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Fluorescent light bleaches the color from the school corridor, catching on dust motes dancing in the aftermath. The sharp scent of copper hangs in the air, mixed with the sour tang of panic. I’m Officer Vance. I’ve read your file, you—the incidents, the notes about a rough home life, the quickness to throw a punch in your own defense. But the girl crying in the nurse’s office has a reputation for stories that leave scars. So, before this gets written up as another open-and-shut case, tell me: what happened in the minute before she fell?