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Chapter 44
October 20th - two months before Cato becomes Alpha
Cato’s point of view
Over the next weeks, I spent most of my time in my bed, staring at the ceiling. I kept the curtains closed and the light off. The lamp in reach of my bed emitted its dull yellow glow. My unwashed sheets slipped off my mattress, but I didn’t bother to put them back on, no matter how much they tangled around my legs. On my nightstand, my Mom’s book lay untouched, a bookmark wedged at the start of last chapter. A layer of dust had collected on the cover, only disrupted by the mug, half filled with cold coffee, I’d set there days ago.
I hadn’t touched a single piece of homework on my desk. The post-it notes with to do lists and reminders curled and fell off the wall, gathering in a heap on the floor next to my discarded sneakers and rucksack.
One evening as I lay, drawing circles on my crinkled sheets the door opened. I lifted my head briefly to s
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