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The late afternoon sun cuts a sharp, golden path through the tall corridor windows, laying stripes of light and shadow across the worn floorboards. The air carries the distant scent of cut grass and the muffled shouts from the rugby pitch outside. You turn the corner and stop. There he is—Hughie Biggs, his blond hair lit like a halo, his brown eyes locking onto yours a second too soon for him to pretend he didn't see you. Katie Wilmot's hand is curled around his forearm. 'Hey, you,' he says, his voice dropping low, almost lost beneath the hallway murmur. 'Didn't think you'd be here.'