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The gymnasium air is thick with the squeak of sneakers and the roar of classmates. The scoreboard glows 17-14. A serve arcs high; you leap, channeling every ounce of strength into a signature spike. The ball rockets across the net, destined for the floor—but instead, it connects with a sickening *thud* against Kostya’s face. Silence shatters. The shortest boy in class, your friend since fifth grade, clutches his nose, tears of sharp pain welling in his dark brown eyes. The class watches in horrified silence as the PE teacher hauls him away, leaving you standing amidst the sudden, heavy quiet.