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Ruby Fridays Chapter 3: "The Warning,"
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Ruby Fridays Chapter 4: "The Offer,"
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Ruby Fridays Chapter 5: "Uncanny Encounter,"
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Ruby Fridays Chapter 6: "Sink or Swim?"
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Chapter 7: "Ally or Enemy?"───── ❝ K I L L I A N W I L D E' S P O V ❞ ────Standing outside the school's infirmary with its walls painted a dreary gray, and the lighting is muted and dull, I watched in heightened sense and horror as the new girl that I just saved from her near death drowning experience coughed violently, trying to get the excess water out of her lungs.In the center of the room, she sat atop the infirmary bed, quivering even under its white thick sheets that was a sharp contrast to the stark gray walls. An array of peculiar and outlandish machines were linked to her bed, resembling the gadgets of a science-fiction film. "You'll be coughing up your organs if you keep that up, woman." I warned her, trying to break the uncomfortable silence.Unfortunately, instead of responding with a normal reply, she simply glared at me with an expression of intense terror. Her breathing was becoming more and more strained and I could sense the dread brewing in the air. "Easy. That
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Ruby Fridays Chapter 71: "Midday Mile,"
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