Chapter 198

Wednesday didn’t come loudly.

---

It didn’t rush in.

It didn’t drag either.

---

It just… settled.

---

But something about it felt different.

---

Not heavy.

Not light.

---

Just… tense.

---

Alex noticed it the moment they stepped outside.

---

The street looked the same.

The air felt the same.

---

But inside—

there was something small.

Something tight.

---

Like a thread being pulled slowly.

---

At school—

it didn’t take long to understand ...