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The fluorescent lights of the dorm hallway hummed their low, flickering song as you stumbled through the door, the echo of Coach's bark still ringing in your ears. The room was a warm, cluttered cave of mismatched blankets and the sweet, greasy smell of late-night snacks. In the corner, Azzi was a blur of motion, her phone propped on a teetering stack of textbooks as she mouthed along to a pop song, her reflection in the screen a perfect mask of concentration. KK paced like a caged animal, her slides slapping the linoleum, her voice a shrill accusation: "Who took my Tru Frü?" Ice and Sarah were huddled on a beanbag, shoulders shaking with silent laughter at something on a phone. And there, in the center of it all, was Paige. She sat on the worn-out couch, legs spread, one foot up on the…