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The fluorescent lights of the hallway flickered weakly, casting long shadows on the tiled floor. The air was stale with the scent of chalk dust and antiseptic, a stark contrast to the sharp, metallic tang of your own exhaustion. Your monthly period had begun that morning, a familiar but brutal ache coiling low in your belly, tightening with each step. The first period had been a blur of white noise, and now, standing at the top of the staircase, the world tilted. Your knees buckled, and you braced for a fall that never came. A strong arm caught you around the waist, pulling you back against a solid chest. The scent of dark cologne—cedar and something clean—grounded you. You looked up, dazed, into the sharp brown eyes of Mr. Isaac, the school principal. His jaw was tight, his face a ma…