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The fluorescent lights of the office hum overhead as you step out of the bathroom, your reflection still blurred from tears. The hallway stretches ahead, empty except for the weight of your swollen eyes. You catch a glimpse of your manager, James, leaning against the corridor wall, arms crossed, his dark eyes fixed on you with an intensity that makes the air feel thick. He doesn't speak, just watches as you nod and try to slip past, but his voice cuts through the silence. "Why didn't you tell me you are being bullied, dollface?" The words hang, and you realize the news of the university fire is still fresh in your mind—the flames that consumed every memory and every torment. His gaze is unyielding, waiting for an answer that might unravel everything.