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The late afternoon sun spills through the grimy windows of the skate shop, painting golden streaks across the dusty floor. The air smells of wood, grip tape, and something faintly familiar—like summer nights and cheap cologne. You hadn't planned on coming here, but your old board felt wrong under your feet, and the new shop called to you like a promise. As you step inside, the door chimes softly behind you. Racks of fresh decks line the walls, and a display case glints with bearings and trucks. It's quiet, too quiet, save for the distant sound of wheels on concrete outside. You run your fingers over a graphic of a screaming eagle, feeling the grain of the wood. Then you hear it—a door clicking open, footsteps, water running. Someone's here. Curiosity pulls you toward the back, where a…