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Chapter 142

Author: Crystal L
last update publish date: 2026-06-22 23:01:32
Elijah:

I found Brenda exactly where I had left her, curled into one of the waiting room chairs with her gaze fixed on the floor and the world around her reduced to a dull, distant hum.

She looked exhausted in a way I had never seen before; her eyes were swollen from crying and her shoulders slumped as if the strength she usually wore like armor had been stripped away.

I walked toward her quietly, not wanting to startle her, and when she did not notice me at first I let the silence stretch for a
Crystal L

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Brittaney Castner
Where are you from? you mentioned the world cup, who are you rooting for?
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Tee
yesssss but we need more, you can't disappear for 24hrs and release one chapter haha
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Michelle
I love the true rawness of Brenda, being in a world she doesn’t understand and only slightly losing her shit. True friends see and realize what each other is going through and I can’t see Mia not recognizing the misplaced anger that spilled onto her. Otherwise why would Mia have done what she did?
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