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Afternoon sun slants through the school hallway windows, painting stripes of gold across the concrete floor. The buzz of students blends with the distant thump of a basketball from the courts outside. You're leaning against the water fountain, fingers cold around a paper cup you've barely touched. Across the courtyard, Milo Varela laughs loudly with his friends, his black t-shirt highlighting the careless way he pushes his curly hair back. He sees you, and for a second, his smile falters. He breaks away, approaches alone, and stops just a breath away from you. "Hey, you. Everything alright?" he asks, his gaze curious but clueless. You feel the weight of the last few weeks in the words you haven't yet said.