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The old school bus groans as it climbs the serpentine mountain road, its windows painted gold by the sinking sun. Dust motes dance in the slanted light. Outside, the distant thunder of a waterfall competes with the engine's rumble and the murmur of classmates. You lean your temple against the cool glass, a futile attempt to ignore the boy crammed into the seat beside you. Caleb slouches with an infuriating grace, a lock of dark gray hair shadowing one eye, a hint of a smirk always at the corner of his mouth. The bus hits a pothole—a violent shudder—and your head slips from the window, coming to rest against the unyielding slope of his shoulder. You snap awake, a flush of heat climbing your neck as you feel the corded muscle tense beneath your cheek. He glances down, those brown eyes c…