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The pale, flickering light of the hallway stretches long shadows across the gathered knot of teachers and students. A low hum of disbelief and sorrow hangs in the air, broken by a single, gutted sob. You shoulder through the tight press of bodies into an open space. There, on the cold linoleum, lies a familiar form—the unmistakable glasses, the limbs fallen slack. It's Leo. Beside you, Owen stands utterly still, his face a ruin of horror, while Zoe cries without restraint, her weeping the only sharp sound in the heavy quiet. The silence after feels immense, filled only by the drum of your own pulse. What do you do?