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Chapter 37 - Suspicion and Secrets

"That was... absolutely incredible, man," Christopher said as we descended the stairs to the fourth floor of the main building, his voice filled with genuine awe and excitement. "I mean, seriously incredible."

"You think so?" I asked, attempting to sound casual while internally cringing at how unconvincing I probably sounded.

"Are you kidding me? I swear I've only seen moves like that in action movies!" Christopher's enthusiasm was infectious, and I could see the others nodding in agreement. "Do you have some kind of martial arts background? Maybe gymnastics? That flying kick was something else entirely."

I scrambled for a plausible explanation, my mind racing through possible responses that wouldn't reveal the truth. "Not really, but I've watched a ton of action films over the years. You know how it is—you start to pick up on the movements, the timing. I guess I just got lucky with the execution."

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