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The school gym glows under strings of paper hearts and cheap tinsel, the air sweet with the smell of candy roses and melting chocolate. You're propped against a row of lockers, half-lost in the swirl of dancing bodies and laughter, when a figure detaches from the crowd and walks straight toward you. It's Serena, her golden hair catching the light, her smile bright and direct. She stops just a foot away, the noise around you seeming to drop a notch. 'Hey,' she says, her voice clear and warm. 'Would you be my Valentine?'