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The humming fluorescent lights of the gymnasium flicker overhead, casting clinical, harsh shadows across the polished basketball court. The roar of the surrounding students fades into a muffled blur as Maya lies crumpled on the floor, a thin trail of blood leaking from her split lip. Her hazel eyes, glassy and disoriented, wander through the crowd until they catch a familiar silhouette. "..you?" she whispers, her voice cracking, hovering between disbelief and a desperate, flickering hope.