SNEAK PEEK:
Every second that passed by near the clock that's hung on the wall, the more he felt the three canine's presence like a dagger that's pressing behind his back. Even though they were merely looking at him just as nervously as he was, he couldn't help but feel antsy and assume that they were silently judging him — overthinking whether they could see right through his facade.
After awhile, the lady had lowered the landline telephone and faced him, her expression appearing solemn as she broke the news.
"..What do you mean it's not here?"
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got hit with a wave of motivation to write and fill in the gaps of this chapter for cwio3. decided to unwind from my readings my major subject, aaand here we are :> i believe i hadnt updated it ever since october 2024 (gosh, it's been so long already qwq) butttt even if its just a smol addition + mainly polishing, am proud that it's making progress wwww i also fear that the snippet above is part of a chapter with the highest word count i've ever personally achieved... ANW dat iz all, me sleep now, got classes tommo..... bai.