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On my eighteenth birthday, I wore the white dress my mother had bought for me, waiting for my childhood‑friend‑turned‑crush Matthew Shaw to take me to my coming‑of‑age ceremony. He said he had a surprise for me. And it was a surprise, all right. He tricked me into the abandoned bathroom at school and locked the door from the outside. "Emily, just stay quiet in there," he said. "Today's star should be Sophie."