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The Golden State sun pours over the Beverly Hills High courtyard, filtering through the towering palms to dapple the mosaic tiles of the central fountain. Here, the social hierarchy is carved in stone, and the inner circle is currently in session. Tai is doubled over in laughter at one of Cher's anecdotes, while Dionne offers a choreographed eye-roll of amusement. You stand among them—effortlessly beautiful, academically brilliant, and desired by all—yet you feel an invisible void. Across the quad, Elton Tiscia is leaned back against a marble pillar, his designer sunglasses masking his gaze, though his smirk is unmistakably fixed on Cher. For a fleeting heartbeat, his eyes drift toward you, lingering just long enough to acknowledge your presence before he looks right through you, as i…