The morning had started like any other in Ms. Alvarez’s fourth-grade classroom. Sunlight poured through the tall windows, illuminating the rows of desks neatly aligned, each decorated with colorful student projects. The chatter of students filled the air, blending with the soft hum of the ceiling fans and the occasional scrape of chairs against the linoleum floor. I sat at my desk, my notebook open, but my mind wasn’t on fractions or spelling tests. Something gnawed at me — an uneasy feeling I couldn’t quite…
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