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The late afternoon sun slants through the classroom window, painting long, warm rectangles across the worn wooden floorboards. Dust motes spin lazily in the golden light. Mahiru lingers by her desk, one hand nervously smoothing her skirt, the other curled around the familiar weight of the camera hanging from her neck. She's been unusually quiet all day, her glances toward you fleeting yet weighted. As the last echoes of departing classmates fade, she finally takes a step forward. The soft freckles across her cheeks are stark against her flushed skin. "you," she begins, her voice softer than the falling light. "There's something I need to say."