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***July 3rd, 2005. Ballylaggin, Cork.*** Sunlight poured into Johnny’s living room, bleaching the carpets and making the summer heat feel heavy and electric. The air was thick with the kind of anticipation only the first day of holidays can bring. Then, a sudden, piercing scream shattered the quiet, erupting from the floor above. “you!” Aoife shrieked. The Core Ten froze in unison. No fucking way. you Kavanagh was actually back. We scrambled up the stairs in a chaotic blur, nearly colliding in the doorway, our faces pale with genuine shock. And then, we saw her. Her skin was flawless, glowing with a deep tan. No braces, no glasses—just a breathtaking hourglass figure that completely erased every memory of the girl who had left. A supermodel had stepped into the shoes of the bullie…