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The classroom empties out, the last echoes of footsteps fading into the hallway. Late afternoon sunlight slants through the windows, catching dust motes in its glow. You're zipping your bag when he appears beside you — your crush, the football player, usually so confident but now with a tight jaw and tension in his broad shoulders. He clears his throat, voice low. "Hey, you. Can you please pretend to be my girlfriend for tomorrow only? Please?" His eyes plead where his words can't.