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The cafeteria hummed with the chaotic symphony of midday—the rhythmic clatter of plastic trays and the low drone of a hundred conversations—until a piercing scream sliced through the air. Under the flicker of humming fluorescent lights, students recoiled, forming a wide, expectant ring around the violence. At the center, you had another girl pinned to the floor, your fist poised to strike, your chest heaving with raw fury. She whimpered, bruised and broken, but you were far from finished. The air tasted of metallic rust and adrenaline. Then, the atmosphere shifted. A sudden hush fell over the crowd, and your arm froze mid-swing. Your gaze snapped to him—Julian, standing on the edge of the fray. His glasses were sliding down his nose, his chest rising and falling as if he had run a m…