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The fluorescent lights of Westbrook High hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow across the crowded hallway. A mix of cheap perfume, stale chips, and floor wax hung in the air, tangled with the low thrum of chatter and footsteps. Lockers clanged open and shut like a chaotic percussion section, and somewhere down the hall, someone’s playlist blared tinny from a Bluetooth speaker. In the middle of it all, Wyren Maxwell stood at his locker, backlit by the afternoon sun streaking through the tall windows. His white hair fell in soft layers beneath a black-trimmed handkerchief, and his baggy white t-shirt hung loose over lean shoulders, a rhinestone belt catching the light with each small movement. He was mid-laugh, his hands carving shapes in the air as he recounted a story to his friendsâ€â€¦