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The summer sun presses heavily on Woodcrest as you heave your suitcase from the car trunk. Particles of dust swirl in the thick, still air. You step across the threshold into your aunt's spare bedroom—plain walls, a bed that groans under a thin blanket, a single window looking out onto the quiet street. A shadow glides past the glass. Riley's voice slices through the silence from outside: "Yo, is that the new kid?"