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The next evening, Kim walked back to the bougainvillea alone.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQ5TAIkTpD
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.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGxabP2VzJ
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.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVtqM94X1S
But she was here. And now, standing at the edge of the forbidden space, she realized something:151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBlsJ920d1
If S had been reckless enough to write the letter, whoever it was meant for might have been reckless enough to answer.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsi8g1NSqR
The vines trembled slightly, touched by the evening wind. But was it just the wind?151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cMCnaSQ4t
"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.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4WLvpEAcH
No one.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzCjNq11Hj
But someone had written it. 151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf28PYpu6m6
Someone brave. Or stupid. Or both.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBaY7BonpY1
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.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡifgIvx2WJP
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.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsojUEX4pgO
Blue.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvFJ09YqR5
Blue like the color mentioned in the letter.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNHxRDLFaU
A signal.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizTq6ZmGgM
Tonight, the bougainvillea held something new.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqb3RBKmJ2n
Kim froze when she saw it.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOP0u8Qygx
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.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1Gl3zsqZj
Or before her.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iNA25lE57
She didn’t touch it. Just stared.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wXS56wvVT
The wall didn’t hum or whisper like in the stories. But it felt alive now—like it was listening.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsSeWY5Wqg
Behind her, a voice spoke, soft and unexpected.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jjqkJVgpx
“You’re not supposed to be here, you know.”151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzaSSOWwYd
Kim turned sharply. It was Seline, standing a few meters away, arms crossed over her chest, not angry—more curious than anything.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZP1nQl433F
Their eyes locked. For a moment, neither of them said a word.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRn6G2wKSLu
Then Seline glanced past her, toward the wall, and smiled faintly.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9CQSCAPKz
“Careful,” she added, her voice lower now. “The wall listens more than it talks.”151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFFwv5ydPW
And just like that, she turned and walked away, shoes squelching lightly in the wet grass.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1jpZ02oPt
Kim stared after her, heart thudding.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVFlGa3x2e
She had come looking for answers.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfmvRZK1I4
But now… she had more questions.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacHgYUSwdd
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