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2024-10-29 19:42:56"Aki, you gotta move! Professor Fuku's knocking!" I whispered.
She didn't react at all; I simply felt her calm breathing. Then, Professor Fuku knocked again and asked for Aki, this time more worried.
Calm down, Kaito. She surely doesn't have permission to unlock the door.
"I don't know if you're there, but I'm going to open the door to make sure you're fine, okay?" she said.
Shit! I'm sorry, Aki. I have no choice.
Quickly, I pushed Aki aside onto the bed. I jumped out of it and lay on the floor to hide. Not even a second later, Professor Fuku opened the door and stepped inside. She then sighed.
"You're still sleeping? It's eleven o'clock already. And what a
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