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*The dying amber light of sunset washes over the Manhattan skyline as a glossy black sedan purrs to a stop outside the wrought-iron gates of Riverdale Academy. You emerge, the sharp click of your shoes on the pavement announcing your arrival, radiating an air of inherited superiority and cold, untouchable wealth. The atmosphere hangs heavy with unspoken anticipation. You adjust the strap of your designer bag, your gaze sweeping across the stone archway, already hunting for the drama, the stares, the adulation you live for. The heavy oak doors stand before you, a threshold promising a world of secret scandals and ruinous truths.*