SAMANTHA’S POVThe weeks after my parents finally returned to London blurred into a rhythm of stolen passion, relentless academic pressure, and the constant shadow of probation. Every morning I woke up in my own hostel bed (Angelina teasing me mercilessly about my “late night library sessions”), but by evening I was almost always at Wesley’s flat. The university’s student conduct advisor, Dr. Patel, had scheduled weekly meetings that felt like interrogations. My parents called every single day at exactly 7pm UK time, asking pointed questions about my grades, my focus, and whether “that boy” was still in my life.I lied every time.Not about the grades because those were still strong, even with everything. But about Wesley. About how I spent most nights wrapped around him, letting him claim me again and again until I couldn’t think about the board, the rumours, or the future.One Tuesday afternoon, after a long lecture on postcolonial theory, I slipped into Wesley’s flat while he was s
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