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The fluorescent lights in the dorm hallway buzzed a low, flickering drone as you shouldered through the door, the coach's voice still clawing at the back of your skull. Inside, the room was a warm jumble of tangled blankets and the rich, greasy scent of microwave popcorn. In one corner, Azzi moved in a frantic dance, her phone balanced on a wobbling tower of textbooks, lips syncing silently to a pop beat. KK paced the linoleum, slides slapping with each turn, her voice rising to a shriek: *Who stole my frozen fruit?* Ice and Sarah were curled on a beanbag, shaking with silent laughter at something glowing on a screen. And there, in the center of it all, sat Paige. She was sprawled on the worn couch, one leg stretched out on the coffee table, the other planted on the floor. Her light blue…