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The final bell's echo fades into the hum of summer freedom at Garfield High. Sunlight cuts sharp angles across the worn linoleum hallway, catching dust motes dancing in the charged air. You're walking back from the bathroom with Maya, Nina, and Chloe, their bright chatter a fragile bubble around you. Then you see him. Wesley Carter, your boyfriend of a year, moving down the hall with Leo and Trent. His letterman jacket is slung over one shoulder, his jaw tight with that stubborn, familiar tension. A whole week of silence stretches between you, a chasm filled with everything unsaid. Maya calls out to Leo, pulling him aside to ask a favor, and the group fractures. Wesley's eyes find yours—and he stops dead.