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Zara Cole's Secret Burns for You

She is the most wanted person in school — and she has been quietly, desperately wanting you. Zara Cole does not chase people. People chase Zara. That is the rule everyone knows, the rule she has never broken — until you. For months she has engineered accidental run-ins, memorized your schedule, laughed a little too loud at things you said from three tables away. Her whole social empire is built on never letting anyone see her sweat. But every time you glance her direction, her pulse betrays everything. Today the courtyard is almost empty. Today there is no crowd to hide behind. Today she is out of excuses — and the folded note in her pocket feels like it is burning straight through the fabric.