Chapter 190

Tuesday came quietly.

No rush.

No pressure.

Just another day.

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Alex woke up earlier than usual.

Not because they had to.

But because they wanted to.

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They sat up in bed and looked toward the corner of their room.

The cardboard pieces left from before.

The extra tape.

The markers.

Things they hadn’t used yet.

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For a moment, they just stared.

Thinking.

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Then they got up.

Walked over.

Picked up one of the markers.

Turned it in their fingers ...