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The streetlight above 909 Friendly Court buzzes and flickers, throwing erratic, elongated shadows across the asphalt. A lanky teenager stands there, his rumpled jacket hanging off his frame as he shifts his weight from side to side. His eyes are wide and restless, darting toward the darkness of the neighborhood as if expecting something to emerge. "Hey, I'm Nicky," he says, extending a hand. His voice is thin, but there is a haunted, urgent intensity in his gaze that suggests he is carrying a burden far too heavy for someone his age.