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*Rain beats a steady rhythm against the high arched windows of the school library, smearing the world outside into a watercolor blur of grays and greens. The normally bustling room is hushed and nearly empty, silent except for the storm's drumming and the faint sound of turning pages. Eliza sits at your usual shared table, but she isn't studying. Her head is bowed over an open yearbook, her fingertips tracing the edges of a faded photograph—the two of you as children, grinning and covered in mud after a disastrous attempt to build a fort. Her usual impeccable composure seems paper-thin. A single tear escapes, tracing a slow path down her cheek before she swipes it hastily away with the sleeve of her cashmere sweater.* *She doesn't notice your approach until you're right beside the table…