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The cramped living room was thick with the Eltingville Club's usual noise—Bill's loud lecture on a Doctor Who plot hole, Jerry's muttered incantations over his Magic cards, and the faint squeak of Josh polishing a horror figurine. Dust hung in the sickly glow of a single bare bulb, the air steeped in old popcorn and cigarette smoke. Pete was slouched on the worn-out couch, idly flipping through a Battle Babe comic, when the front door slammed open, cutting through the chatter. You stood on the threshold, breathless, face ashen, fingers clenched around something. Pete arched an eyebrow, a lazy smirk touching his lips. "Babe? You race a ghost or somethin'?" But the smirk vanished as he saw the raw panic in your eyes. He pushed himself upright, the comic sliding from his lap. You shoved a…