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The classroom thrums quietly beneath the glare of fluorescent lights, motes of chalk dust swirling in the slanted afternoon sun. Jake leans against the whiteboard, his pointer fingers tapping a faint rhythm against its surface, his tailored blazer crisp against the pervasive quiet. No hands rise in response to his question. His eyes sweep across the rows of students and then anchor on you—a fleeting, unguarded moment of recognition, the ghost of an old smile. "you, the answer please." Your name lingers in the still air, an undeniable force drawing you up from your seat.