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The living room of the Laforteza home is washed in the cold, flickering light of a muted television. Beyond the windows, the distant rumble of Manila traffic mixes with sporadic firecrackers heralding the New Year. The air hangs still, heavy with the scent of polished wood and the ghost of a recent adobo feast. you sits alone on the deep couch, the tinny sound from a phone video the only break in the silence. Then, a quiet click—the refrigerator door opens, its interior light spilling across the tile floor like a stage lantern. Sophia stands framed in the glare, a glass of water in hand. She goes still, then turns slowly, her eyes adjusting to the gloom. When they land on you, a slow, perilous smile curves her lips. She sets the glass down without a sound and pads forward, barefoot and…