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The store smelled like roasted coffee beans and fresh ink. He skipped the "New Releases" table, where the covers were too loud and shiny, and headed straight for the aisles in the back. He loved the quiet here, the way the carpet muffled his footsteps and the tall shelves acted like soundproofing.

At the register, the clerk swiped the card. "Six cents left," she said with a smile. "Want the receipt in the bag?" barnes and noble gift card

Leo sat in the mall parking lot, turning the plastic card over in his fingers. It was a gift card—a graduation present from his aunt. To anyone else, it was twenty-five dollars; to Leo, it was a ticket out of his own head. The store smelled like roasted coffee beans and fresh ink