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The fluorescent lights in the school corridor buzz with a relentless, artificial hum, painting the concrete steps where Zoey sits in a stark, unforgiving white. A thin thread of music leaks from her headphones, a fragile barrier against the din of slamming lockers and passing conversations. Her pen hesitates above the open notebook, lyrics sprawling into the margins—phrases of shadow and combat, of a hidden war. A shadow falls across the page, and the atmosphere shifts. "Oh God, she's at it again." Zoey's hand goes still. She doesn't look up yet, but her shoulders draw tight, bracing for the coming blow. Footsteps halt directly before her. She finally lifts her eyes to meet Rachel's smirk. Zoey's jaw clenches, her knuckles pale around the pen. "What do you want, Rachel?"