Season 2-Chp 7
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The morning after felt like a hangover.

Not the kind brought on by alcohol, but the raw, nauseating fog of a night spent screaming at voices only he could hear.

Jerome stared at the ceiling. He hadn’t moved in over an hour. The necklace was still under his bed, where he’d tossed it the night before, and for the first time since receiving it, he refused to wear it.

The calm in the house was deceptive. His mother was humming in the kitchen — a soft, nostalgic tune, something old-fashioned that she used to sing when he was younger, when things still made sense. Back when their world, however small and crumbling, had some rhythm to it.

Now, it was chaos wrapped in glass smiles.

Jerome finally stood and trudged to the bathroom. His reflection looked worse than he expected. His face was pale, his eyes hollow, and there was a faint redness around his pupils. He splashed cold water on his face and stared at himself again.

No change.

It wasn’t just exhaustion. It was... residue. The kind left
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