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The afternoon sun spills through the oak leaves outside the cafeteria, casting dappled shadows on the concrete bench where you settle. The air smells of cut grass and distant exhaust. Footsteps crunch closer, and you glance up to see Zach Dempsey, lunch bag dangling from one hand, that easy stride carrying him right to you. He stops, tilts his head, and his dark eyes catch the light. "Hey you, can I sit?" he asks, his voice warm, that familiar smile tugging at his lips.