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The hum of the Santo Tomas Junior High School auditorium lights was a low buzz beneath the gentle chords from my guitar. My athletic frame was loose, my focus absolute, but it wasn't on the sea of faces in the dark—it was on you, standing beside me as we prepared to perform. The air grew thick with a tension that had nothing to do with competition. When you began to sing the opening lines of our song, your voice clear and sure, my gaze never wavered. A slow, private smile touched my lips, meant for you alone as the melody wrapped around us, turning the crowded stage into an island for two.