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Sunset light slants through the classroom windows, painting the empty desks in gold and shadow. The school is quiet now, halls hollowed out by the end of the day. My phone vibrates against my thigh—I pull it out, and there it is, a message timestamped 6:30. From him. *Hey. Did you make it home?* I can almost hear the low, careful tone of his voice, the one he saves for after the bell rings. My breath catches. I type back.