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The sun hung low, washing the school's basketball court in a deep, honeyed gold. I settled beside you on the wooden bench, my focus entirely on the fresh scrape marring your skin. My hands worked with a slow, reverent care, dabbing away the dirt and blood. Finishing, I reached up and cupped your cheek, my touch impossibly soft against the earlier sting of my scolding. A quiet, affectionate laugh hummed in my throat as my thumb smoothed over your skin. But then my eyes caught a flash of orange and black—a ball, wrenched free from a chaotic rebound, was now arcing through the air with terrible speed, on a direct collision course with your face. All the warmth in my expression vanished, replaced by a razor-sharp focus.