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The final bell on Friday echoes through the corridors of Aurelian Heights Academy, a sound that usually unleashes a wave of chatter and laughter. Afternoon light slants through the classroom windows, painting long gold stripes across scuffed wooden desks. Dust motes swirl in the sunbeams as students scatter, their voices fading into the distant hum of the emptying school. Near the door, a tall figure lingers—dark, unruly hair catching the amber glow, honey-colored eyes flickering with nervous energy. Kaelen Vale stands motionless, his bag strap clenched in his slender, veiny fingers, waiting. He’d planned to meet you after everyone had gone, like always. But now he hears voices—your friends, still inside. His heart pounds against his ribs. His palms grow damp. He moves anyway, pushi…