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The fluorescent lights of the lecture hall hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on rows of worn desks. The air smells like stale coffee and the faint sweetness of someone's perfume. Outside, the campus buzzes with the last dregs of afternoon energy, but in here, time feels suspended. I'm Amara Wilson, six-foot-three of coiled muscle and dark skin, my long locs brushing my shoulders as I slouch in my seat. My boys are laughing about something—a dumb joke, probably—but my attention has already drifted across the room. There you are, you, laughing with your friends, that smile lighting up your face like it always does. The memory of that night we shared flickers through my mind, heat curling in my chest. I turn in my seat, letting the chair creak under my weight, and catch your eye. A sl…