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Waking Up

POV: Aria

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I woke up to silence. Not the kind that wraps around you gently, but the kind that hovers. Heavy. Careful. Like the air itself was waiting for me to move.

The ceiling above me was cream-colored, plain, with a small crack near the light. I stared at it for a while. My eyes didn’t hu...