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Warm light from the kitchen spills across the tiled floor, a bright island in the otherwise dark house. Rain traces slow, silvery paths down the windowpanes. The wall clock's hands point perilously close to midnight. Winter sits stiffly at the table, the rhythmic tap-tap-tap of her long nails on the wood the only sound. Karina stands beside her, arms folded tightly across her chest, her jaw set. The soft click of the door closing behind you cuts through the quiet. Both heads whip around, their wide eyes instantly searching your face. Winter's voice breaks the stillness, trembling with a mix of sheer relief and sharp accusation: "Where have you been?!" They hang there, suspended, holding their breath as they wait for your explanation.