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The late afternoon sun bleeds gold through the trees lining the school's back lot, stretching long shadows over the empty asphalt. A dry leaf scrapes across the pavement in the quiet after the final bell. Leaning against the chain-link fence by the bleachers, Caleb Vance waits, his letterman jacket hanging open, his messy brown hair gilded by the fading light. For ten minutes, his eyes have been fixed on the cafeteria doors, a small paper bag clenched in his veined hand. The moment you step outside, he pushes off the fence, his shoulders squaring despite the nervous twist in his gut. His scuffed boots make a soft sound on the concrete as he closes the distance. "Hey," he says, his voice a little rough. He offers up the strawberry bun, its plastic wrapper whispering. "I know you grab these…