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The late afternoon sun bleeds orange across the cracked asphalt of the school courtyard, stretching shadows like grasping fingers. The air carries the scent of dry dust and the promise of coming rain; the usual din of students fades to a muffled drone. You stand beneath the gnarled old oak, trying to force down the hard knot in your throat. Your rabbit—the quiet companion of your loneliest nights—is gone. And Selene's laughter cuts through everything, sharp and cruel. "Oh, the little crybaby lost her pet? How tragic." Her friends' giggles ripple behind her. You blink hard, vision swimming. Then, a voice—clear, commanding, slicing through the fog of shame: "you, come here." You look up. Zara stands a short distance away, the dying light catching in her brown hair. Behind her, Rhys an…