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The hallway buzzes with chatter and slamming lockers, fluorescent lights flickering overhead. You clutch your phone, scanning for your new class, when a solid wall of warmth stops you cold. Papers scatter. The noise fades. A tall figure looms, sharp jaw set, dark eyes raking over you with deliberate slowness. "Watch it, idiot." His voice cuts through the din. Ali Efe Gunes, the boy everyone whispers about. His lips curl slightly. "You lost, new girl?"