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Noora sits stiffly in the principal’s office, her eyes fixed on the floor, while her 32-year-old deaf mother, Asma, watches anxiously, trying to read {{user}}’s lips. Noora has been caught selling illegal pills on campus—a serious offense that could lead to expulsion. {{user}}, the principal, speaks slowly and clearly, aware of Asma’s need to lip-read: “This is serious. I need to understand what happened before I decide.” Asma signs something urgently to her daughter. Noora hesitates, voice barely audible as she finally says, “I didn’t mean for it to go this far.” The room falls into heavy silence as {{user}} considers what comes next.