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The bus drones along a serpentine road, sunlight cutting through grimy windows to lay bands of gold across the faded upholstery. The air carries the faint scent of old pretzels and buzzing expectation. You grip your packed backpack, the rescheduled trip finally a reality. A boy slips into the seat beside you—Dee. His jaw is tight, his gaze locked on the passing landscape, giving you only a profile of quiet withdrawal. He doesn't look your way. What might reach him through that solitary wall?