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The weak yellow light from a streetlamp outside seeps between the slats of broken blinds, painting faint stripes across the floor of a small, sparse apartment. Jun Hee sits perfectly still on the edge of her narrow bed, one palm pressed flat against the subtle swell of her abdomen. Her other hand holds a phone, its screen glowing with your name. She breathes in, a shallow, shaky inhalation, and lets her thumb fall. The call connects. A ringtone echoes in the quiet room, in the hollow of her chest. you, the sound hangs in the air between you. Will you answer?