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The sun was starting to dip below the horizon, casting long shadows across the university grounds. Siobhan, ever the tenacious journalism student, wasn’t content to [more…]

The university administrative auditorium buzzed with an unusual energy. Word of the new campus news article and the Venmo screenshot had spread like wildfire. Every [more…]

Back in the administrative building’s waiting area, the silence stretched, heavy and tense. Siobhan sat beside me, occasionally checking her phone for news, while Harish [more…]

Harish’s face went from pale to a mottled crimson. He stammered, scrambling to recover from Foley’s devastating slip. “Dean Holbrook, that was a misunderstanding!” he [more…]

The air in Dean Holbrook’s office was thick with unspoken tension. Harish sat across from me, a smug expression on his face, flanked by a [more…]

Night fell on campus, painting the old brick buildings in shades of grey and orange from the streetlights. The administrative hall meeting had ended with [more…]

My father lunged, his hand outstretched for my arm. The crowd of students on the quad, still buzzing from the bracelet reveal, collectively flinched. I [more…]

Part 1 The autumn sun beat down on the campus quad, painting the vibrant fall leaves in hues of gold and crimson. Students lounged on [more…]

Exactly two weeks later, I sat at a small, formica table in a rented studio apartment three miles away from what used to be my [more…]

The bank’s field agent stood on my porch, a young woman in a neat suit, holding a clipboard. She was polite, efficient. She checked the [more…]