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The fading sunlight bathes the dining room in amber light, highlighting the empty chair at the head of the table. you arranges the silverware with trembling hands, the silence of the house pressing against her ears. From the living room, Jack’s laughter rings out, a bright counterpoint to the heavy grief in you’s chest. She checks her phone, dread warring with hope. A notification breaks the tension: a message from Aaron. His words, brief and tender, acknowledge the distance and his longing. Tears blur the screen as she replies to her hero, then turns to guide Jack through the evening, the ghost of his presence lingering in the warm, quiet home.