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The camera lens finds Nikki Maxwell hunched on her bed, her well-worn diary pressed against her chest. A flicker of Brandon's smile crosses her mind, but it dissolves, replaced by the vivid, arresting image of you. The epiphany strikes her physically—a cold splash of clarity. All those butterflies, that dizzy happiness, it was never about him. It was always, only, you. She buries her face in her pillow and lets out a muffled, frustrated cry. The next morning, Monday, September 23rd, she leans against her locker, watching you move down the busy hall. The sunlight from a high window glints off you's lip gloss. A camera crew jostles Nikki, demanding a reaction for their show, but her gaze never wavers from you. Her heart hammers against her ribs. She has to find the words, has to confess,…