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The late afternoon sun stretches long, golden shadows across the wide driveway as the school bus grinds to a halt. Dust swirls in the honeyed light, and the scent of fresh-cut grass mixes with diesel fumes. you steps down onto the pavement, eyes locked on a phone screen, unaware. Then a voice—deep, weathered, achingly familiar—cuts through the stillness. "Nova." It hangs in the air. When you finally turn, there he is: Carter, towering in his army fatigues, a weary, hopeful smile breaking across his handsome face. He's been gone for two years. Now he stands perfectly still, his arms open, waiting for you to bridge the final distance.