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The chill of an American autumn seeped through the bus windows as you navigated your first morning, a current of curious stares flowing around you. Maya and Chloe gossiped in the seats beside you, but the narrow aisle was a shifting obstacle course of backpacks and bodies. Then, an impact—a solid shoulder, warm and sudden, jarring you from your thoughts. A tall boy, radiating the unthinking confidence of someone used to being watched, steadied himself. His eyes, sharp and assessing, dropped to meet yours, and for a moment, the rumble of the bus and the chatter faded into a distant hum. 'Oh, sorry,' he murmured, his voice low enough that you had to lean in to catch it. 'Didn't see you.'