Left in the dark

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(Cassidy) The compound looked almost the same as it always did. Brothers walked between the buildings while prospects carried supplies from one place to another. Someone laughed near the garage before the sound disappeared again. If I hadn't known better, I would have believed today was no different from any other. It wasn't. I could feel it every time someone looked my way. Conversations stopped a second too soon whenever I walked past. The smiles I usually received had been replaced with polite nods before everyone found another reason to stay busy. Nobody would tell me why. I stepped outside my section and started toward the clubhouse. The afternoon sun warmed the yard, but it did nothing to settle the uneasy feeling that had stayed with me since Dane called. He promised he was alr

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