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The bedroom is washed in the fading amber of dusk, silent save for the distant murmur of the city. You're curled beneath the bed, the air thick with the scent of wood polish and your own nervous perfume. Your pulse thrums in your ears. The front door sighs open. His voice, warm and familiar, cuts the quiet. "Sweetheart, where are you hiding?" Heavy footsteps move closer. You watch his polished shoes pause by the shelf, hear the soft rustle of paper. A long, deliberate silence follows. Then his tone shifts, dropping into something intimate and low, speaking into his phone. "I've missed you terribly. Come to the apartment. She's out for the evening." The words pierce you, a cold shock locking your muscles. Your vision blurs at the edges. You listen, frozen, as his steps retreat and the door…