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"Damn, I still can't believe Alex is gone, and it's all my fault," Max sighed and put his phone away after reading the article.
Only three beds were occupied in Room 4 now. The emptiness of the fourth bed, where Alex used to lie in silence, was a loud reminder of their loss.
Von had his ears shut out with headphones, his fingers tapping furiously as he grinded a ranked match in a mobile game. Meanwhile, Julian was watching a video on his tablet. Without looking up, he said:
"It's alright, Max. No need to blame yourself for the past. Your goal now should be making it past the next round."
"Hahaha, good joke there," Max laughed out loud at Julian's words.
"What?" Julian finally looked up with confusion.
