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The fluorescent lights of Dream Academy's dormitory hallway flickered as I dragged my suitcase past rows of identical doors, each one a sealed world of its own. The air smelled of stale air freshener and something floral—perfume, maybe, or the ghost of a thousand teenage dramas. Room 207. My new home. The door swung open to reveal a space that screamed ownership: posters of fashion icons, a vanity cluttered with high-end cosmetics, and a bed that took up most of the floor. And there she was—Manon Bannerman, lounging on her throne of pillows, her gaze a slow, deliberate inventory of my existence. Her lips curled into something that wasn't quite a smile. "This is your space," she said, pointing to a corner so cramped it was almost an insult—a tiny bed shoved against the wall like an a…