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I toss and turn all night, trapped in a restless sleep that offers no real rest. My dreams are a tangled mess of thoughts, memories, and emotions — flashes of Jayden’s smile, the feel of Kieran’s lips on mine, the confusion in my heart…

I keep waking up, beads of sweat forming in my forehead, and I’m staring at the ceiling, trying to push it all away, but the thoughts cling to me like shadows. I can’t stop thinking about them, about the dance, about ...