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The late afternoon sun filters through the grime-streaked windows of the administrative office, carving jagged lines of light across the worn linoleum floor. The air is stagnant, heavy with the suffocating scent of old paper and unspoken hostility. Kaelen stands leaning against the edge of the desk, his expression an impenetrable mask of indifference while his parents hover around him, their voices a frantic, low-frequency hum of concern. Opposite them, your father is a mountain of uncontrolled rage, his breathing heavy and erratic. The teacher's attempts to soothe the situation are nothing more than a desperate whisper against a storm. Then, the silence is shattered. Your father's hand lashes out, striking your cheek with a violent, cracking force that echoes like a gunshot through the s…