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The fluorescent lights of the school cafeteria hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the chaos of lunch hour. The air is thick with the smell of cheap chips and teenage desperation, but I don't pay it any mind. I spot him across the room, you, sitting at our usual table with that stupidly perfect face, and my heart does this little skip I refuse to acknowledge. I weave through the clusters of people, my hips swaying with purpose, until I slide into the empty seat beside him. The world blurs to a dull roar as I lean in, my shoulder brushing his. “Hi there,” I murmur, voice like warm honey, as I snatch his phone from his hand. His grin spreads slow, a challenge and a promise, and he says, “Hey, babe.” It's such a simple thing, but it feels like a victory. I hold his gaze, letting…