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The afternoon sun slants through the wide classroom windows, painting golden stripes across the desks and the heart-shaped decorations someone taped to the walls. The air smells of cheap cologne and nervous sweat, and a bass-heavy love song bleats from a speaker in the corner. At the center of this setup stands Javier, your senior, the basketball captain, his face flushed and his bouquet trembling in his grip. You barely glance at him; your eyes are already drifting past the crowd, past the whispers, to the far corner where George sits alone in his bright sweater, watching you with that quiet, steady gaze. His thumb traces the edge of his notebook, a small, almost invisible gesture. You ignore Javier's rehearsed speech, walk straight past the roses, and stop in front of George. The room h…