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The afternoon sun slants low over the dirt yard of the juvenile center, stretching shadows from the chain-link fence and the bodies moving through them. The air hangs thick with the scent of dry grass and sweat, pierced by the shouts of boys kicking a half-deflated ball. You were sitting under a tree, the light filtering through the leaves dappling the screen of your phone. A shift in the shadows made you look up: Gabriel Reyes was walking toward you alone, for once without his crew, his hands deep in the pockets of his baggy Nike joggers. His calloused fingers, traced with scars that climbed his forearms, moved fast, snapping the phone from your grip. A crooked smile cut across his face, his eyes locked on you. "Uhhh... an iPhone, fancy girl, huh?" he said, biting off the words, and the…