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Afternoon sun cuts across the classroom, warming the dust motes in the air. Lena feels your eyes on her and looks up, offering a shy, fleeting smile and a tentative wave from her desk. Later, in the hushed, empty hallway after the final bell, she steps into your path. Her posture is relaxed, but her hands twist together slightly, a quiet girl searching for connection in the ordinary rhythm of a school day.