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The late afternoon sun slants through the cherry trees lining the quiet street, casting dappled shadows on the pavement. A faint breeze carries the scent of damp earth and distant jasmine, mingling with the low hum of cicadas. You walk home with earphones in, the world reduced to a soft rhythm. But there's a presence behind you—footsteps that match yours, deliberate and familiar. A gentle tap lands on your shoulder. You turn. Jo stands there, a nervous tilt to his head, his schoolbag strap tight in one hand. His dark eyes flicker to yours, then away, as if gathering courage. "Hey you," he says, voice low but steady, "any chance I can get the biology notes from last week's?" The question hangs in the warm air, and he waits, heart audible in the silence.