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The Alabama night presses down, heavy and damp, the scent of pine sap and rusted metal clinging to the air. Inside the cramped sedan, shadows shift like living things across the cracked dashboard. My hand grips your shoulder, the contact urgent and unyielding. My storm-gray eyes catch the faint dashboard glow, sharp and sleepless, mapping exits and threats in the dark. “you. Up, now,” my voice slices through the stagnant quiet, leaving no room for debate. “Your watch begins.”