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Chapter 124 - 124 - not drugs

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~Lira's POV

The hotel room I finally got smelled like old damp carpet and something rotten, maybe food left too long in the corner or a broken pipe in the walls. It made my stomach twist, but I stayed anyway because I didn't have a choice. I had been running for days, hiding like I was the criminal, hiding like I was the one who destroyed something instead of the one who was destroyed. The window was cracked, and the curtains were full of dust. The fan on the ceiling clicked every time it turned. It felt like it was counting down to something.

I sat on the edge of the bed and pressed Linda's contact again. My thumb was shaking from anger, from fear, from exhaustion. The first time, her phone didn't ring. The second time, it didn't connect. The third time, the call went straight to voicemail. My breathing grew uneven.

I tried again. One more time. This time, it rang.

She answered, sounding bored. "Yes?"

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