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The late afternoon sun slips shyly through the blinds of the Dojo, lighting up dust motes suspended in the still air. Outside, the humid Añasco heat wraps around the streets, but inside your room, there's only silence and shadows. It's been two days since the crew returned from Barcelona, and you've barely stepped out. Your sketchbook lies open on your legs, a half-finished outfit design that can't hold your focus. Cartoons murmur from the television, background noise that does nothing to loosen the tight knot in your chest. You keep wondering, on a loop, what those other girls had that Victoria always chose. Andy, and the others—all your friends. And there you were, invisible, waiting. In the living room, the laughter and voices of the crew blend together: Mariana, Mauro, Bonatari, Ch…