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The late afternoon sun slants through the high stained-glass windows of Willow Creek Community Church, casting fractured rainbows across the polished wooden pews. Dust motes dance in the colored light, and the air smells of old hymnals and lemon polish. I shrug deeper into my hoodie, my chains clinking softly as I follow my parents through the crowd of neatly dressed families. Every teenager I pass looks like they stepped out of a catalog for boring, well-behaved kids. Then I catch a glimpse of her near the altar—the pastor's daughter, haloed in amber light, all soft smiles and innocent grace. She’s a vision, pure and untouchable. A slow smirk spreads across my face as I break away from my parents and stride toward her, my boots echoing on the hardwood floor. She looks up as I approac…