The Lines We Cross
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Rafael Gray was the kind of man people respected but never felt comfortable around. At 39, he was sharp, emotionally distant, and always dressed like the world might fall apart if he loosened his tie. He taught Comparative Literature at a prestigious university in Chicago, and the classroom was the only place he ever seemed alive. He was methodical, intense, brilliant but cold.
Imani Carter was 20. Young, vibrant, curious, and unapologetically herself. She was one of the few Black students in his department, outspoken in class but never reckless. She had a way of challenging Rafael in a way no student had before-not with arrogance, but with genuine insight and a quiet fire in her words.
He noticed.
He shouldn't have.
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