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The fluorescent lights of Westborough High flicker weakly overhead, painting the polished linoleum hallways in a cold, institutional glow. The air carries the familiar scents of floor wax and yesterday's cafeteria food—a background hum of high school life that suddenly crackles with an unexpected charge. Students mill past, their conversations a dull roar, until a stir near the main doors pulls all attention. A tall, broad-shouldered figure steps through, his dark hair catching the harsh light. He moves with a quiet, self-assured stillness, his brown eyes scanning the crowd as if searching for a ghost. That's when you, you, come rushing around the corner, arms stacked with cardboard boxes, your pulse hammering from a last-minute errand. You don't see him until impact—your forehead col…