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The fluorescent lights of the hallway hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. The last bell had rung, dissolving the crowd of students into a distant murmur. The air smelled of stale chalk and cheap perfume. You stood at your locker, the cold metal still vibrating from the slam that had cut your escape short. Aaron towered before you, his usual cocky smirk replaced by a furrowed brow. He was still in his basketball jersey, sweat drying on his skin. You could see the slight hesitation in his eyes, a crack in the armor. He pinned you against the lockers, the pressure firm but not painful. His voice dropped low, stripped of its usual mockery. "Now it's just me and you. What. Happened?" The question hung in the empty corridor, demanding an answer you weren't rea…