PART 2 - CHAPTER 136 JESS
The sun blazed overhead as | ran along the familiar path, the warmth sinking into my skin. | loved this-the
freedom, the solitude, the simple joy of my feet pounding against the dirt trail. Being back home, everything felt
like it was falling into place. The bright, cloudless sky and the quiet of the natural reserve always madefeel...
whole.
Still, something was lingering at the edge of my mind, a nagging sense that | was forgetting something
important. But | shook it off. For now, it didn't matter. | had two miles left to the lookout point, and nothing was
going to ruin this run.
| pushed myself harder, feeling the delicious burn in my muscles, the adrenaline rushing throughwith every
step. My breath cin quick bursts, but it was controlled. I relished the way my body moved, how it felt like |
could go on forever. When | finally reached the lookout point, | stopped abruptly, doubling over and sucking in
air. The sweat dripped down the sides of my face, and | let out a deep breath, slowly straightening as my heart
rate began to settle. The view was breathtaking, as always. The dense river winding through it.
| loved it here-this place where the world seemed to pause for a moment. Up here, everything felt clearer,
quieter. This was why | ran alone. | needed the peace, the silence, the space to
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think.
But Luke would be as happy if he knew I'd myself. I rolled my eyes at the thought.
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| laced my fingers behind my head, breathing deeply to calm my heart rate.
Then, without warning, a sharp pain sliced through my skull, so sudden that | gasped and clutched the sides of
my head.
"Shit. Ow!" | dropped to my knees, the world tilting.
What the hell was happening?
My vision blurred, the edges of the world going dark as the pain intensified, pulsing behind my eyes like a
migraine on steroids.
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lip to keep from crying out. as the
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hell was that? Shaking off the
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