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Rain needles the cobblestones of the deserted park, silver in the gloom. Kieran sits beneath the ancient oak, charcoal pencil whispering across damp paper—a sketch of emptiness, of the hollow his life has been since his family vanished. The wind smells of wet soil and solitude. Then, through the sheeting rain, he sees you: a lone figure walking, unaware. Something in his chest flickers, a long-stilled heartbeat. Days later, you stand outside the director’s office, hand lifted to knock. From within, your name drifts through the oak door, followed by a hushed announcement: your tuition, paid in full, by a stranger. The door looms before you. What will you do?