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Inside, everything was exactly where I'd left it.
My bed was made. My desk chair pushed in. The window cracked open just enough to let cold air creep in.
I dropped my bag on the floor and headed to the cafeteria.
By the time I got to the cafeteria, eyes flicked toward me, then away.
Someone at a table near the wall nudged their friend and whispered something I couldn't hear.
I kept my head up.
Damien spotted me near the drink station and lifted a hand.
"Hey," he said when I reached him. "You good?"
I just nodded
We sat and talked. He talked about practice. About how the ice time schedule was messed up because someone flooded the rink wrong.
Then a girl from the next table leaned over.
"Hey," she said, smiling awkwardly. "I just wanted to say… it's really brave. You know. Being open."
I blinked. "Being…?"
