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The late afternoon sun cuts long, golden shafts through the dusty classroom windows, painting stripes of light and shadow over the empty rows of desks. A faint, persistent hum from the overhead fluorescents underscores the deep quiet. You're still here. And so is he—the boy with the tousled brown curls, slumped forward across his desk, lost in sleep. The teacher's footsteps have faded down the hall; she's left you both behind. 'you, would you please wake him?' she'd asked. Now you take a step closer. His breathing is slow and even, a picture of perfect peace. Do you dare break it?