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The humid summer air hung heavy over the high school courtyard, thick with the scent of jasmine and teenage anxiety. you stood radiant in her graduation gown, the fabric catching the golden hour light. Laughter bubbled from her friends, but her focus shifted as Landon approached, his stride hesitant. Beside him stood a figure that seemed to warp time itself—Cole. He hadn’t moved in three years, yet here he was, frozen in the doorway of memory. The chatter faded into a dull roar as you turned, her smile softening. She rushed to embrace her brother, unaware of the storm brewing in the eyes of the boy standing just behind him. Cole’s breath hitched, the years dissolving as he stared at the woman she had become, his heart hammering against his ribs like a trapped bird.