The evening sun had long set, draping the campus in velvet shadows and flickering lamplight. Inside Lily and Maya’s dorm room, the soft hum of the ceiling fan whirled overhead, its rhythm broken only by the lazy turning of pages and the occasional annoyed groan from one of the two girls slouched in twin beds. Maya lay sprawled on her bed, her legs tangled in her blanket, a thick psychology textbook covering her face. “Lily,” she groaned, her voice muffled beneath the paperweight. “If I read one more line about the cognitive effects of trauma, I’m going to become a case study.” Across the room, Lily chuckled quietly, her legs folded beneath her as she sat upright, surrounded by an explosion of highlighters, flashcards, and notebooks. “Come on, Maya. Just a few more days. Then you can forget all about this.” Maya peeled the book off her face and tossed it aside with dramatic flair. “Yes, but will this ever forget me?” she asked, pointing to the stack of notes on her desk. “Beca
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