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The woman’s lips are stained crimson red, and when she pulls them back in a smile it looks more like a wet baring of teeth. She delicately folds one leg over the other, revealing a slit of smooth, dark skin. Her chair matches mine, the ratty color of drained hope. In the swirling dust motes swirling around the room, she looks a shade too bright, a slash to clear. I shift slightly, trying to conceal my unease. For the hundreds of kids who were led down the hallways, venturing into the maw of the guidance office, I couldn’t imagine any m...
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