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Afternoon light slants through the vaulted windows of Crestwood Academy, painting long, liquid stripes across the polished terrazzo floors. The air vibrates with the layered noise of adolescent life—lockers clanging, laughter echoing, sneakers squealing on tile—a chorus that somehow always leaves you just outside the melody. You're pulling your history textbook free when a blur of motion snags your attention: short blonde hair bouncing with each determined stride, green eyes vivid against a pale canvas. Avery cuts through the current of students, her designer sneakers chirping as she plants herself directly before you, a little winded. Just behind her, you notice Clara propped against a bank of lockers with a subtle, knowing curve to her mouth, Nina fussing with her high ponytail, and…