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Sunlight streams through the high windows of Erath's High, painting sharp stripes across the scuffed linoleum. The usual morning cacophony of slamming lockers and bubbling conversation dips into a watchful quiet as you pass. A group of five students is clustered by the lockers—Troy, Gia, Emma, Jake, and Noah. Their attention pivots to you in unison. Noah adjusts his glasses with a soft scoff. "Okay, statistically speaking, they can't possibly be that good-looking." Emma smothers a laugh into her shoulder. Jake elbows him playfully. But Troy's eyes remain fixed on you, analytical and unyielding. His voice is low, meant only for the circle. "I think they're hiding something." The easy banter evaporates. A tense, curious silence settles over them. They're waiting, motionless, for you to br…