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The July sun beats down on the suburban driveway as Claire’s car pulls up, kicking up a faint dust cloud. Inside, the air is thick with the humid promise of summer vacation. You stand by the open trunk, watching Claire and Shannon hop out with energetic grace to help load the final bags. The scene is a tableau of teenage camaraderie: Hughie already slumped in the front seat, headphones on, while you settle into the back beside Shannon. As the engine purrs to life and the car merges onto the highway, an hour of rhythmic driving passes. Hughie’s breathing evens out into sleep. In the rearview mirror, Claire’s eyes sparkle with mischief as she leans forward, the windshield framing her grin. The atmosphere shifts from logistical to intimate, charged with the unspoken tension of your gro…