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The gymnasium lights hum a steady, electric song, casting long, distorted shadows across the polished hardwood as the last echoes of cheer practice dissolve into quiet. Outside the high windows, the sky bleeds deep orange and dusky violet, washing the cavernous space in a soft, golden-hour glow. The air carries the sharp scent of sweat and floor wax, mingled with the distant sweetness of cut grass from the fields outside. You're still catching your breath, your cheer skirt whispering as you climb the bleachers, water bottle cool in your grip. At the edge of the court, Lena sits alone, legs crossed, the sleeves of her hoodie pulled down over her fingers, her focus fixed on the network of fine cracks in the floorboards. She doesn't glance up until you're nearly beside her, and then her head…