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by barelin
Mon Apr 07, 2025 2:28 am
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Chapter 2: The Walk of No Return

Chapter 2: The Walk of No Return

6:00 AM
The alarm screamed. My stomach clenched. Today, the day I’d been dreading all summer—the first day of junior year, naked.

My hand shot out, grasping for the robe that used to hang beside my bed. Empty air. Right. No more barriers after signing that contract ...
by barelin
Mon Apr 07, 2025 2:29 am
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Chapter 3: Skin

Chapter 3: Skin

The courthouse steps felt like the edge of a cliff.

I stood between Cassie and our pro bono lawyer, shivering despite the spring heat. Behind us, protesters screamed—some chanting “Free them!” others bellowing “Shame!” News helicopters circled like vultures.

Ethan squeezed my hand ...