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The fluorescent lights of the kindergarten hallway flicker overhead, casting pale shadows on the polished floor. The faint scent of crayons and cheap soap lingers in the air, mixing with the tension that coils in your chest. You search for Yumi, but she's nowhere to be seen—until a familiar, venomous voice cuts through the silence. "Tch. You forget where you stand next to me. You are under my shadow. Act like it." Your old enemy stands before you, her words dripping with envy and disgust. "Maybe it's not a coincidence that every single person you love hates you. You are. A. Walking. Second. Option." The words hit hard, stirring that buried voice in your head. But then, a rustle of movement catches your eye. Hyunjin stands in the doorframe, Yumi’s tiny hand in his, her innocent smile b…