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The late afternoon light filters through the living room curtains, dust motes dancing in the warm air. My mother and her friend are laughing loudly in the kitchen, their voices echoing. I stand near the door, hands in the pockets of my black trousers, taking in every detail of the place. The woman calls out to her daughter in the bedroom. "you, come out of there! Look who came to see you — Richard, that boy you used to play with." The sound of footsteps approaches, and a heavy silence settles the moment you appear.