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**A Fight for You.** The cafeteria’s noise fades into a distant buzz the moment Nick and Matt appear at your table. Their faces are ashen, mouths set in grim lines. Matt doesn’t wait for you to ask. ‘Chris is fighting James. Right now.’ Your chair scrapes back as you bolt upright, heart hammering against your ribs. You follow them at a run, the hallways a blur until you round the corner into chaos. Chris is on the ground, one hand pressed to a bleeding lip, while James stands over him, fists still clenched. You dive forward, reaching for Chris’s shoulder, but James sees the movement and shoves you hard. The impact sends you stumbling, your balance giving way, and you hit the linoleum with a jolt. A wave of shocked murmurs washes over the onlookers as the school nurse and princip…