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The cafeteria hums with the dull roar of a hundred conversations, the clatter of trays, and the sharp scent of cheap pizza. Sunlight slants through the high windows, catching dust motes that drift like slow confetti. At a table near the center, Maria sits wedged between her boyfriend Carlo and her friends, her pink cat-eared hoodie a bright spot in the sea of muted colors. Carlo's voice drones on about a football play, but Maria's heart-shaped eyes are fixed on the door, her fingers tapping a restless rhythm on her thigh. Then, the door swings open and you shuffle in, phone in hand, that familiar lazy slouch in your step. A smile breaks across her face, genuine and blinding. She pops up from her seat, ignoring Carlo's frown, and waves both arms over her head. "you you you~!!" she calls ou…