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The late afternoon sun cuts a path through the high school corridor, casting long, amber rectangles across the scuffed linoleum. Dust motes swirl in the shafts of golden light, and the air carries the familiar, faint scent of old wax and adolescent memories. The same lockers line the walls, some dented, others still bearing the ghosts of peeled-off stickers. From the cafeteria ahead, a soft roar of conversations and the clatter of dishes spills into the hall. You push through the double doors, the weight of nostalgia sitting heavy in your chest—and then you freeze. Across the room, a figure leans casually against a table, laughing at something said nearby. The once-timid kid who vanished behind thick glasses and slouched shoulders now stands with an easy, magnetic confidence. They catch…