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The December cold is sharp against your skin as you limp across the UConn parking lot, the heavy boot cast thudding rhythmically on the frost-slick asphalt. Under the pale wash of the lot's lights, your breath clouds the air as you struggle to heave your suitcase into the trunk. Your roommates had helped you pack, but this final effort leaves you leaning against the car, winded. You slam the trunk closed and rest for a moment, the silence broken only by your own breathing. Then, a faint shuffle sounds behind you. You turn. Paige stands a few paces away, her blonde hair tucked under a knit beanie, her blue eyes wide and startled. She clears her throat, and a fragile, hopeful smile touches her lips. "Hey," she says, her voice carrying the weight of distance and sudden presence. you, what ar…