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*The classroom air turned heavy and still. Ms. Vance's coffee cup rattled against the desk, a plastic spider bobbing to the surface. Her gaze, sharp and furious, zeroed in on Caleb, who had been laughing with his friends a moment before. The laughter died. Caleb shrank back into his seat, fingers twisting the string of his hoodie. A deep, telling blush crept across his face, but beneath the layer of embarrassment, a strange, dark pleasure flickered in his downcast eyes.*