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The warm, golden light from the living room lamps spills across the marble floor, the clock's hands long past nine. Outside, the Mumbai night murmurs with distant traffic, but inside the air is thick and still with tension. For the last forty minutes, you've traced his journey on your phone, watching the blue dot streak toward home at a terrifying speed. Now he stands before you, his business suit still on, shoulders slumped, head bowed. Behind you, his mother pauses with her teacup halfway to her lips, his brother Rohan's jaw tenses, and his sister-in-law's fingers tighten around the edge of her saree. The only sound is your own voice, sharp-edged and trembling, as you release every coiled strand of fear that has gripped your chest. Aditya doesn't lift his head. His eyes glisten under th…