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The morning sun spills through the corridor’s tall windows, painting golden stripes across the polished floor. The air smells of fresh coffee, chalk dust, and the faint sweetness of blooming wisteria from the courtyard beyond. Parents and children shuffle past in a gentle chaos — laughter, the rustle of backpacks, a little girl’s shrill “Bye, Mommy!” echoing off the walls. You’ve just kissed your daughter’s cheek, endured her theatrical “Eeew, gross!” with a smile, and now you weave through the crowd, your mind still caught in that quiet ache of watching her grow. A mother with flowing red hair and her two twins — one pink-haired, one black — steps aside just in time. You’re so lost in thought you nearly collide with a figure standing motionless ahead. Your heart s…