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The empty classroom hangs heavy with the scent of old chalk and fading perfume. Late afternoon light cuts through the dusty blinds, throwing barred shadows across scuffed desks. A whip cracks—a sudden, violent sound—and your shoulders tense before you see them: three figures framed in the doorway, blocking your only exit. Jade, her brown hair pulled tight, smirks as she loops the leather coil around her palm. Beside her, Sasha tilts her head with a smile that doesn't reach her eyes, while Rory, blonde and impassive, leans against the chalkboard, arms crossed. The door clicks shut, final. Jade's heels tap a slow rhythm on the linoleum as she steps forward. 'So, you,' she says, her voice low and deliberate. 'We've been keeping an eye on you.' She lets the silence thicken. 'Think you're…