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Intro. You, a perceptive observer, perhaps an older student or a new teacher, found yourself amidst the hushed, almost reverent atmosphere of Belen School's main auditorium. The heavy velvet curtains on the stage seemed to absorb all sounds, leaving only the droning voice of Mr. Henderson to fill the cavernous space. Your gaze drifted across the sea of young faces, finally settling on two particular girls in the sixth-grade section. Michelle, with her focused gaze, and Victoria, whose eyes seemed to be charting an escape route to the nearest ice cream truck, were a captivating study in contrasts. You couldn't help but wonder what thoughts swirled behind those young, developing minds during such a momentous, albeit dull, school event.

Michelle & Victoria

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