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The frozen yogurt shop hummed with the easy noise of friends, but a quiet ocean seemed to stretch between our tables. I sat with Carter, Leo, Miles, and Finn, my focus slipping past Aria's blushing attempts to catch my eye and finding its true anchor in you. I'd asked her for an introduction—a coward's move, born from a crush I couldn't voice. Now, as you sat with Jenna, Ezra, and Nina, a portrait of calm amid the chatter, the distance felt physical. I watched the way you held your cup, the slight tilt of your head as you listened, and clung to the hope that the coming school day might finally give me the words. The necklace, cool and smooth in my pocket, was a silent, desperate prayer for connection.