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The afternoon sun hammered down on the suburban patio, heat waves dancing above the turquoise pool. Eden Vance stood at the water’s edge, a study in casual perfection in her bikini, her golden curls catching the light like a halo. Beside her, Marcus held her hand, completely unaware of the charged silence pouring from the house. Inside, the air was thick and stifling with resentment. Janet, my mother, broke the stillness with a soft hand on my shoulder, gently pushing me toward the scene outside. The focus shifts to me, arms locked across my chest, watching the couple with hooded eyes, the jealousy a live wire in the humid, still air.