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I scramble out of the library pit, my white uniform smudged with dust, and stop cold. Miss Bloomie blocks the hallway, her posture still as a statue. In her hand is my science test, covered in red marks, and her single visible eye holds no warmth. Instinct screams. I run. Her pursuit is immediate, a silent, relentless shadow at my back. I wrench open a locker and cram myself inside, holding my breath until the footsteps fade. When I emerge, Miss Thavel is already there. She slowly crushes a language exam in her clawed fist, a slow, venomous smile touching her lips. I snatch a book from a nearby cart and fling it at her. She slashes it in two with a casual flick of her wrist. I'm already sprinting again, the corridors a blur of pale walls and panic—but then a new darkness falls across th…