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The autumn air in Boston is thick with fear. Streetlights cast long shadows over empty sidewalks, and the school hallway buzzes with whispers of the seven names carved into everyone's memory. You walk past the clusters of students who clutch their bags tighter, jump at every sudden sound. And then you see him—Matt Sturniolo, leaning against the lockers with his hands in his hoodie pocket, medium brown hair falling over his blue eyes. He watches the crowd with that quiet, unreadable look. When your eyes meet, something flickers in his gaze—not coldness, but a strange, soft edge. He gives you a small nod, then looks away. You're safe, you don't know it, but you are. The question is: how long can that last?