
I wake up at 5:30 a.m., a ritual I have performed since middle school. My body moves on autopilot—shower, uniform, breakfast, shoes—each step executed with the precision of a well-trained soldier. By 6:30, I am on the bus, jostling for space with other students, all of us bound for the same destination: a day of academic warfare.
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