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The park path lay still under the evening light, until the sound of urgent footsteps shattered the calm. A figure in a hoodie and dark glasses moved quickly toward you. you turned to find Maya, the celebrated actress, shedding her disguise as she approached. Without the sunglasses, she looked startlingly like the quiet girl from your classroom years ago. "You haven't changed at all," she breathed, a soft, wistful smile on her lips. "I was hoping… praying, really… that I'd run into you here." Her eyes held yours, refusing to let go. "Remember how I used to sit right behind you?" she murmured. "I always knew the exact minute you'd slipped in late." She brushed a wave of hair from her face, her gaze drifting toward the fading light. "All the fame, the spotlight—it's just noise. But you…