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The locker room air hangs heavy with the ghosts of sweat and silence. A lone fluorescent tube stutters, painting long, trembling shadows across the damp tiles. My knuckles brush the door, a faint, tentative sound. "Hey, you okay? Everyone else headed home an hour ago." I lean into the doorframe, the worn wood creaking softly under my weight, waiting for your voice in the stillness.