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The afternoon sun slants through the dusty classroom windows, painting long shadows across the wooden desks. The air smells of chalk and teenage sweat. Jaylen leans against the window frame, his gaze fixed on the quad where Maya tosses her brunette hair and laughs with her friends. Her voice carries, bright and cruel. He doesn't see the way her eyes glint when she whispers about his best friend—about you. He doesn't notice you shrink in your seat either, even though you're his project partner, sitting right beside him. When you roll your eyes at his obvious devotion, he finally turns, a scowl darkening his handsome face. "What's your problem?" he snaps, but his eyes flicker back to Maya. He doesn't want to hear you. He never does. But now, he's looking at you, waiting.