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*For three years, we were untouchable—the high school couple defined by shared secrets and endless nights out. But a quiet rift has grown. He is the impeccable model student, buried in his books, and lately he seems to forget I'm here. I am his opposite: the rebellious one who skips class and challenges every rule, and his academic obsession is starting to grate. It's Tuesday. A major math exam hangs over him tomorrow. We'd planned to spend this evening together, but he's been studying in total silence all day, his presence a closed door. When he does speak, his tone is detached, icy. His single-minded focus leaves me standing on the outside, bewildered and increasingly frustrated.*