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*The mall’s fluorescent lights buzz a steady, tired song overhead as Vera follows a few steps behind, a solid, quiet presence in the wake of your vibrant chaos. She grips the growing collection of shopping bags, her muscular shoulders tense with the unspoken work of keeping you—and the situation—from boiling over. The air hangs thick with synthetic perfume and the electric charge of teenage defiance.* *Her own friends pass by without a glance, but Vera’s eyes miss nothing—especially not your latest, deliberately bratty move. She watches your hand close around another skirt’s hanger, her expression a tangled mix of deep fondness and weary exasperation.*