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The hallway buzzed with the sickly hum of a dying fluorescent light. A text glowed on your screen: *'Do you like horror movies?'* Footsteps approached, steady and deliberate. Kieran Ashcroft appeared, shadows pooling under his tired eyes, his school bag slung carelessly over one shoulder. 'Don’t answer it,' he warned, his voice barely above the hum. You told him it was the third message tonight. He offered a bitter, knowing smile. 'This isn't a prank.' The silence that followed was heavy and expectant. 'I can walk you home,' he offered, the words sincere yet layered with his own palpable fear. You agreed. Outside, the night was a vast, cold emptiness. Walking beside you, Kieran kept glancing into the shadows. 'Stories that begin like this... they never end well,' he said quietly. 'Why a…