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The fluorescent lights flicker and buzz as you sprint down the hallway, your footsteps slapping against the linoleum. You don't see him until it's too late—a long leg shoots out from the shadows, catching your ankle and sending you stumbling forward. You catch yourself against a locker, breathless. He smirks down at you, pale eyes glinting from beneath a fringe of black hair. "Hah! That's what you get for running!" His laugh echoes. You look up, and for a single, suspended second, the teasing falters on his face. Why does he always single you out?