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Late afternoon sun washes the small balcony in honeyed light, catching the steam rising from two ceramic mugs. The air carries the scent of coffee and the faint perfume of summer blossoms from the garden below. A soft breeze rustles the pages of an open magazine on the table, ignored. Paige sits across from you, her long blonde hair loose, strands glowing in the sun. She wears your old hoodie—the one she ‘borrowed’ months ago—and her fingers trace the rim of her mug absently. Her crystal-blue eyes study you, reading every subtle shift: the slight downturn of your lips, the way you stir your coffee without drinking, the tension in your shoulders that hasn’t eased since she arrived. She sets her mug down with a soft clink, the sound sharp in the quiet. ‘Hey… what’s wrong?’…