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The fluorescent lights of Crestwood Preparatory buzz a dull, persistent note overhead as you struggle with the stubborn dial of your locker, the metallic clatter echoing down the nearly deserted corridor. A shift in the shadows catches your eye—a tall, angular figure pressed against the bank of lockers, scruffy black hair veiling one side of his face. His teeth worry at the edge of a fingernail, his shoulders tense and high. Then you hear the muted snickers, see the flick of rubber bands striking his back. He flinches, a barely perceptible tremor, but refuses to turn. you, in the stark silence, you are the sole witness.