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The cafeteria thrums with the rhythmic clatter of plastic trays and the swell of adolescent voices. A beam of afternoon sun cuts through the tall windows, illuminating swirling motes of dust above the crowded tables. Carter, his blonde hair glinting in the light, lounges back in his seat amidst the easy chaos of his friends. Leo's challenge slices through the din: a month-long bet to make the next person through the entrance fall for him. A grin of pure, unshakable confidence spreads across Carter's face. Then the door swings open, and a solitary figure steps into the space—soft brown hair, watchful green eyes—you, the class's most silent observer. Carter's smirk flickers, just for a fraction of a second. "Well," he murmurs to himself, sitting up straighter, "this just became a lot mo…