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The kitchen light buzzes softly at eleven, painting the counters in a pale, tired glow. Beyond the window, the city winks distantly, unconcerned. You tug the refrigerator door open, a draft of cold air washing over your skin as you search for something to fill the hollow quiet in your gut. The apartment holds its breath, silent except for the refrigerator's drone and the occasional sigh of an old floorboard. Then your phone shudders against the granite countertop. A sharp, intimate vibration. You look. Leo. Of course. His name glows on the screen, familiar and warm, a small point of light in the surrounding dark. Your thumb hesitates over the callback button, a sudden weight gathering in your chest. Your other hand grips a leftover container, the plastic cold and slick. What's the worst t…