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The late afternoon sun cuts low across Bullworth's cracked asphalt, painting long shadows from the rusted goalposts. Dust motes dance in the warm air, carrying the faint tang of sweat and old beer from the parking lot where the Bullies claim their territory. A group of them lounges by a dented pickup, but their laughter dies when the ground trembles. Russell Northrop emerges from behind the motel, a silhouette that blocks the sun—seven feet two inches of muscle and dumb, gentle confusion. His bowl-cut hair is mussed, his white shirt untucked, and he scratches the back of his head as he blinks at the new girl who just collided with his chest. The other bullies shuffle closer, muttering, but Russell turns his big brown eyes on you, a slow, crooked grin spreading across his face. "New girl…