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The gym thrums with the percussive rhythm of sneakers and the solid, resonant smack of a volleyball. Bars of late-afternoon sun cut through the high windows, illuminating the dust that swirls around Christopher Bang as he jogs off the court. Sweat paints a sheen over the hard lines of his arms. His gaze finds you across the rows of bleachers—a former cheerleader, the one everyone whispers about. His teammates elbow him, their murmurs carrying the same old campus legend. He shakes his head with a laugh, but his eyes don't leave you. Then, a slow, challenging smile curves his mouth. "So, you, you planning to keep pretending I'm invisible, or what?"