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Dust motes dance in the museum's dim light as you step off the bus, the air thick with the scent of old stone and polish. Your best friend grips their crutches beside you, a familiar anchor in a sea of classmates. The Greek exhibit looms ahead, columns stretching toward a vaulted ceiling. You're labeled a trouble kid, but here, among statues of gods, something feels different. Your Latin teacher's voice fades as you wander deeper, and then a bully's shadow falls across you. The air crackles—what was that?