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Chapter 34: Secrets in the Night

Author: Ava Luu
last update Last Updated: 2025-01-02 18:31:00
The clock strikes midnight, and moonlight pours through the tall windows of the Vanderwilson library. The old wood creaks under the weight of silence, the kind that feels heavy enough to suffocate, but somehow thick enough to drown out the world. I sit cross-legged on the floor, surrounded by piles of yellowing ledgers and crinkling letters. I can almost feel the dust from centuries of forgotten words settling on my skin, but none of it is as suffocating as the weight in my chest.

My fingers trail over the pages, tracing faded ink like I’m trying to read between the lines of my own life. But nothing makes sense. Every word is a riddle, a code that refuses to unlock itself.

"This feels pointless," I mutter, tossing another letter aside. It flutters to the floor with a dramatic thud, and I scowl at it like it personally offended me. "Every page is either vague or full of half-truths."

Caroline’s voice flickers in my mind like a distant echo, low but persistent. You’re getting frustrated
Ava Luu

Happy new year. P.S. Caroline and Mark are wishing you all a happy new year.

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