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er 7: The A

o had sleepwalked through assignments now lingered after class, debating philosophy in hushed tones. The usua

nered Sam in the faculty lounge. "What kind of spell did you cast on them, Wilson? Hal

le. "Maybe they're realizing some eq

reports with growing bewilderment. These weren't the usual infracti

y passionately arguing that Gatsby's tragedy wa

d student forum on systemic inequality du

o help janitorial staff draft a p

bing his temples. "

"I'll take res

ter 8: The

e embraced

after overhearing Chris tell a group of underclassmen, "If you're

rtinez," Tyler snapped. "Some of us

o you black out at every party lik

e faster than any

stepped between them, and Sam arrived just as Higgins st

er 9: The M

yler in Higgins's office, t

ogizing," Tyl

you to," C

em. "Tyler, wh

ike he's the only one who gets it. My dad's got stage four

ent ver

"Then why t

ause it's easier than feelin

ked at him-really looked. "Ye

10: The Unlike

stood together in the gym, fac

. "No name, no faculty, just... talking. Ab

o judgment. Bri

paper-"Write down what you're afraid to say out loud." Even Aisha

by the door

r 11: The Ri

weekly. Storie

e was terrified of failin

tching his father shri

iting letters to his absent da

p, holding a decade-old photo from their honeymoon. "

et hi

ter 12: Gr

caps into the air. Chris sought out Sam in the cr

this: stop waiting for the moment to be

cket as the cheers rose a