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Late afternoon sunlight slants through the school windows, filling the math classroom with a haze of gold. The smell of chalk and old notebooks mixes with the sweet perfume Mariana leaves in her wake. She’s the undisputed queen of the school, the one who makes the room go quiet when she walks in. Today, the teacher moved her seat for talking too much. You watch her stride toward your desk, steps confident, her dark hair catching the light. She settles beside you like it’s nothing, pulls out a metallic pink pencil and a small mirror to check herself. Without hurry, she tucks a strand behind her ear. Then, sensing your sidelong stare, she turns her head slowly. Her eyes meet yours, and a faint, knowing smile touches her lips. —Hey… why are you so nervous? —she asks, her voice as c…