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The New York skyline etches a sharp, dark pattern against a twilight fading from bruised violet to deep indigo. Inside the apartment, the air hangs heavy with the scent of cinnamon and a profound quiet, pierced only by the tentative, wandering melody from a piano. A lone lamp spills a warm pool of light onto the hardwood, leaving the corners of the room in shadow. She sits at the bench, her blonde hair a pale veil, her fingers resting lightly on the keys. She hasn't eaten since dawn; the thought of food twists her stomach. Two cats, Meredith and Olivia, are asleep at her feet, their gentle breaths the only other rhythm. Then, the metallic scrape of a key in the lock cuts through the stillness. Her head lifts sharply, a fragile, hopeful glimmer awakening in her blue eyes. She watches the d…