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Breakfast gone wrong

2025-09-10 17:58:32

Chapter 19

The next morning, Alexander stirred awake, the faint light of dawn sneaking through the tiny cracks in the curtains. For a moment, he lay still, listening. The boys’ quarter was unusually quiet too quiet. He sat up, rubbing his eyes, and looked around. The bunks were empty, the blankets tossed carelessly aside. His chest tightened with a bitter realization.

“I knew it,” he muttered under his breath, his voice thick with disappointment. “They won’t wake me up… they never wanted me here in the first place.”

He dragged himself out of bed, forcing the heaviness in his chest away. With quick steps, he made his way into the bathroom, the cold tiles under his feet doing little to shake off the sting of being left behind. He washed quickly, scrubbing as if he could erase the feeling of rejection, then dressed and rushed out of the apartment.

But the moment he stepped outside, his pace faltered.

Standing just a few feet away, leaning casually against a wall with arms folded, was Ari

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