Chapter 79:

LXXIX | Someone Important

Something's Not Right


Tammie rubs my head,

tangling up my hair.

Her voice
is full of affection.

This is why you're here, Fifi.

And she leaves.

Goes back to practice.

Leaves me
bewildered.

Shaking.

Everything
is trembling.

Even the thoughts in my head.

I don't

understand.

It's hard to stand.
My legs

are numb

from all that
crouching.

Everything
is still

trembling.

I stagger to the main hall.

Survey
the people there.

Gavin turns abruptly to face the window.
Pretends to be lost in thought.

Xavier eats a mountain of food in front of him.

David whispers to himself.

Zuraida and Siti are in the bathroom—
I can hear their echoing voices.

Oman sits, head down,
curled in a ball on his armchair.

Except for Gavin,

I've only known
them

for a short while.

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