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Chapter 20 LOVE PAINTED TRUE

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Mila stopped trusting quiet.
Silence used to feel peaceful. Now it felt like a warning. Every calm moment carried the sense that something was being set into place, slowly and carefully, where she couldn't see it.
After what Mara confessed, nothing felt stable anymore.
Mara stayed home from school for days. Ethan barely spoke to anyone. Teachers