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The next evening, Kim walked back to the bougainvillea alone.164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Fl86uRfWC
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.164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2E28gvXW44
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.164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiQaZfx9qe
But she was here. And now, standing at the edge of the forbidden space, she realized something:164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxpAurKra7
If S had been reckless enough to write the letter, whoever it was meant for might have been reckless enough to answer.164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7owgiL7mHa
The vines trembled slightly, touched by the evening wind. But was it just the wind?164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcuOd6nfio
"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.164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3mzFwCM69
No one.164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuBLMK4lrjZ
But someone had written it. 164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQn6EhzJpR
Someone brave. Or stupid. Or both.164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9liiB26K2Q
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.164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeN5RLXR17
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.164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGVfIF8xbS6
Blue.164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGquYu75b6i
Blue like the color mentioned in the letter.164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlUQzzbGuW
A signal.164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUVVhZBl5K
Tonight, the bougainvillea held something new.164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqA83QFasS
Kim froze when she saw it.164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUkFbCschu
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.164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrH0koUT6V
Or before her.164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhUH3uwjBy
She didn’t touch it. Just stared.164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSYi3uek66
The wall didn’t hum or whisper like in the stories. But it felt alive now—like it was listening.164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7wpF1gvyc
Behind her, a voice spoke, soft and unexpected.164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpTlv7UUWKJ
“You’re not supposed to be here, you know.”164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPBb2Nnl5a
Kim turned sharply. It was Seline, standing a few meters away, arms crossed over her chest, not angry—more curious than anything.164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzueG7OyWs
Their eyes locked. For a moment, neither of them said a word.164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFu0iP81ht
Then Seline glanced past her, toward the wall, and smiled faintly.164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmsUYzHsWq
“Careful,” she added, her voice lower now. “The wall listens more than it talks.”164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmACgAyGvbx
And just like that, she turned and walked away, shoes squelching lightly in the wet grass.164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXTgSjRwo4h
Kim stared after her, heart thudding.164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XUbwtVHkh
She had come looking for answers.164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOf9q78jcSZ
But now… she had more questions.164Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡinsjhV9afL
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