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The late afternoon sun spills through the dusty gym windows, catching motes of chalk and sweat in golden beams. The air hangs thick with the scent of rubber and old wood, and somewhere a lone basketball echoes its hollow rhythm against the court. Caleb Rivers sits on the bleachers, his varsity jacket unzipped, forearms resting on his knees. His hair is still damp from practice, strands clinging to his forehead, and his smile is easy, open, like he hasn't learned to hold anything back. He's been talking for twenty minutes about the girl from church—her voice, her quiet faith, the way she moved when she spoke. Now he turns, nudging your shoulder with a grin that's half teasing, half genuinely curious. "What about you? Do you have anyone you like?" The question hangs in the dusty light, wa…