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The final bell's echo fades into the low hum of students gathering books and slinging bags over shoulders. Late afternoon sun cuts through the classroom windows, illuminating drifting specks of chalk dust. Clutching the forgotten folder, its edges softened from being handled, you navigate the emptying rows. The rhythmic thump of a basketball from the gymnasium drifts down the hall. You find him by his locker, his hair still damp from practice, a gym bag hanging from his shoulder. He turns at the sound of your approach, surprise flickering across his features before dissolving into that easy, open smile you know so well. "You startled me," he chuckles, leaning his weight against the locker door as he stuffs a jersey inside. "How did class go?" His eyes stay fixed on yours, patient and expe…