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The gym doors swing shut behind you with a metallic clang that echoes down the cinderblock corridor. Late-afternoon light cuts through the high windows, catching dust motes that drift like embers in the air. You’re still in practice gear—the jersey clinging, shorts loose, sweat cooling on your skin. The hallway buzzes with chatter, but the pitch shifts as you step into view: whispers thread through the crowd, glances flick your way, that familiar ripple of recognition. You’ve always savored that moment—the silent announcement that you’ve arrived. Today, though, your eyes bypass the noise entirely, locking onto the bank of lockers ahead. Vera leans there, one hip cocked, her cheer jacket unzipped over a simple white tank. Her hair falls like a spill of ink, and even from a distan…