“To be filled with confusion and terror is like being completely engulfed in darkness. I would force myself to sleep, thinking that once I woke up, we would've returned to the past before anything had ever happened—to the time your brother was still your brother, or maybe to when I still hadn't met him. Do you know what we call that?”

Ian suddenly stopped talking and stared straight at the woman standing before him.

Standing in place, Yasmin now felt as though she had been stripped bare, and all her deepest thoughts had come to light.

It was as if the young man had completely seen through her with just his gaze.

What do we call that?

It's called running away. It's called numbing oneself out.

As a psychology major, Yasmin understood this concept more than anyone else did. Why is he suddenly telling me all this? Could he have found out about something?

The woman was so fearful that she tremored from head to toe.

But to her surprise, Ian then packed his books and got up to leave without another word.

Yasmin quietly watched him exit the hall.

The moment he disappeared, she felt as though she had lost every ounce of her strength.

Thud!

The young woman slumped to the floor, leaning against the door behind her after suddenly recalling how Ian and Susan had handed things over to the police right after discovering a lead.

was still giving her

couldn't move at

Night fell.

magnanimously invited every student from the

to Ian all the while, worried

brows upon arriving at the Neal residence, many of his classmates took the initiative to greet

that, Susan eventually left him and headed over to the

Yasmin

right. I haven't seen

chattering, one of the girls couldn't help

time to hear that,

“Is she not here?”

Zaylynn not

spoiled and willful Zaylynn was, she still had her manners

walked over

her. I even sent her a personal text, but she's

her loss for not coming. Look at

she doesn't come,” the other girls

the young

surprise, Yasmin did show

black hair cascading down her shoulders,

She was absolutely gorgeous.

Susan couldn't help but compare her to a famous actress

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