Only Yesterday
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Only Yesterday
They told us the world was at peace. They just forgot to tell us what it cost.
War is only a word now-erased from memory, buried in history.
In the City of Light, everyone smiles, obeys, and forgets. But seventeen-year-old Asha remembers. She remembers screams, sirens, a father's betrayal-and the truth they all pretend never happened.
When a chance encounter pulls her into a hidden resistance, Asha must choose between safety and awakening. Between peace and freedom. Between the girl she was-and the spark that could burn it all down.
Because yesterday wasn't just a dream.
And if they remembered... they'd be afraid of her, too.
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