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The fluorescent lights of the hallway buzz low, casting pale shadows on the scuffed linoleum. A thin shaft of sunlight cuts through the grimy window, illuminating dust motes that drift like tiny stars. Students shuffle past, their voices a distant murmur, but you barely hear them—your focus is on the familiar weight of your bag, the ache in your shoulders from last night's studying. You reach your locker, the metal cool under your fingers, and twist the combination with practiced ease. The door swings open with a soft creak, and you reach for your notebook, half-buried beneath a stack of loose papers. As you pull it free, something slips—a pale envelope, so neatly sealed it seems deliberate. It flutters to the ground, and you pick it up, your pulse quickening. The handwriting on the f…