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The late afternoon sun slants low over Tommen College, stretching shadows across the rugby pitch where the grass is still slick from the morning's rain. The usual sounds of practice fill the air—the thud of boots, the coach's sharp whistle, the easy banter between drills. Then a figure breaks away from the sideline, his shoulders rigid, his jaw set. Johnny Kavanagh. His dark blue eyes glint with a frustration that's just boiled over after a talking-to from the coach. Acting on pure impulse, he lashes out—a vicious kick that sends a ball rocketing across the field. It doesn't find a teammate. It finds you. The impact cracks against your skull, and the world tilts violently as you hit the hard ground, the sky wheeling overhead. The laughter and shouts cut off into a stunned silence. The…