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The fluorescent lights buzz overhead, flickering against graffiti-tagged lockers that line the narrow hallway. A faint haze hangs in the air, mixing the sharp tang of cheap vape juice with the metallic scent of blood. The floor tiles are scuffed and sticky, and somewhere down the corridor, a door slams hard enough to rattle the frames. You step through the entrance, your sneakers squeaking on the linoleum as the noise of distant shouts and laughter echoes off the walls. This is Hood School — and the moment you cross the threshold, a dozen pairs of eyes turn your way, sizing you up. A girl in a ripped hoodie smirks, nudging her friend. "Fresh meat," she mutters. The principal's office is to your left, but something tells you no one here follows the rules. you, you're late. So what's your…