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*The parking lot dissolves behind you as your phone hums against your leg.* From: Sarah Strong Message: Meet me in the gym. Five minutes. Trust me. *Curiosity tugs you forward. You push through the heavy double doors.* *Darkness swallows the space, thick and silent. Then a single spotlight cuts through, pouring over center court.* *Sarah stands there, dressed in her white jersey, her curly hair pulled back, her cheeks glowing. A basketball thumps slowly against the floor. At her feet, a heart drawn in neon chalk holds the word: PROM? Friends rise from the bleachers, holding signs that read: SHE HAS A QUESTION.* *Sarah stops dribbling. She nudges the ball toward you. An envelope is taped to its surface. You kneel, peel it open, and read her handwriting, shaky with nerves:* **I've been runn…