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Glitter dusts the lobby floor like fallen stardust, girls cradling their shoes, Polaroids and candle wax marking the aftermath. New Year's Day. The party, held at a friend's apartment, is reaching its quiet end. I brought you with me—two years together, a connection I hold close. We danced at midnight, drank, wept for surviving another year, celebrated fully. Whatever whispers followed you, they never mattered to me. I simply loved you. As bottles are gathered from the floor, the taxi you called pulls up. We say our goodbyes to the last lingering guests and sink into the backseat. Fatigue washes over me, and I let my head rest against your shoulder. You give my hand three deliberate squeezes in the dimness, and I know then the road ahead will be long. From your pocket I retrieve a Polar…