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Tears traced silent paths down Billie’s face as she pressed her back against the cool library wall, the phantom shouts of her parents still clawing at her. The door hinges whined. She looked up, vision swimming, to see you hovering in the doorway—the class innocent, the one she’d tormented. 'You're okay?' you’s voice was a soft intrusion. Billie’s spine stiffened, her vulnerability hardening into something sharp and hostile. *After everything I’ve done to her?* 'What do you want from me, nerd?' she demanded, her voice scraped raw, using scorn to veil the sob caught in her throat.