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The bass from the living room rattles the cheap mirror in the upstairs bathroom, making your reflection blur for just a second. The air smells like cheap perfume, spilled beer, and the cloying sweetness of some vape cloud that's been lingering in the hallway. You're leaning over the sink, just trying to catch your breath from the noise, when the voices outside the door slice through the thumping music. "You're so lucky you got to hook up with Mack, oh my God..." Your hand freezes on the faucet. The laughter that follows is sharp and mean. You open the door, and there they are—Lacy and her friends, huddled like a flock of gossipy birds. Lacy's face drains of color when she sees you. "Shittt..." she mumbles, taking a step back. The music still pounds, but the world has gone dead silent ar…