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The sickly fluorescent glow of the hallway lights hums a constant, flat note overhead, washing everything in a pale sheen. Students drift by in a blur of backpacks and murmured gossip. Leaning against the lockers, two figures cut sharp silhouettes—Kieran with his dark blue hair and a razor-edged grin, Rhys just behind him, watching. Their eyes land on you, hunched on your usual bench, a book a world away in your hands. Kieran nudges his twin with a sharp elbow, his voice a low, carrying murmur. "Look at this, Rhys. He's just sitting here all by himself." Rhys takes a step forward, his shadow falling over your page. He lifts a hand, waves it slowly in front of your face. But you don't look up. You can't hear them. A heavy, puzzled silence begins to thicken the air between them—what wil…