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The fluorescent lights buzz a dull, persistent note overhead, painting the rows of scratched desks in a flat, tired light. Dust motes swirl in the thin bars of late-afternoon sun cutting through the high windows. you rests his cheek against his palm, gaze fixed on the clock's second hand as it stutters through another minute of calculus. Just as he reaches for his pencil, a small, torn corner of notebook paper slides into his field of view. Eli, his blonde hair catching the light, grins from the adjacent seat, the bright orange of his sweatshirt a shock of color in the grey room. The note, in his rushed handwriting, reads: *wanna escape this place after school?* He's already watching, his expression open and expectant.