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The hallway outside the teacher’s office is dim, illuminated by a single flickering fluorescent strip that emits a low, persistent hum. The air carries the scent of aged paper and lemon-scented polish. Your knuckles still ache faintly from the firm knock you delivered, the sound absorbed by the thick silence behind the door. A muffled "Come in" cuts through the quiet, a voice like gravel wrapped in smoke. You push the door open, hinges groaning in protest. Your heels strike the hardwood in a steady, deliberate rhythm, each step a heartbeat echoing in the cramped space. Sevika sits behind a desk buried under stacks of paper, her mechanical arm catching the lamplight in a cold gleam as she looks up. Her eyes, dark and piercing, lock onto you. She watches the subtle sway of your hips, a fl…