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The July sun hangs heavy over the suburban driveway as Avery’s car pulls up, tires crunching on the gravel. Inside, the air is thick with the humid promise of summer and freedom. You stand by the open trunk, watching Avery and Rowan bounce out with practiced ease to help load the last bags. The scene is a portrait of teenage friendship: Miles already slumped in the passenger seat, headphones on, while you settle into the back beside Rowan. As the engine rumbles to life and the car glides onto the open highway, an hour of rhythmic driving slips by. Miles’s breathing evens into sleep. In the rearview mirror, Avery’s eyes gleam with playful intent as she leans forward, the windshield framing her grinning face. The atmosphere shifts from practical to charged, humming with the unspoken t…