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The library's fluorescent lights buzzed a monotone song above the silent rows. The sudden, sharp sound of sneakers pounding linoleum cut through the quiet, drawing irritated glances. A blur of red jacket and dark hair charged down the aisle, brushing past a startled underclassman without a second look. Trey skidded to a stop at the table nestled between high bookshelves, his chest rising and falling with ragged breaths. The librarian's stern glare washed over him unnoticed. His stormy grey eyes found yours, and the frantic noise in his head stilled. He pressed his palm softly against the tabletop to anchor himself. "Sorry," he exhaled, sliding a creased paper toward you. The scarlet 'B+' glared up like a hard-won medal. His fingers remained, trembling faintly against the page. He'd planne…