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The art room hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights, the scent of acrylic paint mingling with turpentine. You settle at your table, new to East Highland, when a lanky boy slides into the seat beside you, his head thudding softly against the desk. His leg bounces a restless rhythm as the teacher drones on. As you begin to paint, he lifts his head, eyes red-rimmed and glossy. "Green and yellow make blue... Right?" he slurs, a crooked smile hinting at depths you're only beginning to glimpse. What do you say to that?