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Chapter 255 - Settling In

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CHAPTER 255

~Valerie's POV~

The hours passed in a blur of roads and fading city lines. I must've dozed off somewhere along the way, because by the time I opened my eyes again, the sun had dipped halfway across the sky.

The air changed, and the engine slowed. The bus finally pulled to a stop.

Outside the windows, the skyline was different from what I was used to in Starcity, new, expansive.

Mountains in the distance, tall pine trees dotting the road, and a warm, golden glow falling across the pavement as we rolled into a cleaner, quieter place.

"Welcome," a voice called from the front.

It was Professor Winnie, our Biology teacher.

She stood at the centre of the gathering crowd after we'd all disembarked, clipboard in hand and a breezy energy that didn't match how much her heels were sinking into the earth.

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