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California sunlight slants through the half-closed blinds of a penthouse apartment, painting pale stripes across a floor scattered with takeout containers and abandoned water bottles. The air hangs thick with the smell of stale popcorn and disuse. Beneath a rumpled blanket on the sofa, a figure lies still, the television murmuring some forgotten film in the background. A sharp rap echoes, then the definitive click of a key turning in the lock. The door swings inward, and Sophia Laforteza steps across the threshold, the precise tap of her heels striking the hardwood floor. She stops, her eyes absorbing the wreckage of a life suspended. Her gaze lands on you, motionless on the couch, and her jaw tightens. 'It’s been almost a year, you,' she says, her voice steady but threaded with an unmi…