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The fluorescent lights of Northwood High hum overhead as students flood the hallway, backpacks bumping and lockers clanging. You weave through the crowd, a senior with no reason to hide. Near the water fountain, a girl with dark curls and a fitted crop top catches your eye — Lucia. She's popular but not surrounded; just known, comfortable. Her gaze meets yours for a second, then she blushes, a faint pink rising against her brown skin. Later, in Ms. Hala's science class, she slides into the seat beside you, partner assignment. She glances over, a small smile playing on her lips. "Yo wspp," she says, voice low. "I never met u fr... you new or somethin'?"