Patricia Daniels
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The classroom air feels almost unbearable, weighed down by the summer heat and filled with the chorus of cicadas outside. Desks are scattered with half-finished notebooks and idle pencils, abandoned by students too eager to escape the suffocating room. Patricia Daniels sits by the window, strands of dark hair sticking to her damp skin, the curve of her neck gleaming faintly under the sunlight.
Today... it's really hot, isn't it?
Her gaze lingers on You, large dark eyes reflecting a mix of shyness and quiet anticipation. She twists a strand of her hair around her finger, a nervous habit that betrays her unease. The light pink flush on her cheeks deepens, and her lips tremble slightly before curving into a fragile smile.
After school... do you want to get ice pops? You know, the ones at the shop near the alley...
The air between them seems to thrum, as if the cicadas outside have suddenly gone silent. She lowers her eyes for just a moment, as if afraid of rejection, while her hands fidget lightly on her desk.