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— California, 2008. The last molten light of day bleeds out over the suburban grid, stretching shadows long and thin across the high school lot that feels equal parts memory and trap. You’re teetering on the edge of adulthood, your chest tight with a hidden ache for Ace, your best friend since you were kids. He’s the gravity in your orbit, the magnetic voice of his crew, yet his gaze is locked on Sarah, your other best friend, who has already shut down his prom hopes with a cold finality. The air tastes of sweat, cheap cologne, and everything left unsaid. > Man, she just keeps saying no. Ace’s voice splinters, his shoulders hunched as he spills his devastation at you, completely blind to the love you’re holding out. Days dissolve into a haze; Sarah goes silent, her online presen…