in Kaeli's arms.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfOEiZuNXI
And two days since everything went wrong... and no one seemed to remember.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpyhYAEHNzz
Except Kaeli.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmT49MGumTQ
He hadn't said anything yet, but he looked like he knew something. Not directly at her. Never long enough. But he scanned rooms too quickly. He walked more alert. Like he was waiting for something to happen. Like he was listening for footsteps no one else could hear.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzktL3Pdvly
Elara sat in class early.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfQwO33yKP
The Literature room still smelled like chalk and damp wood. The rain had come the night before and hadn't quite left.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhBHqD6728
She had hoped-somewhere in her, against her better judgment-that Kaeli would say something. That he would look at her and smirk like he always did when he knew something she didn't. Or maybe even whisper anything that acknowledged what they'd shared.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKpejn6E0l
But Kaeli walked in as if she didn't exist.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dRvTQ98rW
He sat three rows ahead. He didn't glance back. Didn't speak.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWJxPdpQxj
When Mr. Claremont called on him to read, Kaeli read smoothly, calmly, like he was made of steel and not shadows. As though Elara hadn't danced in his arms in a room full of secrets.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvXDzPQZpz
By the end of class, she'd almost convinced herself maybe she was the one imagining things.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7SP7iDgSQ6
She gathered her books quietly, heart aching in a way she didn't want to admit. Everyone else moved around her, noisy and normal. She was about to step out when-310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6Aq1e1wHe
"Hey," a voice murmured.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeZH67OUP3
She turned.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeh4c0bb8c
Kaeli was there. Close, but not too close. His expression was unreadable. His eyes locked on hers.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRrxUZ7okc7
"You danced well," he said simply, voice low like a secret. "For someone who's never danced before."310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmm5gamKymw
Elara froze.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRESjL7mxm
"You remember?" she whispered.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIqyG14QPq
He shrugged. "Should I not?"310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rnBP7LENN
"You acted like-"310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGdtrjS6qJ
"Exactly." He cut in. "That's the point."310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNc5m5igeuD
She blinked. "Why?"310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1jyFmPz0GN
Kaeli leaned just slightly forward, gaze steady.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyKrJrhNY2N
"Because I don't like games, I didn't start."310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaEYpJmFfNe
And just like that, he turned and walked away-leaving her alone, confused, and more awake than she'd ever been.
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