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Tessa

Leah's voice rang out on the other end of the line, carrying that familiar edge of excitement she always had when she got her hands on a juicy piece of gossip. But today, her words were enough to make my stomach churn.

"Tessa, don't you think it's weird?" she asked, her voice dropping as if someone else might be listening in. "I mean, people are saying that one of us...one of the students on this trip...was seen sneaking into Carter's room."

I could feel my heart beating faster, a dull thud echoing in my chest as I tried to keep my voice steady. "Leah, that's... come on, that's absurd. Don't tell me you believe that."

"Why not?" she countered, almost gleeful. "There's a post about it on the school platform, Tessa. Someone said they saw a young woman going into his room. And everyone's in a frenzy trying to figure out who it was. Can you imagine if we find out? The gossip would be insane," she giggled.

I closed my eyes, pressing a hand to my forehead as my pulse raced. She was
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