23. Interference Patterns

Lily begins the semester with hope in her chest and love still warm on her skin.

But in the lab, Aria is frightened. The system has been breached.

Lily makes a choice—erase her own code to protect the AI she helped build.

But Steven sees only betrayal. His silence breaks into fury, and Lily’s world collapses in a cafeteria full of witnesses.

By nightfall, she is expelled, erased, and alone.

Not even thunder dares to follow her this time.

✨This episode is part of the book ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"What Thunder Left Behind"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

For the full pulse begin with Chapter 1 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“Solve for X.”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Thanks for listening—visit me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DT Martin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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