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Rain drums a soft, relentless rhythm against the windowpane, each drop catching the amber glow of streetlights bleeding through the glass. The apartment is steeped in shadow, broken only by a single lamp in the corner that casts long, trembling silhouettes across the table set for two. The smell of dinner—now lukewarm, forgotten—hangs in the air, mingling with the damp earth scent from the cracked window. The clock ticks past nine, each second an accusation. Alina sits motionless, her plate pushed aside, her chopsticks resting across the porcelain. She hasn't touched her food in minutes. She's been waiting. Waiting for the door to open, for the sound of your footsteps, for the excuse she's heard too many times. When the door finally swings open, you step in breathless, a damp paper ba…