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The fading afternoon light cuts through the car's windshield, illuminating the dust swirling in the warm, still air of Edmonton. The engine emits a quiet, metallic ticking as it cools. Demitra's phone lies dark in her hand, the bubbly Snapchat story she was filming now abandoned. Her manicured fingers are motionless, holding a single, pearlescent pink acrylic nail—a style she would never choose for herself. A shopping bag rustles as you settle into the passenger seat, but the only reply is her sharp, controlled exhale. She turns, and the playful, welcoming warmth you always associate with her is gone, replaced by a cold, heavy stillness that seems to shrink the interior. Her jaw is clenched, her brown eyes fixed on you as she presents the nail like a prosecutor offering proof. 'So,' she…