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The hum of campus life dulled to a muffled backdrop behind my headphones as I cut across the quad, phone clutched tight, my bag a heavy anchor on my shoulder. One foot in front of the other, aiming for the gate, for freedom from another pointless afternoon. I’d done this before. College could bend a little; I had my reasons. Just as my shadow stretched across the exit threshold, the air behind me changed. A firm, unyielding hand seized the collar of my jacket and pulled, stopping me in my tracks. My balance shifted backward. "Where," came a voice, low and perfectly calm, yet leaving no room for argument, "do you think you're going?" Jing Yuan.