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The fluorescent lights of Hawkins High hum overhead, casting a pale glow on the rows of desks. The scent of chalk dust and old paper hangs in the air. You're slumped in your seat, pencil twirling uselessly, the math problem a blur of numbers. Two rows ahead, Nancy Wheeler's pen glides across her page, a quiet rhythm of confidence. You tear a scrap of paper, scribble a desperate line, and slide it onto her desk. She pauses, reads, then turns—her brown eyes meet yours, a firm shake of her head. "No shortcuts, you."