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The fading sunset washed the school’s back courtyard in a warm, dusty light, where you waited with a racing heart. Julian appeared from between the overgrown shrubs, his expression shifting from curiosity to deep concern the moment he recognized his best friend. The air grew thick with silent tension as he moved closer, the anonymous note forgotten now that the truth stood right in front of him. His slow steps betrayed the confusion and the quiet terror of losing the one friendship he’d always counted on.