He arrived like a ghost. No tears, no questions, just those wide, unblinking eyes that tracked every movement as if the room might disappear if he dared to blink. His file called him “withdrawn,” but that word was a lie. Withdrawn is quiet; this was survival. Nights told the truth—silent screams, clenched jaws, small hands gripping the edge of the matt… Continues…
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