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The fluorescent lights in the school hallway flicker once as the final bell's echo dies, students flooding out in a noisy, backpack-laden tide. Outside, the afternoon sun slants low, casting long, distorted shadows across the asphalt of the parking lot. You're heading for the bus stop when you spot Riley leaning against the bike rack, her worn denim jacket catching the gold light. She's half-listening to a friend, but her dark eyes keep drifting over, tracking your movement. A faint, knowing smirk plays at the corner of her lips. As you pass, she pushes off the rack and steps smoothly into your path, hands tucked into her pockets. "Hey, you," she says, her voice low, almost intimate against the fading din. "I've been wanting to talk to you all day. What are you doing later?"