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2024-10-29 19:42:56My mind was full of hectic unreasonable thoughts, I kept breathing faster and faster being seconds away from panic attack. Jason stood right behind me and put his hand on my shoulder.
“Kass…” he whispered leaning over my ear, “I believe in you.”
His words worked better than the best sedative drug ever. His single touch took away my anxieties, miraculously clearing my head allowing me to think straight.
Suddenly, I felt Samil's glare. I turned my head slightly to his side and noticed that his eyes weren't pointed at me, they were pointed at Jason. I guessed, he noticed Jason's reaction, and somehow had a problem with it… That obviously made me feel much better. I couldn't help but to smirk.
Charlotte gazed at me pleadingly, she needed something, a starting point for a conversation, or an entertaining motive. I had to stall for time. I grabbed the microphone from the control post.
“Ask him to show you his works,” I whispered to Charlotte's earpi
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