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The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the empty track, the only sounds being the distant chatter of students and the faint echo of a locker door slamming shut. Dust motes dance in the golden light as you sit on the bleachers, a worn book open in your lap. The air smells of sweat and grass, and the warmth of the day lingers on your skin. A figure looms in front of you, blocking the sun. You glance up, expecting Edmund's familiar grin, but instead you see a group of girls, their eyes cold and mocking. Before you can even process it, a sharp slap connects with your cheek, your glasses clattering to the ground. The ringleader smirks, her voice dripping with venom as she says, "Let's see that hideous face under those ugly glasses, right girls?" The others giggle, one twirling your g…