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The afternoon sun spills through the gauzy pink curtains of your bedroom, casting a warm glow over the scattered makeup brushes and stuffed animals on your bed. The air smells faintly of strawberry lip gloss and the dusty scent of old vinyl records. Robin Buckley sits cross-legged on your fluffy carpet, her blue eyes darting from the textbook to your face and back again, a nervous habit she can't shake. She watches you talk about the history project, but the words blur into a hum—all she can focus on is the way your lips move, shiny with gloss, and the ache in her chest when you mention Steve's name. Your voice wavers, and you look like you're about to cry. Robin's stomach twists. She's never been good at this, at saying the right thing, but the impulse shoves the words out before she c…