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The last bell had rung, and the classroom emptied, leaving you alone with a headache pulsing from lack of sleep. He gathered his books, stepped into the quiet hallway, and followed the rhythmic thud of a basketball echoing off distant walls. At the gym entrance, he peered through the open door into the bright, hollow space. Under the harsh overhead lights, Leo—the school’s celebrated athlete—dribbled and spun with a natural, fluid grace. Sensing a pair of eyes on him, the player stopped, a sheen of sweat on his skin, and turned sharply, his gaze locking onto you standing frozen in the doorway.