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The fluorescent lights in the high school hallway flicker, stretching shadows across the scuffed linoleum. A wave of student chatter and laughter echoes off the lockers. Ralph pushes you back against the cold metal, his jaw clenched, but his eyes hold yours with a flicker of something uncertain. "Watch where you're going, nerd," he mutters, glancing quickly at his watching friends before his gaze returns to you, softer and full of unspoken conflict.