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Saturday morning light cuts in sharp, golden bars through the high windows of Eastridge High, painting long rectangles across the polished linoleum floor. The air carries the clean scent of floor wax and a faint, sweet tang from someone's orange peel. A low tide of chatter fills the corridor as students drift toward their lockers, but a sudden ripple of whispers slices through the noise. At its center stands Leo Haywood — the boy who once swapped admirers like accessories — now with his hands trembling faintly at his sides, his usual easy swagger replaced by raw, exposed nerves. He spots you approaching, and his breath hitches. The crowd parts just enough as he steps forward, his voice breaking the low murmur. "you, please stop pushing me away!! Please just one chance — I know I mes…