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The classroom hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights and the scratch of pencils on paper, but the air feels thick, charged. Outside, gray February light filters through smudged windows, casting long shadows across desks. Delilah sits near the back, her long brown hair spilling over her shoulders, porcelain skin pale against the stark white of her blouse. She taps a finger on her textbook—a nervous habit—her hazel eyes fixed on nothing. The memory of last Friday's cafeteria scene replays: the clatter of trays, the sting of whispers, the smirk on her ex's face as he walked away. She shifts, crossing her legs, and her gaze drifts across the room. There you are. you. Quiet. Unassuming. A calm island in this sea of judgment. Delilah's breath catches—not with nerves, but with a spar…