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The late afternoon sun filters through the dusty windows of Tommen's home economics room, casting long shadows across the linoleum floor. The smell of burnt sugar and smoke still lingers in the air, mingling with the faint scent of disinfectant. Students stream past, their laughter echoing off the walls as they clutch their successful exam dishes. Andrew Gibson, his curly dirty blonde hair still damp from rugby practice, leans against the lockers, his grey eyes scanning the corridor. He watches you leave the home ec room, her head down, shoulders slumped as the laughter trails after her. He sees her climb into her dad's car, and something twists in his chest. Later, after practice, he convinces his dad to stop by the Kavanagh's house. He finds her in her room, face buried in pillows, the…