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RIGHT ON TIME

Author: Jessy May
last update publish date: 2026-04-11 17:00:13

~MARCELLA~

I wake up with a strange heaviness in my chest.

It’s not sharp enough to hurt… not something I can point at and name. It just sits there, quiet and stubborn, like a feeling that refuses to leave even after sleep.

For a few seconds, I don’t move.

I just lie there, staring at the ceiling, watching the faint morning light creep through the curtains and paint soft lines across my room.

My mind is blank and peaceful at first.

Then reality settles in.

And just like t
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I think until Lukas tells Marcella what he is scared of and how he feels about her . They will stay in limbo
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